So the cover of this week's Boston Weekly Dig is, in a word, awesome.


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Dustin Pedroia is the AL Rookie of the Year!

So, yeah...there was this kinda parade thingy yesterday in Boston. I was there. My boss told me on Friday that, if the Red Sox did end up winning the World Series, I could go to the rally. I assumed it was going to end up being on Saturday like last time...but, no. So I was glad that he had given me the green light.

In 2004, I watched the parade ( Read more... )

This appeared last Thursday, but I only read it today...Red Sox Attempt To Break Fabled "Curse Of Relief Pitcher Curtis Leskanic"

"We never should've gotten rid of Leskanic...Just think of how many more rings we'd have now."
How true.

piney61 pointed me in the direction of this awesome article from the Providence Journal, which, among other things, says, "In a way, Game Three was a perfect microcosm of their season. During the year, the Red Sox led the division comfortably. In the final weeks of the season, finally put to the test by the late-charging Yankees, the Sox steadied ( Read more... )

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Yankees, wanting the World Series to be about them even if they're not in it, want to announce new manager on Tuesday.

Well, that's not exactly the headline, but it might as well be.

This quote kllls me the most:
"We've got the best baseball people. The Red Sox obviously have some good baseball people, as well, but we've got great baseball people ( Read more... )

So now we're up 2-0 and we're going to the mile-high club. Seems like what I said yesterday still holds: the Rockies may be the Team of Destination, but they're still NL ( Read more... )

From the Woodland Daily Democrat: "Smashing start to Series: Woodland's pint-sized Pedroia hits leadoff homer"

Oh, awesome. You all don't understand: I grew up reading this paper. Not only that, I drew editorial cartoons for their Under-20 page. This? Is awesome. And this, if you only knew, is so far beyond awesome I don't have a word for it: "Red ( Read more... )

All of you who had Rockies in 4, out of the pool ( Read more... )