In which I prove that Jed Lowrie is an anime character, and then some

[1863_project]

Gosh, I just can't seem to help missing games lately! It's been driving me up the wall - I actually get stressed out when I don't know the score! The boys apparently lost a heartbreaker tonight, too...eh, one more and they'll have Thursday off, which means that if I don't have anything on the agenda I might live-blog the PawSox game or something.

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[piney61]

That music is very hypnotizing. I was bobbing my head to it as I was watching. I saw it more as a Sakaeguchi/Cake pairing love thing!

OH OH OH OH OH!!! Speaking of pairings I love! blinding_voip is reading Mike Lowell's book and sent me an excerpt from the book in which, according to her "Goes on for about a page and a half about Cora" and she was liek "I mean with guys like Papelbon he only spent like...a sentence". And well...he sounds a little smitten. What do you think?:

As the monotony of spring progressed, it was people like Alex Cora, one of our infielders, who would always remind me why I love this game so much. Alex is one of the best teammates I've ever had, and a true friend. As the exhibition season wore on, he would always be up for simply sitting in front of his locker at the far end of the home team's clubhouse and talking. There might have been more than seven months of baseball talk laid out in front of us, but for me and Alex, there was no time like the present.

The more you talk to Alex the more you appreciate the player, and person, that he is. I had played against him in college, when he was at the University of Miami, and really didn't like him. And I told him that when we became teammates. "Yeah, I was cocky," he deadpanned. What do they say, "The first sign of addiction is denial"? Well, the mere fact that he wasn't denying that he had a rude personality back then showed me what a stand-up guy he was. And as I got to know him, I realized his character is made up of much more than words.

Living the life of a player who doesn't play every day, like Alex, is not easy. If you're in the major leagues, you usually believe you have the talent to be a starter, but for some it's just not an option. Accepting that is often a difficult proposition. Not only does Alex welcome his role, but he appreciates it with the intent that every day is going to be his day in the lineup. Almost every morning that we're on the road, Alex, Manny Ramirez, our strength and conditioning coach, Dave Page, and I, head to the gym. Now, I can understand why Manny and I go; we're playing every day. But Alex doesn't have to, and yet he does. And his daily routine goes beyond just a physical preparedness. There is constant video work and he really analyzes the results. In every respect, he's the type of guy you put your faith in.

I just thought I'd share it with yee. Kudos to blinding_voip for sharing it with me! :D

[1863_project]

It really makes me wonder if Jed's been secretly hiding a cake addiction from us all this while... (Hey, I did make a beaver cake with a friend, and we did eat it, so maybe!) And that is the most ridiculously catchy song EVER. I can't stop listening to it!

This line did it for me: What do they say, "The first sign of addiction is denial"? Hmmm, Mikey. That one...yeah. But Alex's dedication is just so wonderful! I love seeing that in a bench player!

[piney61]

Yeah I'm not entirely sure where he was going with that. I think Bradford was trying to put a little subtext in there(he ghostwrote it and no I am not lying). Also, I kinda am amused that Alex was a bit of a dick in his college years. But then again, given what Alex had gone through early in life(he lost his father when he was 13) and how he talked about how college was where he went "from a boy to a man", I can sorta understand. Oh and the whole "older brother is a ballplayer thing" could've gone to his head too.

Oh and character "much more than words" hmmmmm....Bradford at it again :P I keed I keed. But I seriously am in love with that excerpt. Though they better watch out if Dustin doesn't get any wise ideas now...because you know he'll do something about it.

[1863_project]

...oh, Bradford, where would we be without you and your implications? And I can totally see where Alex was coming from, too - I can understand him being like that, especially given that background...

Dustin may have just gained some serious material for Wedding Two.

[piney61]

I can't help but wonder how long it took Alex to explain to Mike that he wasn't exactly crying over him leaving, it was more a mixture of things. Because you know Mike read the paper and then headed over to Alex' apartment the next day and read it out loud to him, just to tease him.

Oh and Dustin is definitely gathering all types of material to present to Jacoby and Clay once the first one is over with. He also is going to Jed about what kind of planning that needs to be done up. Though I think Mike and Alex would catch it early on, but they'll likely just live it up, though Alex would be a little "Why am I the girl?! WTF?!"

[1863_project]

Oh, that totally happened, of course! Mike just eats that sort of thing up...he must've loved it!

He must be. Jed can tell Dustin everything he needs to know, especially since he is now experienced in the field of planning fake weddings. (Once Justin's up in Pawtucket, that'll be made easier, because he can help out, too!) ...yeah, I doubt Dustin would be able to hide that from them for very long, though. He's just not the type to keep quiet...

[piney61]

I get the feeling his wife pointed it out to him and then snarked about him being his boyfriend (well okay so only my mom and a few other women would be like that but still, let me have my dreams) and then Mike would be like "Oh he's gonna get it now!" and the show him. Yeah, and also I think Papelbon would know and they'd bribe Papelbon with ice cream and Julio Lugo's wardrobe collection to get it out of him. And he'd talk about how he's gonna be the flower girl and have a much more fabulous dress in their wedding.

And that cake video's song is so freaking addicting. It just makes me wanna dance around my room a bit. Or at least make a cake. Also Sakaeguchi/Mizutani/Cake OT3 4-Evah! :P

[1863_project]

...that would be just amazing. And Pap needs to be in on it, because he's the most beautiful flower girl in the whole world! His pretty little lace skirt is going to be gorgeous.

I am currently looking for the cake song (it's called Shortcake no Samba: ショート・ケーキのサンバ). If I find it, I'll let you know! ...that is totally my new OT3, by the way.