rician blast

he and Drew have some of the ugliest at bats ya ever wanna see.

Thumop, I got home from my baseball pract ice (I'm coaching a fall travel team) and turned on the game. First thing that came to my mind was that Clemens was on the s***. Look at him...look at his head...he's bigger than ever and he isn't fat. I think he's doing something. Not that I blame him. I would, too.

I can think of about 14 million reasons why he started.

Yes Yaz, Coach Nosehair has already predicted that the Sox win it all...he's a Cards/Yankee (right...huh?) fan and he's trying to use that reverse psychology on us Sox fans to get us overconfident, have us make some over-exuberant comments, so that he can bust our balls later if they don't win a title. I don't fall for that sh*t, I never get over-confident and I certainly won't express my thoughts if I do believe the Sox are on track to win it, not to little fkers like that guy. On a similar note, my wife had a deck party with some people she works with last week. We were keeping an eye/ear on the Sox game and the Yanks game, and the Yanks were losing. Someone there says, pretty innocently, "wow the Yankees are struggling for a team that has that much talent." A Yankee fan there immediately starts..."yeah we have 28 WS wins and you have one" (I chuckled at the 28 to 1 thing...gotta say it was original) and starts just blasting the Red Sox fans saying Sox fans are always starting stuff, but the Sox never win anything, he brought up Bucky and Babe Ruth and all that sh*t. Poor fker got all worked up, red in the face, and when done everyone just started laughing at him...he wasn't the same the rest of the evening! I said "Dude...it's a game...it's fkn entertainment...relax."

Pitching. Any confidence I have right now all boils down to pitching. We seem to have it and they seem not to. For me, the eternal pessimist, it's not over, but I have to say I am cautiously optimistic.

I respect the Braves for making the move...if all that's being said about Wickman is true, then he is not a team player and doesn't deserve to be treated as one.

considering dave and I share the same last name, save for a minor spelling difference, I'm diggin the DMB mojo.... http://media.musictoday.com/store/bands/1/product_medium/DMCT197.jpg

Funny how this all works out...I mean Arroyo hasn't been stellar this year, but would anyone have ever traded him for Chris Carter? As it turns out that's what we have to show for that move now, outside of the memories of WMP's K's and defensive blunders.

Good ole Curt...he has such a high opinion of himself, no?

Right outta the gate Mussina looked like crap last night. Worst I can remember ever seeing him...or at least the most hittable.

anemic fkn offense.

Beck, I was at their Northeast Region final game vs. Shelton, Ct. as I know some of the Shelton parents. During warm-ups Walpole looked like a bunch of clowns. During the game? They turned it on and ripped 6HRs on the way to a 14-4 win. I'm in their corner for sure and will be watching when they play. My kid (11 yr old) is totally into it too, watches many of the games. HE likes the Walpole SS, Johnny Adams (?), the kid is solid.

Right you are, ORS. The other piece to the equation is TAKE THE WIN WHILE ITS THERE FOR THE TAKING.

Dinger by Manny could make that a real possibility... ok, I'll take the HBP and a big hit by Drew.

I agree there. Probably leaves us with Gagne closing tonight. Of course the offense could take care of that by scoring about 4 in the bottom of the frame and allowing Papelbon to sit.

OK, we'll take a K

DP time

So does Buch start the 6th? Kochman is 2 for 2 but after that their line-up sucks and has done nothing today.

Can't say you couldn't feel it coming...I'm not watching but following on Gamechannel and they've dome something agaonst him every inning...the DPs bailed him out big time earlier. and another DP. sweet.

Wondering the same thing Sox21, but no one seems to want to help us out, do they. So how hard is the kid throwing?

I'd agree in principal, but given that the top of the order is up and he's already in scoring position I can see the logic of taking three cracks..with your top three...at getting a hit. Bottom line is the studs on this team couldn't get it done when it counted. That's distressing.