Don Orsillo

I know what you're wondering: How was Don Orsillo not fired for trying to throw something onto the field during Tuesday's game? Aren't fans thrown out when they do something like that? But you see, I'm so stupid that I can't even make a paper airplane work, so I got lucky. Thank God I work for NESN, where they have maximum requirements instead of minimum. Where else can you keep your job because you're too dumb to be able to get fired. You guys aren't done listening to me read from the Media Guide and narrate the telecast quite yet!

Did everybody like it when I couldn't tell the difference between a hanging curve and a good one? Luckily, Jerry Remy was there to point out the obvious for me. It was almost as good as Monday when I thought David Ortiz was going to check signs with the third base coach. You know, because Ortiz gets the bunt sign so often. Good thing you don't have to know anything about baseball to be an announcer!

Am I running off enough meaningless information tonight? Because I can run off more meaningless information for the rest of the night tonight in terms of running off meaningless information for the rest of the night tonight.

Do you guys like how I'm completely ignoring Hurst? I like to just interrupt and keep calling the game when we have visitors in the booth.

Kevin Youkilis began things yesterday with a lead-off solo home run to begin things yesterday. There were no runners on base.

So the Red Sox acquired Javier Lopez from the Chicago White Sox, in exchange for David Riske.

The Minnesota Twins have six grand slams this season. It’s the most grand slams the Twins have had in a season since the Twins had six grand slams in 1970. The Twins have six grand slams already this season.

Against the American League East, the Twins are now six and four against the American League East.

Mtbyker is one post shy of the millenium mark. Mtbyker has nine-hundred-ninety-nine posts so far. His next post will be his one thousandth.

SoxFan02 writes in his eighth post and couldn't have picked a better time to do it!

Brad Wilkerson has the night off to begin the night tonight.

Nearly a twenty-four hour wait between postings for Sweet Chin Music33.

David Pauley threw ninety-eight pitches against New York at New York in his second outing in a Red Sox uniform.

So RoyNHSox, with Francono being the player's manager that he is, do you think Francona won't move Crisp, and will give Crisp every chance possible to come around?

Rudy Seanez will turn thirty-eight on October 20th. Seanez is thirty-seven years of age.

Lastings Milledge hit his first career home run Tuesday. It was the first home run of the season for Milledge.

Jermaine van Buren originally hails from Laurel, Mississippi.

Julian Tavarez made his major league debut on August 7th, 1993 for the CLEVELAND Guardians.

So David Wells was placed on the fifteen day disabled list. Wells will be replaced by David Pauley on the big league roster.

Willie Harris had his first double of the season today. It was the first double since last season for Willie Harris.

Abe Alvarez is six foot two inches tall and weighs 190 pounds.

JT Snow originally hails from Long Beach, California. He went to college at Arizona and currently resides in San Mateo, California. Snow was originally drafted in the fifth round in 1989 by the New York Yankees! He made his pro debut with rookie-level Oneonta, where he hit .292 with 8 homers and 51 RBI in 73 games. In 1992, Snow was selected International League MVP and Rookie of the Year!, batting .313 with 15 homers and 79 RBI in 135 games for Triple-A Columbus. Snow was the first player to win both awards in the same season since Randy Milligan! in 1987. Snow saw his first major league action in 1994 with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On July 18th of that year, he hit his first career grand slam off Boston's Tim VanEgmond! After the 1996 season, Snow was traded to the San Francisco Giants, where he won his third Gold Glove, and first in the National League. Snow won Gold Gloves in each of his first four seasons! with the Giants. Snow has spent time in the Yankees, Angels, Giants and Red Sox organizations. Snow is a lifetime .268 hitter with 189! career home runs. He only needs eleven more homore runs to reach 200 career home runs.

I had the pleasure of meeting Curt Gowdy last season. It was an honor I will never forget. I remember he was telling a wonderful story about a friend of his who I believe had passed away. I'm not exactly sure because I wasn't really listening and cut him off to give the play-by-play. Anyway, it was a real honor.

Just to add to what TheRivernator said, the Red Sox acquired RHP Brad Baker from the Atlanta Braves which will complete the Franklin Nunez trade. Boston sent Franklin Nunez, who is also a right-handed reliever, to Atlanta in spring training. Baker will be rejoining the Red Sox, who made Baker a 1999 first-round pick. Baker had a 2.40 ERA in 15 innings for Triple-A Richmond. It's possible that the Red Sox will take a look at Baker as a 12th pitcher at some point. For now, Baker will be assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Mtbykr led off the thread by pointing out Curt Schilling's numbers before and after his 133 pitch outing. TheKilo followed up by arguing that an outing from two weeks ago shouldn't still be an issue. Since then Mtbykr, Dana Kieker and Rdxmbnt have each posted.