...and true to form, I'll give you some food for thought for your weekend swilling. Before I get into this editions musings, one last comment from yesterday's trip to Fenway. I would like to point to the beautiful words issued by Hall Of Famer
Mr. Bobby Doerr. In yet another example of the current Red Sox ownership paying dues to the legacy of The Organization, yesterday was officially
Bobby Doerr Day. As I listened to Mr. Doerr recount the last
80 years of Red Sox history, I couldn't help but think about how his obvious appreciation for what the Red Sox had given
him over the years is reflected in all of us who consider ourselves denizens of
Red Sox Nation. The Red Sox add something untangible to our lives, they add something that I'm not sure many other sports fans can comprehend. I've written often about the association of self to the team, and that is something that seems to be more prevalent here that anywhere else. If you haven't experienced it yourself, I'm not sure there is anyway to help you to understand it. But what I do know is that it is people like Bobby Doerr who helped make it The Way It Is. And now, on with the show...
- Ha-ha-ha...Roger Clemens got Yanked after 2 innings. Johnny "The Traitor" Damon got benched and now says he'd be OK with a trade. The Spankees almost bailed out the Bottle Rocket by participating in the Inning With 16 Runs and then choked their way out of it. As I said yesterday afternoon, we've gone through the Yankees to win the World Series now. This time, I'd love to see it happening with Damon sitting on his couch saying "Wait, I thought if I came to New York, we were supposed to be the ones in the playoffs?"
- I hope Tom Glavine notches #300 tonight. Class act, he deserves it. I also hope A-Fraud and Barry "I Didn't Know (wink-wink)" Bonds remain homerless for a while. By the way, did you catch that Jose Canseco has indicated that A-Rod is both a back-stabber and perhaps not as wholesome as he appears (although this in and of itself is pretty funny...I wonder what A-Rod's wife thinks of his "wholesome-ness")? I actually can't wait for Canseco's new book. God, I never thought I'd say that.
- Have you caught the fall this Jake Brown guy took at the X-Games??? Holy expletives, Batman! See, when I was about 14 I took a shot to the family jewels skateboarding, and realized that there is a point in life where you need to move on. Some of these X-Gamers could stand to learn the same lesson. That said, it really is fun to watch!
- As you might imagine, I'm still beside myself over the Celtics acquiring Kevin Garnett. Apparently, I'm not the only one. The NBA delayed the announcement of their schedule this week by a day in order to make sure that there were more prime opportunities to showcase the C's. The Universe is righting itself. You can buy you KG #5 jersey at Celtics.com now.
Sorry, that's all for this Friday. Get your sleep while you can, its another West Coast Road Swing for the Sox, hopefully we can kick our losing ways in Seattle. Keep cool, it's gonna be another scorcher...
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