C.C.

I'm surprised that I'm not hearing that much about the Crisp deal. Why are people not more excited? We got a good center fielder who has some fine numbers and a better name than Johnny Damon. Epstein said they had been watching him for a year and a half, so I guess they were anticipating Johnny's traitor-ism. C.C. is six years younger than Damon, and that right there is a pretty awesome fact.

Tickets went on sale Saturday, and I realized Friday evening that I'm going to have to take a class that basically runs the entire summer. No vacation for me and no trips to Fenway. Sad.

And suddenly all is well

Theo back as GM? Oh yes, that makes me happy. Things are looking up.

Oh, and by the way...WHO FAILS A PHYSICAL?

Only a Red Sox player!

Fantastic

Bronson and Theo? Yesterday was a really great day. Except for that part in the morning when I was sick. Bronson may be my favorite, but Theo coming back...kinda feels like the order is back or something. It is Good.

And Serena lost last night. Juan Carlos is still in it. He plays today, and I think he's playing Kiefer, and I know ESPN won't show it because Juan Carlos isn't Andy Roddick, but I can at least hope for a few updates.

Goodbye, Kevin Millar

Okay, I knew he wasn't coming back to Boston, so I could not be happier that he is going to Baltimore. It is the closest baseball city to me and I have tickets to 3 Red Sox/Orioles games this season, meaning I am making a "We Miss You Millar" sign. I am usually quite opposed to signs but Millar is totally worth one. I love that man and the Orioles are lucky to get him, if they want team unity and all that. Orioles fans seem to be pretty happy about getting him...and I am jealous. I want him back. Remember this?

Come on, you know you love him.

Manny!

What the hell are you doing to us?

Damon vs. (and) Jeter

You know, after Johnny Damon's departure, this picture


kinda sucks. I can't believe they are teammates now. It's sick, I tell you. Wrong. Look! Look how they are glaring at each other. Okay, well Damon is looking like he's too good for this and Jeter is trying real hard to look mean but it isn't working, he just looks goofy. Anyway, I guess I don't really have a point, except I'm still mad.

New Year and all that

The time came yesterday to replace my 2005 Red Sox calendar with my 2006 Red Sox calendar. I decided to see just how many players from the '05 calendar were still members of the Sox, and this is what I found:

January - Nomar? Okay, bad example. 0 for 1.
February - Foulke. Although he has been noticeably absent, he's still on the team. 1 for 2.
March - Wakefield. You know what I remember the most about Tim? How he pitched the game I went to in Baltimore and lost. Oh, well. 2 for 3.
April - Billy Mueller. Man, I love him. I am going to be watching so many LAD games this season. 2 for 4.
May - Captain Tek. Can you imagine a team without him? 3 for 5.
June - Lowe. I think I will always remember the drunk guy in front of me at Fenway screaming D Blow. Ahh, memories. 3 for 6.
July - Trot Nixon. I know someone who knows him, and for that reason alone I like him. 4 for 7.
August - Johnny Traitor. No need to discuss. 4 for 8.
September - Schilling. 5 for 9.
October - Manny. I hope he gets past his issues or whatever and actually plays to win this season. Unless he gets traded, in which case I couldn't care less. 6 for 10.
November - David Ortiz. I know players come and go and all that, but if he never left, that'd be awesome. 7 for 11.
December - Gabe Kapler. Uhh...is he even on the team anymore? I'm going to say no. 7 for 12.

Okay, so 7 out of 12 members of the best team ever are still on the team now. Doesn't sound too bad, but it really is a lot worse than it seems.

Oh, and the best part? Mark Bellhorn made the '06 calendar. I don't care where he is, I will always love him too much for my own good. I still can't get over the fact that I finally spent the money to buy a Bellhorn jersey and then he went to the Yankees. It's a good thing I never bought a Damon jersey. I do have that Damon shirt, but whatever. As long as they don't trade Bronson, because that jersey cost more and I want to wear that forever.