4/1 @ Texas: OPENING DAY BITCHES

[Cocos Disciples]

Another year, baby. Get excited.

 

Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers

 

Jon Lester v. CJ Wilson

 

YOTN said it was all limericks before a run. I'll oblige.

 

It's been a real thrilling winter with you all

But I really can't wait for games in the fall

And though The Steed is no more

Now Talksox isn't a bore

As we get ready to say, "Play Ball"

 

Go.

[yeszir]

Hooray for gamethreads

[ORS]

Last year we heard it quite often

And, I suspect the rhetoric won't soften

Within a week Jacko will say

Because he's quite gay

That we've seen the last nail in the coffin

[Youk Of The Nation]

I said I was going to post in all limericks until Ortiz hits a home run, not just until the first run. I have eight more minutes to post normally, then it's 100% rhyme time until Papi blasts one.

 

You guys can do it too, though. ORS, that was awesome.

[Emmz]

Last year we heard it quite often

And, I suspect the rhetoric won't soften

Within a week Jacko will say

Because he's quite gay

That we've seen the last nail in the coffin

 

I lol'd.

 

:clap:

[Emmz]

I said I was going to post in all limericks until Ortiz hits a home run, not just until the first run. I have eight more minutes to post normally, then it's 100% rhyme time until Papi blasts one.

 

You guys can do it too, though. ORS, that was awesome.

 

Fix'd, Mr. Perfect English.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Ortiz should go on a tear

Above all, I could never bear

To look witless or meek

and run out of rhymes in a week

That simply wouldn't be fair

 

 

And now, friends, we anticipate

This most longed-for and auspicious date

Opening Day

I just have to say

I don't know how much more time I can wait

[Youk Of The Nation]

Everyone makes errors, my dear

A correction inspires no fear

I screw up now and then

It's only that when

I do, everyone else has to cheer

[bsox0407]

YOTN-Lol. Hopefully Papi goes deep in his first at bat for your sake.

 

Lets Get it started already. I want to watch some meaningful baseball.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I agree one hundred percent

It's a monumental event

days upon days

of diamonds tarped over and gray

Soon we will all be content

[BigPapiEnFuego]

My body is ready

[bsox0407]

http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae11/bsox0407/JonLester_2006_002.jpg

 

VS.

 

http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae11/bsox0407/cjwilson.jpg

 

 

Red Sox Lineup?

Ellsbury CF

Pedroia 2B

Crawford LF

Youkilis 3B

Gonzalez 1B

Ortiz DH

Cameron RF

Saltalamacchia C

Scutaro SS

[Youk Of The Nation]

After the sixteenth or seventeenth game

My limericks may be progressively lame

But it will take just that long

Or even more, if I'm wrong

To find a rhyme for Jarrod's last name

[bsox0407]

After the sixteenth or seventeenth game

My limericks may be progressively lame

But it will take just that long

Or even more, if I'm wrong

To find a rhyme for Jarrod's last name

 

Please may God have Mercy on your soul.

[Cocos Disciples]

Awesome limericks. Though they make me miss Thumper even more. Why won't that little rascal come back??

[Youk Of The Nation]

Half a day until the first pitch

At last ends our winter-long itch

and the best part, you know

Still no Lugo

Man, I hate that son of a bitch

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Last year we heard it quite often

And, I suspect the rhetoric won't soften

Within a week Jacko will say

Because he's quite gay

That we've seen the last nail in the coffin

 

Pure. Gold.

 

Now for the next one you have to say "Tick another day off the calender"

[Spudboy]

Last year we heard it quite often

And, I suspect the rhetoric won't soften

Within a week Jacko will say

Because he's quite gay

That we've seen the last nail in the coffin

 

:lol:

 

Maybe I'll post a limerick in Russian. Maybe not.:lol:

[yeszir]

I predict 3 days until the "f*** this team" "fire Theo" crowd returns

[jacksonianmarch]

Enjoy the game ladies. I'll be working

[SoxFanForsyth]

Go Sox BABY!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

Any predictions for the month of April before it starts? 27 games total. I'm predicting 18-9.

[VA Sox Fan]

Can't believe this day is FINALLY here! What a long and crappy Winter!!

 

GO RED SOX!!

 

Interesting post from Peter Abraham:

 

Opening Day lineup revealed

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 31, 2011 11:09 AM

From Houston, Mike Vega reports this will be the lineup tomorrow:

 

Ellsbury CF

Pedroia 2B

Crawford LF

Youkilis 3B

Gonzalez 1B

Ortiz DH

Cameron RF

Saltalamacchia C

Scutaro SS

 

That's a proactive Opening Day lineup by Terry Francona as J.D. Drew sits against C.J. Wilson. Drew is 1 for 6 against Wilson. Cameron is 0 for 3 but at least is righthanded. Lefties hit .144 with a .400 OPS (yes, .400) against Wilson last season.

 

Had Francona really had game-planned against the lefty, he could have done something like this:

 

Scutaro SS

Crawford LF

Pedroia 2B

Youkilis DH

Gonzalez 1B

Cameron RF

Lowrie 3B

Varitek C

McDonald CF

 

But Opening Day does mean something to certain players and it can be best to put people where they would normally be. But if this was Wilson on July 1 instead of April 1, you'd probably see all the righthanded hitters in there. The guy is death on lefties

[yeszir]

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/04/one_more_thing_1.html?p1=News_links

 

MIT uber nerd predicts 101 wins this year. Last year he was only off by 1.

[yeszir]

Clairvoyant uber nerd:

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/March11sports/Berstimas1_EB.jpg

[jacksonianmarch]

Go Sox BABY!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

Any predictions for the month of April before it starts? 27 games total. I'm predicting 18-9.

 

15-12. Superteams take a little while to gel

[EXman369]

Clairvoyant uber nerd:

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/March11sports/Berstimas1_EB.jpg

 

HAHAHAHA

[yeszir]

Anyone want to play Don Orsillo bingo with me?

 

http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2011/03/don-orsillo-catch-phrase-bingo.html

[bsox0407]

Found it a little interesting that Terry Francona is the Red Sox longest standing manager since Joe Cronin (1936-1947).

 

He must be doing something right.

[DirtDog]

DEATH, TAXES AND OPENING DAY

[yeszir]

Found it a little interesting that Terry Francona is the Red Sox longest standing manager since Joe Cronin (1936-1947).

 

He must be doing something right.

 

2 world series titles certainly isn't wrong