Because that'll surely explain that 9th inning. What a piss poor job of umpiring there. The Red Sox lost another close one, but to be honest, they were screwed the second JD Drew rolled his wrist. I kinda feel bad for Brad Mills. He's responsible for the team for 2 games and already shit is going bad for him. But regardless, it was a bit of a piss poor effort from the Red Sox tonight too. Their hitting just wasn't there, for the most part. The only ones who were hitting couldn't really do much to begin with. And they're now without an outfielder and maybe two if Coco is as sick as it seems. Mills is probably looking at all of this and is all like "Tito, don't ever leave me alone again!!!". Just a strange series of events, to say the least. Regardless it was a piss poor effort from everybody. Beckett looked like 2006 Beckett, Manny and Lowell fucked up a golden opportunity, and well...it just wasn't a good game.

But these games are going to happen guys. Besides, they got one more game and then finally another offday. That reminds me that I need to go picspam hunting in a few too. Tomorrow's game is a 3:05pm game. I'm not gonna do a full blown pregame till tomorrow morning, most likely. If not, then oh well. I'm gonna be working 11:30am-4pm so I won't be able to help ya there. I'm starting to get onto my summer schedule slowly but surely. I wonder if I can talk to my boss or the somewhat boss about the whole "getting a fourth person on Saturday afternoons" dealio. Though, to be honest, Subway is really really weather dependent in the summer. Rainy Sundays are the worst...completely dead. Oh and total cheapskates! Anyways that's it for now. Don't fret, folks. It'll be okay.

Sorry f-listers I keep spamming, but I'm rather curious about this little thing. There's thing thing that I sometimes like to call "Only in Rhode Island" moments, mostly because it always seems to happen to RIers due to the small population and the fact that nobody ever really leaves, but I'm sure there's another whole term for it. I'm sure it's also happened to other people before. There's two kinds of these moments/things. There's the ones where you're like miles upon away from home and you run into someone you know from home. Then there's the one where you meet someone and it turns out you know the same people or you met a long long time ago because you know someone who knows someone or some shit. Kind of like when Worlds Collide I'll give you an example of both types and maybe one more if I'm feeling frisky enough.

( Example Number 1: Dude! I know her! )

( Example 2: Okay so it's only New Hampshire but Still! )

( Example 3: My Mom's Family Life and Work Life Collide )

( Rapid Fire Examples )

So, boys and girls, what are your fun stories like that? Ever run into someone you know miles upon miles from home? Find out your connected to someone you just met through some weird coincidence? Share!

Hey there boys and girls. It's almost 1pm and I woke up at like 10:50am or so(give or take a few minutes). I think the time has come for me to buy a new AC Adapter. This thing is on the fritz. Dell computers may be cheap but holy fuck do their AC Adapters fucking suck at life. And pricey too. The shitty thing about it is that you can't buy AC Adapters at the fucking Staples even though they now sell Dell products. That's retreaded. That's really all I have going on right now. I can't think of anything else that's going on. Though I am also right now thinking of some "Only in Rhode Island" moments. Which actually doesn't only happen in RI, but it happens with liek everybody. It's like meeting someone that you know the same person and what not. Another example of this is like you're far from home but you then see someone you know while you're there. Mehh this may be an flist story thing in a while....first the pregame.

Anyways for tonight's game the Red Sox have two against the O's and then they have an offday which is like their second in the span of...a month maybe? So of course they'll be living it up there. Beckett goes tonight against Jeremy Guthrie. Beckett's done good, as per usual, and it'd be nice to see him keep up the awesome. As long as the Red Sox score more runs than the O's then we're good. Just win the effing game no matter how ugly it may be. :) That's the ways of the world to do it, mang. Maybe Manny can hit 499 or something too then 500 can have an opportunity for Friday(what? Can you blame me? I'll likely be at the game! :D So there). That's all I got for now.

Well that pretty much sucked. They lost 3-4 to the Twins and while they put up a fight in the Friday and Sunday games, this one they had nothing. I mean I'm well aware that they hate domes and all that stuff, but come on guys. You gotta overcome your dome hatred if you're gonna be any good. :P They're like 2-10 in domes. That means if they were to be in a situation where a win-or-go-home game is played with them between and either the Twins, Rays, or Jays and it's their home field, then well, they're fucked. And that is not a good thing. The Celtics also sucked too, and it seems like home court advantage is really everything in these playoff games. That's pretty crazy. Sometimes I wonder if these NBA games are still rigged, I mean didn't some ref get in trouble for fixing games like just last year? Because if so, the NBA sure as hell didn't crack down on it well enough. They're making Bud Selig look half competent and that takes skill!

Yeah so that's the way it is right now. The Red Sox are in Baltimore starting tomorrow, in a real ballpark(hooray!) so that's something good I guess. I've got nothing else to talk about because I'm bored as hell and just trying to come up with something witty. I got nothing. Moments like these make me wish I still was in school because then I'd have something to do. But alas I am not, and that's fine by me. I just wanna wake up at a good time tomorrow. As in NOT at 1:30pm like today. That isn't cool!

My favorite type of ice cream confection has to be ice cream sandwiches. They are fucking awesome. Anyways tonight is, not only the ballgame, but the penultimate episode of How I Met Your Mother. Well for the season at least. A pretty damn good season for a mostly shortened season thus far. No really really sucky episodes, I mean some were weaker than others but there were some really REALLY strong ones(The Bracket and Sandcastles in the Sand were just plain awesome). It'll be interesting to see how this one goes, though it has Britney Spears in it. But she wasn't that bad in the first ep, but she was only a supporting bit part...this one is likely to be different. Also, courtesy of Ian over at Sox and Dawgs there footage of one of the best moments from last night's game Papi mocking Tito during the Dugout Interview and that is simply fabulous.

Tonight's game is the end of the four game set between the Twins and Red Sox. In a match between the very young and the very old, we got Clay Buchholz going up against Livan Hernandez. Livan is having a bit of a career revival while Clay is trying to prove he can pitch away from Fenway. As I've said before and I'll say again, as long as the Red Sox score more runs than the Twins, then it's a good day. To come away from the Metrodome with a split and the two losses being close games is pretty damn good, to say the least. I'll take it, but it doesn't mean I'll be 100% in love with it. Then just go into Baltimore and do some damage there and life is good. Oh and if the bullpen could not suck that'd be great too!

Mehh not the best of games, but the Red Sox as they have been doing all year at least make it interesting. They put up a fight and lost by one run in a 9-8 final, but there was some mehh luck and some piss poor pitching from our over 40 crowd. Timlin, as much as I love the fella and as much as I appreciate his efforts since he's come here, needs to retire. I know that after 08, he's done(he has said this like twice or so already) but he may end up toastier beforehand. However in bright spots, the bench is doing good. Cora's first game back from the DL and he didn't disappoint going 3-4. Cashie had 2 hits himself which I'm still wondering "What the fuck happened to him?!" but I mean it in a good way.

But regardless they lost, but they didn't give in so that's a good thing to see. Good ol' jennyagain was there and I have to ask her about a text she had left on her flist that concerns mah boys! But that's really all else that is going on. Oh wait...Tito was interviewed in the dugout and Ortiz was mocking him again. It was great. Tito said he'd kick his ass too! I need video of this because I missed the very beginning of it. And my brother just discovered what "You're With Me, Leather" means...yeah he's a liiiittle behind on the times.

Hey boys and girls. What's new? I just got back from getting my mom her annual Mother's Day Plant which this year is a Shasta Daisy. I already did a pregame post and I don't feel like rehashing it. Lowrie was sent down to make room for Cora's return from the DL(he's in the lineup tonight at shortstop as well). I kinda wish Lowrie would stick around, but I know he'll be back. Lugo's still a little concussed. Bryan Corey was traded to San Diego which is a good thing for him at least. I'll miss him, but the dude deserves a shot at an MLB roster. There wasn't much room here.

Anyways I'm hungry and I wanna go out and get something to eat but I don't wanna get something at the same time. You know what I mean? :P I'm weird I know. Um...well that's all for now. Maybe I'll grab an ice cream sandwich or something to that ilk.

Red Sox win their second game in a dome setting by the score of 5-2. Dice looked pretty good out there going 7 innings giving up only 2 runs. He had a few hiccups but settled down very nicely. Papelbon recovered from the crappy outing he had the night before. So that was a good thing. Jed Lowrie hit his first career HR, going back to back with Coco Crisp who hit his first of the season. Other home runs were from Youk and Lowell. It was a good day all around. Cora and Casey are both ready to re-join the team and odds are that Jed may be a roster casualty, but that'll be okay. He'll be back in September and maybe even earlier than that! :D

As for tomorrow's game, it's an ESPN game so be prepared for crazy. Wakefield goes up against Nick Blackburn for the third of this four game set. Wake was really really good last time out and it'd be great to see him continue that. However, all I ask is that he's good enough. He doesn't have to shut down the Twins offense(though it'd be nice). The offense will be interesting to watch and it'll be interesting to see if Lugo will play tomorrow or not. He did get a little concussed and they may try to give him another breather, I'd think. Yes I'm saying this mostly because I wanna see Cora play should he be activated off the DL.

And to close it out I present the biggest WTF video ever. I can't even begin to talk about this without laughing. Seriously!

Hey there boys and girls. I'm just enjoying some leftover Chinese food(General Tso's Chicken FTW!) and checking out the latest and the greatest out in the world today. I got out of work about an hour or so ago. I'm kind of just gonna take it easy tonight. Work tomorrow which isn't recockulously early but still, I don't wanna do much tonight anyway. I'm in a lazy ass mood. I keep meaning to make a post of the linkage between players originally drafted by teh Red Sox with current team members. I've used my Nomar example very often...but something to that ilk. I mean I find it really interesting that the Red Sox wouldn't have gotten Jacoby and Jed if it wasn't or Orlando Cabrera and we wouldn't have gotten Clay had it not been for Pedro Martinez. Those kind of compensation pick stories are really interesting. I also wanna do something on middle names because some middle names are pretty interesting.

Anyways the Red Sox and Twins face off again tonight and hopefully it's with a better result than last night's crappy ending. Pap is scaring me a bit, but he'll be fine I think. He's just got a case of the yips. Dice goes up against Glen Perkins. Dice has been hit or miss and well, I'd rather see a hit tonight. However, I can't be too picky. As long as the Red Sox score more runs than the Twins, then life is good. Oh and tonight's game is at 7:10pm for those who are wondering. Tomorrow night's game is on ESPN at 8:05pm or so. Just heads upping. I'll catch ya'll later.

I hate baseball played in domes and indoor ballparks. IT IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED OUTSIDE!!! And apparently the Red Sox feel the same way. They have yet to win a game in an indoor ballpark. The latest of this is tonight's little clusterfuckery in which Papelbon channeled the undead spirit of Heathcliff Slocumb. Now of course it's not the indoor ballpark's fault per se, I just find it more fun to blame that. I can also go and blame Lugo for that error but I kinda feel bad for him in that sense and that was earlier on in the game. Papelbon fucked it up straight up. No other way to get around it. But still, I fucking hate the Metrodome and it's fucking cheap ass baggie bullshit that's adorning right field. It may be charming to Twins fans and all, but I just hate it. I just hate indoor baseball. Red Sox are actually 1-8 in indoor baseball parks...the only win being in Japan. So basically if it so happens that the Red Sox have to face the Jays, Rays, and Twins in any sort of playoff game -- they better hope they have home field advantage and they better hope that they win their home games because them and domes just don't mix.

I'm not as pissed as I should be, but it doesn't stop me from ranting on and on about how baseball should be played outdoors. I can understand in SOME respects, but still. Come on -- domes piss me off to no end. I mean the turf and shit like that have ruined many-a career or seasons(remember Kapler in 05? or even Ron Jones who was a promising Phillies prospect whose career got fucked up because of teh fucking Astroturf). Seriously the day they ban Astroturf from MLB and domes is the day I do a victory dance. And it will be an epic victory dance that'll make Xanadu look like a walk in teh park. So yeah...I'm pissed they lost, but I'm not gonna get all piss and vinegar about it. Besides, perspective is everything.

Hey boys and girls, what's new with you guys? Not much really here. I'm about to head out to help a friend with her studying. She has a final tonight and because it's something more in my wheelhouse, I have been called upon to help her out. So yeah this is one of my first good deeds of the month(I like to do at least four good deeds a month). I also for some reason have "My Name is Jonas" stuck in my head. I haven't even heard it in a while. So go fig on that one. I don't really have much else to say.

Anyways tonight's game is between the Red Sox and Twins and not till like 8pm which is something that always throws me the hell off. Jon Lester takes on Boof Bonser. Lester has been pretty good lately and it'd be sweet to see him keep that up. However, as I've said time and time again: as long as the Red Sox score more runs than the Twins, I'll be happy. Casey and Cora have their last rehab stint tonight in Pawtucket. I wonder which one will pay for dinner tonight? Maybe they'll do a joint bit where they buy something from Fire and Ice or maybe they can do something where they get it from down here....and I can go stalk! I keed I keed. Though that is sad that I'm more excited about the utility infielders than anybody else....I'm weird :P I highly doubt that shit. Anyways that's all for now.

Red Sox beat the Tigers by the score of 5-1. Beckett was fantastic as per usual and even recorded his 1000th career strikeout. So that's pretty sweetness. Youkilis hit a HR, adding onto his torture resume against the Tigers. The bullpen didn't fuck things up(hooray!) and Delcarmen even had a clean inning! That's huge for him. Coco had a great game going 3-4, Tek had a 2-run double(weird circumstances leading up to it but that's besides the fact) and Pedroia had himself another pretty damn good web gem.

And now for some heartwarming from the "Taking Care of the Youngins" Files: Projo basically puts an article about how big of sweethearts Alex Cora and Sean Casey are(mostly Sean Casey). Mike Lowell did this as well(just so you know, nobody forgets that as well)

Not only has the Pawtucket Red Sox won back-to-back games over the Durham Bulls the last two days at McCoy Stadium, but the PawSox players have been treated like major-leaguers.

First, rehabbing Red Sox infielder Alex Cora had food from Capriccio delivered after Wednesday night’s game. Then Sean Casey followed that up with takeout from Capital Grille after yesterday’s 3-2 matinee victory.

Casey made a good pick with the Capital Grille. That's some good shit right there however family members of mine making asses of themselves in front of mayors of said city prevent me from going there ever again. Also David Pauley has himself a little cruuuuush(on Casey)

“He’s a phenomenal guy,” said PawSox pitcher David Pauley, who earned the victory yesterday. “He’s a great guy to be around. He’s got a great attitude and he plays the game the way you’re supposed to. He’s just one of those guys you try to model yourself after. He’s one of the best guys around and it’s fun to have someone like that around.”

Awww so cute! Mehh I just thought I'd share that. It's tradition and all, but still. It's cute. :) Oh and one more alarming thing as I was looking up player fielding stats(I wanted to look on the Range Factors and Zone Ratings) and shocking for like the first time I can ever recall, Manny is not at the bottom of either category! However, I do laugh at the fact that Johnny Damon has no assists.

Hello boys and girls. How are you guys today? I'm pretty good. I went out for some of the afternoon, trying to help a friend with her final/clear her head for the said final of hers that is tomorrow. Gotta love it. I'm really just chilling out, taking a couple mental health days out of work to clear my head and get ready for the summer scheduling. I'm also reading up a bit on Top Chef which I've been getting into lately. That and How I Met Your Mother are really the only shows I watch on a regular basis. And seriously if you haven't watched How I Met Your Mother, you really should check it out. Though if you watch from the first season on, don't get too discouraged by the first few episodes. It doesn't really fully pick up for a while. First real gem of an episode is The Pineapple Incident(which is the episode that hooked me in)

Anyways as for baseball matters, Red Sox and Tigers finish up their series tonight. Justin Verlander goes up against Josh Beckett in what is seeming to look like a classic duel. Verlander hasn't been that good lately, but the guy can snap out of it at any time. Beckett is Beckett. So this could be one hell of a game if both guys are on their game. As long as the Red Sox score more runs than the Tigers, it should be good. :) And hopefully this weekend I can start to get back into the swing of things from a baseball perspective.

Great fight from the Red Sox to come back like that and that shouldn't get lost in the fray that was the bottom of the 9th. I give a free pass for Papelbon though because this is his first blown save this year and the dude was due eventually, right? Right. Now Lugo on the other hand....I am not thrilled with him. He made a difference making error, which is pretty craptastic. Though honestly, I didn't see much from this game to begin with, but the fact that they came back and even had a chance of winning is awesome to me. So yeah there's that. I dunno I'm not too pissed off right now but then again I've been really really gobsmacked with everything else going on around me. My summer vacation begins tomorrow though. I'll probably get more into the baseball mode then.

Also, I'm wicked sorry that I haven't been entirely baseball oriented lately. This semester has taken a shitload out of me....I'll probably make a huge post of real life related ish about this past semester. I still am digesting everything from this semester and now that it's over...I got to say that this semester has kind of changed me. In a good way, of course. I'm still as weird and goofy as I ever was...but a lot wiser and my confidence levels are up to a semi-respectable 35% but I'll probably expand more on this tomorrow.

Hey boys and girls, how are you all today? I'm pretty good. I'm officially on summer break now! Who hoo!! So anyways I'm spending these next two days just chilling out until I go onto my work schedule for the summer. That schedule is basically gonna be 5 days a week with Mondays and Fridays off....maybe the occasional Wednesdays. Weekends are a must, however. Anyways right now I'm waiting for the laundry to finish up so I can put in a new load. My brother and I are cleaning up the house before my parents come home tonight. It's been a pretty damn peaceful 10 or so days with my brother and I. No fights, no real problems with each other, and so on. F-listers -- I'll address another issue in the lock soon. Stay tuned.

Anyways as for tonight's game. It's Clay Buchholz and Armando Galarraga facing off in a battle of damn good youngin pitching. Galarraga has been wicked awesome and Buchholz is starting to show his own kickassery so that's pretty bitching. I'd prefer it if the Red Sox scored more runs than the Tigers, but whatever happens happens. :) That's life for ye. Though I think Mother Nature may end up raining this game out or something. That's what the Bradford Files is saying. In other news, my boy Cora is in Pawtucket for a rehab stint...I may have to make a trip up there....we'll see.

Man what a freaking outing from Wakey tonight. The Red Sox won 5-0 and Wake pitched 8 innings of 2-hit shutout ball. Freaking vintage, man. He was ON tonight. The Tigers really had no chance. He even got run support from his teammates, most notably Papi and Manny going back-to-back. I kind of like this Wakey throwback feel. It makes me happy in the heart. Manny went 3-5 and Cash went 3-4. Seriously, what the hell has gotten into Cash lately? Has he been eating his Wheaties? The dude is hitting, actually full blown hitting. It's weird because I mean this is a guy who has been known time and time again to be unable to hit for shit. That's pretty fucking crazy, man.

This also really really helped the bullpen out who was a little spent from last night and the night before. Wake, man...the dude is just pretty much made of awesome. In other news I need to take a shower and I've got some stomachknots. :P But that's besides the fact. So yeah...um....you can go and stop reading this now...

Hey boys and girls, what's new? Not much really new here. I'm kinda lounging around in my pajamas for a few as I read up on some of my stuff for my final later today. It's my only actual final before tomorrow when I get to watch the news shows and stuff. So that's pretty cool. I just gotta remember to be there at 1:30pm. And well, that's not a class I really want to miss, ya know? Yeah. And after tomorrow, I got a few days to just dick around and kick back as I get all the stressness out of my system. And that's a good thing.

As for tonight's game. Wakey goes up against Nate Robertson tonight. Wake has been Wake this season thus far. He's basically just the solid middle of the rotation guy who can give you innings and kick some ass when needed. He's done pretty good. Robertson hasn't been that good, but you never know when a pitcher is gonna have a great outing or turn it around. Hopefully the Red Sox score more runs than the Tigers. Wakey is also the same dude who gave up 6 HRs against the Tigers and still picked up the win in 2004. So that'll be interesting. It could be a barnburner but yet it could be some good shutout ball. You never know and that's why baseball is awesome. I just ask that if Delcarmen were to pitch tonight, may he not suck so hard. Well...I ask that of the entire bullpen in general :P

Red Sox won today by a score of 6-3. Dice didn't really look too good out there(despite only giving up 1 run), but luckily his corner infielders bailed him out. Lowell and Youk both hit 2-run shots and along with 2 RBI from David Ortiz(one on a solo shot), the Red Sox got their six runs. The bullpen did pretty good minus a hiccup from Hansen and Okajima. It was pretty nice to see. And now I'm hearing John Kruk splooging about Kevin Youkilis. Speaking of splooging and other penis related matters: boston_princess found this video which...it's just really really really bizarre but oddly funny.

I think I'm getting sick....that sucks pretty hard. DO NOT WANT. I'm feeling all weird and blehh right now.

Hello boys and girls. Out of all the days I get the lazy ass bug it has to be today when I need to study for my final. I can't get myself to do it. Kinda sucks, eh? I wish I had more to talk about but I went to see my psych and talked some things over then I went up to school to drop some ish off. Not really much else went on besides that. Umm....yeah that's all I have from the real life files. Well one thing just popped into my head about the Red Sox/MLB. Basically my thought is what players in like 30-40 years from now when we're all old as fuck will be like folk heroes. Like the stories you'd tell about them to your future spawns would be basically like "Grandma, you're full of shit" or what not. David Ortiz is definitely in this category. I mean you try to explain teh 2004 ALCS to future generations. They will not believe it.

As for the game tonight it's Dice vs Bonderman at Comerica Park. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the game tonight. The Tigers and Red Sox are squaring off for four games...I'm just asking for a split. That is all. No more, no less and as long as the Red Sox score more runs than the Tigers tonight, that's all that I'd like to see. Oh and some good ol' bullpen quality too. Though I have a feeling this is gonna be a barnburner.

6 Songs I'm Currently Digging

1) "I Won't Disagree"-Kate Voegele
2) "A Girl Like You"-Rascals
3) "Come Go With Me"-Del Vikings
4) "Goodnight"-ZOX
5) "Tell Her About It"-Billy Joel
6) "Paper Moon"-James Taylor

Also because I have to Check out May 22nd and in the words of someone on Fark "I hear he has a mean WHIP" :) I love random