tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62735022011-04-21T12:53:18.679-07:00<center><img src="http://mars.walagata.com/w/fryedkrispee/bucnerblowingitagain.gif" width="175" hspace="5"> <img src="http://mars.walagata.com/w/fryedkrispee/football.gif" width="175" hspace="5"> <img src="http://mars.walagata.com/w/fryedkrispee/greatpumpkin.jpg" width="175"><br> Red Sox fans are NOT Charlie Brown futilely trying to kick a football. Red Sox fans are like Linus patiently waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive on a late October night.</center>Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comBlogger741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098942855114621662004-10-27T22:48:00.000-07:002004-10-27T22:57:02.726-07:00

There are no words! The GREAT PUMPKIN HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! Charlie Brown has kicked the football! Wile E. Coyote is chowing down on a roadrunner dinner at long last!!! This is for all the generations of Red Sox fans past, families that shared hope in the Sox and all the fans that asked on their deathbeds how Ted Williams or Yaz played that day... WE DID IT!!!! We F-ing did it!!!!!! I love

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098855990642542762004-10-26T22:29:00.000-07:002004-10-26T22:46:30.643-07:00

...there can only be one. Manny! Way to shut your critics up. People wanna laugh at you... you leave em in your dust! Ortiz! I've been hearing about how many runs you'd give up on defense in St. Louis. I'm still waiting.... Wow! What head's-up play at first and what a throw to third! You ROCK! You COMPLETELY took the wind out of the Cards' sails and allowed Pedro to ride his groove the through

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098765109700163012004-10-25T20:54:00.000-07:002004-10-25T21:42:37.766-07:00

On this night, 18 years ago in 1986 the Red Sox were playing in Shea Stadium and were 1 STRIKE away from winning the World Series. A series of errors by manager John McNamara, Calvin Schiraldi, Bob Stanley and Rich Gedman setup a good guy to carry the cross of suffering for Red Sox fans for the next two decades. Now after legions of Red Sox fans have come and gone only to return again and again

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098684277635116882004-10-24T22:35:00.000-07:002004-10-24T23:04:37.636-07:00

Curt Schilling... you are going to spoil us with these performances. These works of art you weave from the mound are going to have us expecting miracles every night! Wow! 6 solid innings of 4-hit ball. No earned runs! You might think you could have done some things better tonight, but to us, you went above and beyond the call of duty yet again! I LOVED the interview he gave where he said that he

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098655164738954512004-10-24T14:41:00.000-07:002004-10-24T14:59:24.736-07:00

Wow.... So what are the odds of; a low-key, on-base-percentage guy from the #2 spot in the order most of the year with a penchant for striking out hitting game winning or end of the night home-runs in three straight games???? What are the odds this same guy would ding two straight post-season home-runs off the foul pole in two different games? What are the odds he would do it in Fenway Park in

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098462625524100212004-10-22T09:20:00.000-07:002004-10-22T09:30:25.526-07:00

"So now it is down to you and it is down to me." - Vizzini - The Princess Bride I still can't believe that tomorrow night I will be watching World Series festivities taking place in Fenway Park for the first time in my adult life. Now that we know who our opponent will be it will be intersting to see how the two teams deal with each other and adjust. I wonder how much experience these National

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1098339418927740332004-10-20T22:54:00.000-07:002004-10-20T23:16:58.926-07:00

We did it! We did it! Oh yeah yeah yeah... No eating here tonight! You're on a diet! Our 2004 Red Sox are going to the World Series! The faith and belief of Red Sox nation was rewarded tonight as we SPANKED the Yankees and answered their taunt of "Who's your Daddy!?" Now New York knows the answer! Just the first thoughts off the top of my head.... 1. My wife called this comeback on Saturday

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1094668519462545602004-09-08T11:03:00.000-07:002004-09-08T11:35:19.463-07:00

Since my last post the Red Sox have gone on a tear of 25 wins and 6 losses. Going back from August 4 to July 1 they had a record of 16 wins and 14 losses. Hell yes I'm superstitious. I'm going to keep my big trap shut as long as the Red Sox keep this juggernaut rolling. I'll be posting on a daily basis over at Bambino's Curse in the meantime. These guys are on fire. These guys can do nothing

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1091679078875709532004-08-04T20:15:00.000-07:002004-08-04T21:11:18.876-07:00

Seems like every August is full of changes. It seems like when I am either moving or preparing to move or job-hunting or getting ready for my wedding or the birth of my baby it is always happening in August. I wonder why that is. Of course the intersection of two major events in my life is what makes me think of the relation between August and changes. I am referring to both Nomar being traded

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1090275451012931422004-07-19T14:54:00.000-07:002004-07-19T15:23:44.153-07:00

Wow, what a fun couple of baseball games that was! Game 1 recap Both Saturday and Sunday both games were sold out and about 25%-35% of the fans there were Red Sox fans. The Red Sox fans were alos a lot more organized and vocal in their support so in a lot of ways it really felt a lot like I was seeing a Red Sox home game. There's a Red Sox bar & grill our here in Santa Monica called Sonny

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1090082024352609142004-07-17T09:16:00.000-07:002004-07-17T09:33:44.353-07:00

So just a few notes...   Great to see Pedro redeem himself after he got shelled the last time he pitched to the Angels. Holding their lineup to 2 runs is awesome! Pedro was nails and got some great swinging strikeouts.   Embree and Timlin coming out in relief two days in a row gave me a serious case of nerves, but Timlin and Foulke calmed me right down. Thanks guys.   Ortiz... What can I say. I

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1089868294071035092004-07-14T22:00:00.000-07:002004-07-14T22:11:34.070-07:00

So I get dragged into taking a Peanuts quiz to see which Peanuts Character I am.... And of course the answer is... You are Charlie Brown! Which Peanuts Character are You? brought to you by Quizilla Anyway... loved the All-Star game. What a good time that was. As much as it freaked me out to see Manny and Ortiz high-fiving Jeter and Giambi on their way back in the dugout, it was

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1089738437368107472004-07-13T09:56:00.000-07:002004-07-13T10:07:17.366-07:00

The All-Star break is here. No point here in commenting on Pedro starting his vacation early instead of starting against Texas in the game we lost 5-6 Sunday. I'm not going to comment on Curt Schilling giving Manny a serious talking to and finger-wagging about sitting out with his tight hamstrings. Whatever happened they have dealt with it. I had a lot of fun watching Curt, Ortiz and Manny

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1089431420331509872004-07-09T20:45:00.000-07:002004-07-09T20:50:20.330-07:00

Wow, Johnny Damon gets it done! Wow! How can you not love this guy. Isn't it amazing to see a player when they are touched by magic and they capture lightning in a bottle? 2 home runs! A triple short of the cycle! Wow! Love it! Kevin MIllar was no slouch either doubling up runners on first base three times! Red Sox have won four in a row now. This team is clicking. Our guys will get a good

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1089348756046516272004-07-08T21:43:00.000-07:002004-07-08T21:52:36.046-07:00

Way to go Johnny Damon! WHat a way to beat the throw at home. Amazing that the A's always seem to find a way to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. LOL I was so thrilled to see JOhnny Damon get swarmed by his team-mates after hustling in and scoring the winning run. You gotta love this guy! What an ending to an incredible game! I'm sad that Curt didn't get the W after the bullpen choked up the

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1089264123249116202004-07-07T22:12:00.000-07:002004-07-07T22:22:03.250-07:00

Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Our worst nightmare would be Randy Johnson pitching for the

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Just a short post to say that the tide is turning. After a nightmarish skid the last few weeks the Sox are starting to play more fundamentally sound baseball. The bast are waking up. The front office is working to make deals. Nomar is starting to hit. Hopefully he'll start making some plays too. For those that gave up on the Sox and urged mgmnt to blow this team up and try again for 2005, the

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1088699401538398412004-07-01T08:58:00.000-07:002004-07-01T09:30:01.536-07:00

Cypher: I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill? This line from The Matrix feels oddly appropriate today. Being a Red Sox fan you always seem to wonder about the choice of the Blue Pill vs the Red Pill from the Matrix. However as Red Sox Nation panic enters full

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1088620961164575102004-06-30T11:26:00.000-07:002004-06-30T11:42:41.163-07:00

So here is the calculus we're looking at right now. The Red Sox are playing .500 basbeall since May 1 and have not improved since the return of Trot and Nomar. Our number 3, 4 and 5 starters are getting beaten up at a fairly steady rate. Peter Gammons declares that Boston has the worst defense in baseball as evidenced by the number of un-earned runs Boston is giving up. Kevin Millar is

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm We've won 4 of our last 10 games? We've won 9 of our last 20 games??? Now we've got the Phillies and Yankees coming to town this week. Hmmmmmm........ Pedro against Abbott tonight should be a good game for us. The offense is overdue for another night where our ace gets twice as much run support as needed. The Philly offense is no joke though so hopefully Pedro and the

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Wow! Schilling goes seven strong innings and gives up only one run. Ortiz, Manny and Nomar all launch huge bombs. Nomar's first homer of the year is a grands slam! Wow that felt good to see! My two year-old daughter excitedly chanted "No-Mar! No-Mar!" with me. Seeing that curtain call was even more beautiful. Even seeing Trot get robbed of a home run over the bull-pen wall was awesome. It

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1087596769555816992004-06-18T15:06:00.000-07:002004-06-18T15:18:17.550-07:00

Good News! Schilling is in stable condition! Boston Dirt Dogs is reporting that the MRI on Schilling's ankle shows that it is stable. Curt is expecting to make his next start on Tuesday but the rumor mill says that the office wants Curt to sit out and give it some extra rest. http://www.bostondirtdogs.com Curt's WICKED HAHHHD!

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1087569679443158402004-06-18T07:32:00.000-07:002004-06-18T07:41:19.443-07:00

Mmmmmmm Derek Lowe! Just when we were ready to trade him and Kim for a case of Zima, Lowe sees a sports psychologist, learns to trust in his sinker, stops hanging curves and breaking balls and turns back into Mr. Lights Out. This is just waht we need. With BostonDirtDogs reporting that the Sox office is shutting down Schilling for his next start we need our starters to be at the top of their

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1087510280244373482004-06-17T15:04:00.000-07:002004-06-17T15:11:20.243-07:00

Well what are ya gonna do... Theo and Co. seriously need to address the problem of stranded runners on base. Maybe we need to start making RBIs and BAWRISP as important in their stat analysis as OBP. Looking at the bright side, it's just two games out of 162. trot Nixon got a home run in his first game back. Our team is getting stronger each day while injuries weaken and tear other teams down

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1087415068192933212004-06-16T12:23:00.000-07:002004-06-16T12:44:28.193-07:00

Well Schill takes the hill tonight. He reports that his ankle is feeling a lot better and will picth with more Maracaine injections before and during the game. That either means he'll feel no pain and pitch a gem as his ankle improves... or he'll do the best he can as the ankle suffers more damage since he won't feel pain from that area. I'm going to echo Ed's tack at BambinosCurse.com from

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1087317584317838662004-06-15T09:32:00.000-07:002004-06-15T09:39:44.316-07:00

So days after Pokey's Spider-sense had him leaping into orbit for that catch Sox fans are still watching the replay in stunned amazement. And now the debate is beginning. This play definitely goes down in Red Sox lore with Fisk waving it fair and Clemens striking out 20 batters. But how to immortalize this play? What catchy name is attached to this? "The Catch"? Of course this refers to

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Wow. What more can I say? I can't top or add much to what Beth had to say about tonight's game at Cursed and First. She was 100% right that all of Red Sox Nation said "Holy Crap!" in unison as we saw Dave Roberts' hopes for igniting a late inning rally go up in smoke. He is the latest victim of the Red Sox Spiderman of a second baseman as he jumped what appeared to be 15 feet in the air to

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1087106745520276362004-06-12T22:33:00.000-07:002004-06-12T23:05:45.520-07:00

Yes it hurt. Yes the Dodgers are my hometown team and were my earliest reason for hating the Yankees. Games like this happen from time to time though and you have to deal with them when they come up. When you have a knuckleballer as a starter luck is a big factor. Today it just didn't flutter our way. Anastacio Martinez didn't earn himself a legion of fans either. It's been a while since I've

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1086978363502543512004-06-11T11:14:00.000-07:002004-06-11T11:26:03.503-07:00

What else is there to say. Seven strong innings under a gorgeous twilight sky. Only two earned runs against him. Even with a bad ankle which is affecting his fastball and the prospect of sugery either during or after this season Curt was a fearless warrior last night. This more we see him pitch in a Red Sox uniform the more impressive he is. Last night Baseball Tonight crowned Curt Schilling

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1086901431482629162004-06-10T13:35:00.000-07:002004-06-10T14:03:51.483-07:00

So yesterday Red Sox Nation held its collective breath. Some wondered if Nomar would play. Some wondered if he'd be cheered or booed. Some wondered if he'd get a hit. Despite the bad defense of the team, Wakefield getting batted around in relief, and the skies opening up and dumping rain but not enough to give the Sox a Mulligan, yesterday was a game we'll all remember fondly. I was lucky

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1086498324383398992004-06-05T22:04:00.000-07:002004-06-05T22:05:24.383-07:00

Curt Schilling and I have one thing to say to all the Yankee fans out there spewing hate and negativity on Red Sox fan sites. Thanks for playing and have a nice day. See you in October! Go Red Sox! Deane

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Wow what a rough game that was last night. I think we had tempered expectations for the game last night becuase our #5 starter was going against Anaheim's #1 starter but we still figured we could beat them. We got out to an early lead but Anaheim pulled ahead in the 6th. A lot of people are accusing Francona of being another Grady Little and not knowing when to pull his pitchers. I'm still

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1085688863028273602004-05-27T12:54:00.000-07:002004-05-27T13:14:23.026-07:00

Well a lot has happened over the last month and the Red Sox are still 1 1/2 games ahead in first place. Schilling has been everything we hoped he would be and more. He says he's nursing a bruised ankle which is a bit worrying but I trust that he knows how to take care of himself and can get that feeling better soon. Nomar is still day to day. Red Sox fans have all pretty much realized that the

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1083004249071852142004-04-26T11:22:00.002-07:002004-04-26T12:47:01.716-07:00

Okay, welp, it's my first post in a while. Following the games and commenting at www.bambinoscurse.com left me with too little time to put up quality posts here... Sorry about that. So much to comment on! We're now in first place. 1 1/2 games up on the Orioles. 4 1/2 games up on the Yankees. We swept them for the first time since 1999. We took 3 games from them at Yankee stadium and had the

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1081463221326497212004-04-08T14:50:00.000-07:002004-04-08T15:30:49.840-07:00

Wow All I can say is wow! Who could ask for anything more than the start to the season that we've had? Johnny Damon's big night last night was truly awesome. To go 5 for 5 and then top it off by stealing away a 3 run homer over the fence is was inspiring and heroic. What a stud! I absolutely LOVED the Johnny Damon "Captain Caveman" cartoon Boston Dirt Dogs had on their site: Truly

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Wow.... what a performance yesterday. Curt Schilling was absolutely brilliant. 6 Innings, 7 Strikeouts, 1 Walk, 1 Earned Run, 6 Hits. He threw 109 pitches and about 70% of them were strikes. What a stud! Pedro learned quickly that the middle of that Baltimore line-up is no joke. I know he won't make that mistake with them again. Curt held Tejada, Palmiero and Lopez to 2 for 11 when all was

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1081269936903345522004-04-06T08:55:00.000-07:002004-04-06T09:49:22.090-07:00

The season is under way folks and if opening day tells us anything it could be that this is the year of the underdog. The Tigers beating the crap out of the Blue Jays and Cy Young winner Roy Halladay? The Devil Rays spanking the Yankees? The Brewers beat the Cardinals? The Pirates beat the Phillies? And yes... the Orioles beat the Red Sox. Hard to believe all of these things happened in a

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Spring Training is over. Opening Day is here on Sunday! Red Sox are about to fire up the engine and head out on that highway. I can't wait!!! There are concerns of course. Pedro's fastball and shoulder. Nomar's Ankle. Nixon's back. Foulke's problems. But I have a lot more to be axcited about than worried.... Schilling pitches tomorrow after a sub 2.00 ST ERA. Lowe follows him also with a sub

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There's an awesome series of articles at ESPN.com this week by Alan Schwartz rating the three greatest defensive plays of all time at each position and including the single worst defensive play at each position. He covered First and Third Bases on Wednesday, Second and Short Stop yesterday and Pitchers & Catchers today. For the worst defensive play ever by a pitcher here is what he said: WORST

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1079715932014798082004-03-19T08:48:00.000-08:002004-03-19T11:00:24.123-08:00

The latest news on Nomar's ankle is that the MRI shows no damage. Hopefully Nomar just has some mild muscle strain and can work it our in a few more days. Looks like everyone expects to see him on opening day so that's good news. On the other hand BostonDirtDogs says he showed up wearing a cast today and could miss 2-4 weeks. What's the dillio Nomar? Trot Nixon's back problems are of greater

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1079585395916731892004-03-17T20:43:00.000-08:002004-03-17T20:53:14.403-08:00

So here's the Dillio on St. Patrick's Day. Curt Schilling.... 74 Pitches.... 6 Innings.... 1 Earned Run, 2 Hits, 0 Walks, 2 K's. Red Sox beat the Indians 3-1. Ortiz got his fifth spring training homer. If Ortiz keeps this up in the regular season he'll have 40-50 home runs by October. The Recap ralked about Curt feeling way ahead of his usual Spring Training curve and reports his command is

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BostonDirtDogs.com quoted a GQ article where Grady talks about players being afraid of being th next Buckner. he hints that this is the real Red Sox curse. It also sounds like he is saying the players fear led to a lack of execution on their part. So Grady keeps ducking the blame. Pedro stood up like a man after the game and said "If you're gonna blame someone blame me." And all these months

Deanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454462254322491465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273502.post-1079145473631726512004-03-12T18:22:00.000-08:002004-03-13T10:26:20.076-08:00

As Spring Training is in full swing and the Red Sox start revving their engine I found that the most meaningful thing I could want to post right now is the Life of Reilly article from October 1999 titled: The Team I Love to Hate Heard somebody grumble the other day that this year's New York Yankees are hard to hate. That statement is just so ignorant. Always remember this: No Yankees team is

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The frirst Spring Training Game between the Yankees and the Red Sox came and went Sunday. It was a good day for the offense on both clubs. Looks like everyone had a good workout and it added some grease to the wheels from last October to get the wheels turning in the Yankees-Red Sox machine. All the hoopla was a bit unnerving, especially the commemorative pins that sold out at $6.00 a piece.

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The Spring Training season is under way and the Red Sox are already firing on all cylinders. Derek Lowe and Curt Schilling were sharp in their first appearances. They both feel great and are mentally upbeat and confident. They know that they are still looked at as the underdogs, but they also know that they are the team to beat in the AL East. Sunday March 7 the Red Sox take on the Yankees.

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I read today that after Kevin Millar asked Curt Schilling if his video research library included the 331 foot home run Millar gotoff him as a Marlin in 1992, Curt worked on his control by throwing some chin music to Kevin. I guess that shows the intensity and competitiveness Curt has inside him. That's going to be helpful. The steroid scandal gets more explosive everyday. Andy van Slyke says

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I liked the AP article at ESPN today about Manny letting bygones be bygones: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1746232 "I'm happy to be back with the guys. What happened in the winter happened, and it's in the past." Glad to hear Manny is going to give it 110% and take it one game at a time. :-P Go get em Manny! Anybody read the Ted Robinson article about the softball pitcher

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It's not often I see an item in sports news that directly ties into Bill Buckner but ESPN.com hd a poll on their baseball site asking which basball is the most infamous in history. The choices are: 1. The Bill Buckner baseball 2. The Barry bonds 73rd Homerun ball 3. The Jeff Maier/Derek Jeter Homerun ball 4. The ball Randy Johnson hit a bird with 4. The Steve Bartman ball The votes were

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As winter wears away and gives way to spring I present you with two happy pictures of the day from Boston Dirt Dogs Nomar reports that his contract talks are still going on. He sounds pretty frustrated about it but that will just have to play itself out. Some encouragng news is that he isn't singing "Feelings" anymore. "I'm excited about our team... I talked to Kevin Millar, he's probably

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I know I've posted a couple of items on my blog talking about the fact that A-Rod and Soriano's offensive stats away from their home ball-parks before the trade sure make it appear that the Yankees didn't upgrade the offense as much as most people presume. Today Rob Neyer at espn.com has a clearer illustration of what the Yankees and Rangers each presumably will be paying approximately $16

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Here's the picture of the day. Nothing else needs to be said. We're on a serious mission in 2004 Thanks to RedSox.com for the photo Deane

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It just occurred to me after seeing the replays of the A-Rod news conference and all the Yankee fans crowing about getting him on their team... A-Rod had his choice of teams to go to. The Red Sox were his first choice. Most people involved on his side of the deal say he only mentioned that he would approve going to the Yankees to gain some leverage in the negotiations. A-Rod has resented the

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Under the heading... What's the big deal... Earlier in the week Theo Epstein was asked if he thought that the core Red Sox players that are in the final year of their contracts will all be able to come back next year in 2005. Theo said that given the amount of money the free agents will be looking for in 2005 he said it was unlikely that all 6 of them would be re-signed. Now Derek Lowe has

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A picture is worth a thousand words. We waited a long time to see this picture. The first picture of Curt pitching in Red Sox gear! Go Curt! You are the man! Way to go Lowe! It's been a long winter and we've missed ya! You can see that Curt always knows what to say A journey of 162 regular season games and three post-season series victories begins with a single pitch... These

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Many people have asked me this week "So Deane what do you think of A-Rod going to the Yankees?" My final thoughts on this are pretty simple. During the entire 45 day trade talks between all three parties involved I said "If we get A-Rod and Maglio that would be great. If talks fall apart and we keep Nomar and Manny instead that will be fine too." The only thing that got Red Sox Nation mad

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Just a quick note regarding a very interesting article from Jayson Stark at espn.com. This should help calm down anxious members of Red Sox Nation: "We might want to mention something here. A-Rod is, no doubt, an upgrade over just about anybody in any team's lineup. But he's not a massive offensive upgrade over the guy he's replacing in the Yankees' lineup -- Alfonso Soriano. Only six players

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A few thoughts to share today. As far as A-Rod to the Yankees goes... I'm convinced now more than ever of one immutable fact: The New York Yankees are run by Keyser Soze. That's the only explanation. That explains where their financing comes from. Keyser Soze says that to have power you just have to be willing to do what the other guy won't. Two Hundred Million dollar payroll... no problem.

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Nothing worthwhile is easy.... That's all I know this week. The Yankee camp is living up their reputation as the MFY's. The latest news in the land can be found here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4268888 Yankees reportedly agree to deal for A-Rod Rodriguez would move to third; Rangers would get Soriano Alex Rodriguez is so desperate to leave the Rangers that he'd be willing to play third

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So there I was.... One second I'm at work taking calls and helping people at my company solve their computer problems. The next minute my boss has me giving a tour of our department tools and intranet to the manager of the Help Desk for another division of my company. As I finish my tour she looks over at the Xeroxed article from The Onion that declares "Yankees ensure 2003 Pennant by signing

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So what's the latest... Hmmm well there were whispers in the wind about The Yankees trying to enginer a trade of Soriano for Albert Pujols. Since Pujols is supposed to be the second coming of Barry Bonds that would normally make my Red Sox heart have an attack. Over the years I have learned to never trust trade rumors involving a player with an agent in a salary dispute. Pujols is in the midst

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Today was a good day for resting, (Slept in today until 11:30! Bless my sweet wife!) cleaning, and generally recharging our batteries. I think I've watched Seabiscuit three times this weekend. Ya have to love Netflix for a constant variety of new movies. I finally printed out labels for our videotapes so nobody has to go blind reading my writing anymore. All in all it was a nice, restful and

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Under the heading of "If you can't find a problem, go and create one" there is controversy afoot at the Sons of Sam Horn site. Curt Schilling has been doing an awesome Q&A session for the past month or so with fans on the site talking about baseball. The insights Curt has shared have been awesome. Curt's posts are made with the understanding that the professional media not quote his posts and

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So Ellis Burks is coming back to the Red Sox. I'm glad to see he is getting another chance to contribute and seeing him hop on the Red Sox train for 2004 may prove to be very fortuitous indeed. I'm excited to see what he can do. At $750K + bonus money he could be a real bargain for us. I got some good tips from Ed at www.bambinoscurse.com about formatting and writing for blogs. I'll see if I can

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Well it's been a while since I posted. I'll just jot down a few of my latest thoughts. I saw the Red Sox had a congratulations TV commercial for the New England Patriots. It's posted on the Red Sox website. I thought that was a cool thing for them to do and hopefully it bodes well "Karma-ically" for the Sox to win the World Series in 2004. Terry Francona looked a bit awkward in the second part

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Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? The news today of Art Garfunkle's arrest for smoking the a J in a speeding limo couldn't help but make me let out a small laugh and wonder. That stream of conciousness led me to thinking of the song Mrs. Robinson and the line "Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A Nation turns its lonely eyes to you." I remembered an old interview with Paul Simon on Later with Bob

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So what is new in the world... Today ESPN radio says that the Red Sox and the Texas Rangers are meeting in New York this weekend to try and push the long-dead A-rod for Manny trade through. I was espcially tickled by the screenshots BDD took of the A-Rod Red Sox jersey for sale on mlb.com before getting yanked off due to publicity. I've said since Texas GM John Hart declared the deal dead that

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Curt Schilling has been running an awesome Q&A session with the fans at the Sons of Sam Horn site. ( http://pub208.ezboard.com/fsonsofsamhornbostonredsox.showMessageRange?topicID=12615.topic&start=21&stop=30 ) Every word I read in Curt's answers impresses me and blows me away more and more. Just the fact that a guy with his money, status as well as family and business obligations would freelygive

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So let's see ... what's the Dillio... Hmm I'll take random thoughts for $1000 Alex. So Saturday Night/Sunday Morning our 2 year-old daughter Hannah learned how to crawl out of her crib in the middle of the night. She went on a bit of a demolition derby in the living room and used a chair to get to the 5 pound bag of Gummy Bears in the pantry. She dragged the bag across the room to the coffee

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Wow... Curt Schilling read a post I entered on The Bambino's Curse Blog and posted a response to me. What can I say... I'm star-struck and flabbergasted! How awesome is that? I guess I'll be extra extra careful what I post on message boards knowin that Curt could be lurking around reading what I'm posting. Most of the posts on that blog were jumping on Curt calling him an opinionated

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Ferris Bueller was right.... Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. The Pete Rose crap-storm continues. While watching the mock-trial of Pete Rose on ESPN I had a few questions pop to mind... Pete rose is widely admired for his hustle and for being a tough competitor on the field. I'm wondering how may other players should just as much

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Well the world just keeps spinning around.... So today Paul Molitor and Dennis Eckersley were voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. One player spent more time at Dh than any other position. The other gained most notable prominence as the defining lights-out closer of his generation. Eric Gagne and John Smoltz are the closest comparison to what Eckersley did in the late 80s and early 90s. I

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Well let's see what's new in the world... Hmmmm Pete Rose finally admitted that he bet on baseball while he was a manager with the Reds. It's good that he finally admitted what the Commissioner's Office has known since the 80's but there are two big problems with the confession. My first problem is that his confession makes no APOLOGY to all of the fans that still supported and believed in him

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So today is the third of January 2004. I finally went in to get new glasses this morning so that was pretty good news. I've had the same pair for 7 years now and the style of my glasses has looked pretty silly for a long time. I'll post some before and after pictures once I get them. I was tickeled to see that there was poetic justice with David Wells breaking his handshake agreement to come

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Who the heck am I anyway? Well here we are... 2004 is officially underway and the baseball season is just 13 short weeks away. I've been a frequent visitor and contributor to the Boston Dirt Dogs site and the Bambino's Curse sites and after being prodded by my wife I've decided to actually create something of my own. It might only be seen by me and my cats but at least it will amuse me. Who the

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