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a brief hiatus if you will. but i intend to be back for good this time. i need to keep on top of all things bo sox. billy wagner? we shall see what prosperity he brings to bean town. maybe we will see him with an alpaca or two on the commons…
in other news, my twin sisters are about to leave for college…one leaves this weekend, headed to Simmons (in Boston) and the other leaves the following weekend — bound for Suffolk. I am super excited for them and can’t wait for my first visit!!
Josh Beckett has been brilliant lately…Yesterday was (hopefully) a fluke. And Beckett was angry with his performance yesterday…Homerun and all…
“It’s a shame,” said Beckett. “Your team scores you six runs and you can’t hold them to less then that. Pretty horrible.”
…If the Red Sox had won the game, Beckett would have been all too happy to break down the mechanics of his swing. But in defeat, he looked like he swallowed some sour milk when asked about the blast.
“Why would I want to talk about that? All it did was help us lose the game,” Beckett said. “I’d like to talk about the other things I did to help us lose the game.”
Although, I do like what Tito had to say…
“Beckett hits one out and we’re right back in it,” said Francona. “Regardless of how that inning before went, we’re OK. It just didn’t work out very well the rest of the day. The last two hours weren’t as good as the first two.”
i have a special place in my heart for beckett\’s wickedly dry sense of humor and on the heels of his suspension, he does not disappoint:
Here he is talking about Mike Scioscia\’s thoughts that he should have shown more remorse after throwing \”at\” Abreu:
“I don’t really feel like I did anything. It’s unfortunate,” Beckett said. “I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do. Am I supposed to go give him a hug? I wasn’t really in a hugging mood right then. I don’t really know what they wanted me to do.
They made their own judgment on it. I had two umpires tell me that I handled it great. One of them publicly said that. The other one told me twice, once when I was coming off the mound and once right afterwards.”
seriously, a hug would have been awesome. Next time Josh, next time.
for love of the game.
so, its finally over. we must say good bye to curt schilling. evidently he announced his retirement on his blog, but thanks to MLB.com sending out a text message announcing it, the 38 Pitches website has crashed. so here is what i can say without reading his official post:
thanks for the years Mr. Schilling. you weren’t always a fan favorite, but you sure kept everyone talking and you kept people on their toes. and thanks to you and your wife shonda for all of the great charity work you have done in new england. hopefully you will keep on with that since you plan to stay in medfield, eh?
once i can log onto his blog i will be back with a more thorough response.
**Okay, so I have read his blog, and I thought it was a good way to say goodbye. I think that Curt has made himself extremely open to fans, and whether you agree with the things he says or does, he has allowed himself and the fans to have open communication, something that I feel has helped curt carve out a place in the hearts of red sox fans every where. I have to repost a part of his message that I think best sums up the curt schilling that I know:
“The game always gave me far more than I ever gave it. All of those things, every single one of those memories is enveloped with fan sights and sounds for me. Without the fans they would still be great memories, but none would be enduring and unforgettable because they infused the energy, rage, passion and ‘feel’ of all of those times. The game was here long before I was, and will be here long after I am gone. The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most. I did everything I could to win every time I was handed the ball.”
Not only does this sum up schilling in a nut shell, but this is the way that all players should feel/act. I may not always agree with schilling’s ideas/opinions, but I respect the man for the way he plays the game, the way he carries himself and the message he relays to young players.
Take care Mr. Schilling and don’t be a stranger to baseball.
for love of the game.
can anyone explain to me why its a such a big deal that papelbon expressed his feelings about having manny leave the red sox organization? obviously, he isn’t going to have the nicest things to say — manny caused an incredible disturbance in the red sox club house and now that he is gone, it seems the disturbance has followed him. was calling ramirez cancer a little extreme? yes, probably, but does it make his point, most definitely.
I think one of the best points pap’s made was that it just seemed like such bull that manny was trying to pull. Take these comments from redsox.com: “Yeah, because you know how much he could help your team,” Papelbon said. “You know how much this guy could really help your team, and he’s not. He’s sitting out against No. 1 starters, doing this or that. You ask him what knee hurts and he goes, ‘Oh, I don’t know which one today’s going to hurt.’ Give me a break. And he thinks it’s a big joke. Well, we’re out here trying to win ballgames, not figure out which one of your knees hurt.”
I think with these comments just being published now, it makes it look like papelbon and the red sox are dwelling on the situation, but come on this was from an interview he did in december. back in december the wound was still raw from the let down they had experienced with manny. there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that manny was a key part of the red sox organization for his entire career there, but he was also a thorn in the side of the red sox throughout his career with boston. let’s take spring training for instance…i can remember ONE season where manny showed up on time and in good spirits. he looked healthy and he looked like he actually wanted to be in fort meyers. every year prior he claimed a death in the family, a health crisis, or some other natural disaster that would keep him from attending spring training until nearly part way through. and that pattern continues even now that he has “found happiness” in LA. In my opinion it was part of his plan all along to drag out his contract signing so that he could stay away from spring training for the beginning of the spring. and to top it all off, when he finally signed and managed to drag his ass to ST he was scratched from his first start because of a “tight hamstring”! OH PLEASE! maybe if you had gotten off your ass this winter and done what you are supposed to do to get ready for the season you wouldn’t have to worry about tight hamstrings. I don’t mean to pick on mr. ramirez, but you are getting paid $20 mil this year to play a GAME! get to work in february like everyone else and take it seriously man. but as you and i all know, that’s just manny being manny, man.
maybe papelbon was right, he is cancer to a clubhouse. a big malignant tumor that the doctor’s can’t ever fully remove. good luck LA…you’re going to need it.
for love of the game.
so i just figured out last night that kevin millar was signed as a non-roster invitee to a minor league contract with the BLUE JAYS?! i am so sad/disappointed…he’s great. i have really missed having him in boston and sometimes i wish theo was a little nostalgic for times gone by and would hook millar up with a one year deal in boston…and just as i was getting pysched to see him when i went to baltimore…grrr.
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i like how manny didn’t sign with anyone until part way through spring training…a new way to avoid spring training…i think he finally realized that his grandmother couldn’t keep dying…you know part of me is glad he will be with the dodgers again, maybe this year when they have to deal with him for an entire season, they will finally get to see the real manny. so good luck with that Mr. Torre and Mr. McCourt…good luck.
for love of the game.
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seriously, manny is dumb.
enough said.
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i didn’t think that i would ever be in love with an electronic device, but i am officially in love with my dvr. i have programmed it to record every red sox related thing on television for the next week. and i will proceed to do this every sunday night for the rest of baseball season, and beyond! i really really really love this new technology! ok. back to work it is.
