I Have Accepted It

Okay, how much fun was Jason Bay's first AB yesterday with Boston?

(I've come to see the light with the Manny trade. Bay's performance yesterday helped.)

Everyone was cheering, signs were everywhere (how about that 'Thanks Manny but it's a new Bay' sign?!)....I wonder how Manny took that.

I will always miss Manny, but I guess this is just part of baseball. Like when Bronson Arroyo left, and Mark Bellhorn left, and way back when my former-favorite-Sox Shea Hillenbrand left. Whatever happened to him, by the way?

But anyway, the show must go on. I'm okay with it now. Manny wanted to go and we got a good young guy to take his place. A good young guy that will most likely be holding a nice trophy come October.

P.S. Looks like Youkilis and Bay have become fast friends! Loved Youk's reaction when Bay came home in the 12th.

Oh I Just Cannot Understand

I'll be out of commission for a while. Trying to understand the WHY of the Manny trade. Head hurts.

I miss Manny!!!!!!!!

Seriously, the Angels?!

What is this thing with the Angels and so many, many losses to them? Do the Red Sox not remember that they have owned them in the postseason? Remember the 2 sweeps in '04 and '07? Try harder, gents!

I am thoroughly disgusted with yet another sweeping loss to this LA team. What hurts the most is the Angels are in fact my second favorite team in the league. I mostly like them because I love me some Vlad but also because WE ALWAYS USED TO BEAT THEM. Sickening. Ugh.

Okay, on a more positive note, I have some excellent news to pass along. I received an email from a nice lady telling me about the 7th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon, which will be held August 14th and 15th. All money raised goes directly to cancer research and patient care at the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Get together with your friends (or hey, even people you meet at bars and stuff) to watch the games and raise some money for what you all know is a fantastic cause. They want to raise $4 million, so let's help them along :)

And seriously, Sox men, let's start to win again. And forget about sending Manny to Florida, I don't like that talk. I can't imagine getting anything in return that is worth Manny's bat, even though it comes with quite a mouth.

Kind of Ugly

So things aren't looking so hot right now. We've already lost the series to NY, they are only one game behind us now, this Manny business is an unpleasant distraction, and next up we play the Angels (who we seem to have a lot of trouble with). We need an infusion of positivity, and we also need another starting pitcher to replace Wakef....uhh, we need another pitcher.

I'm hoping Lester can pick up the pieces tonight, but honestly I am not sure how he will do. I'm going to think good thoughts and hopefully we can pull off a win. Ponson is...bad? I hope? 6-1 says otherwise. But an ERA of 4.02 gives me some hope!

8:00...be there or be square. They need to get off to a good start tonight and then just keep it going.

This is Not What I Planned On

What on earth happened these last few days? Another sweep? We were winning, too, most of the time. I think we need to just forget that this series ever happened and move on to the next one.

Enter Jon Lester, who simply must do a good job tonight against Seattle! I refuse to accept another loss...

At least there is hope on the horizon....Ortiz hitting all those home runs, hopefully he'll be back soon! They're saying Friday...oh please oh please oh please oh please etc.

I Am Already Mad

The game hasn't even started yet and I am very upset. Mostly, I am disappointed. Disappointed in those stupid New Yorkers who have booed all of the Red Sox players. HELLO IDIOTS THEY ARE PLAYING ON YOUR TEAM TONIGHT!!

I did NOT boo the Yankees. I cheered for Rivera! Because he and all of the other Yankees are my TEAMMATES tonight. But then again, I am not stupid, and I do not boo my own teammates. Like New Yorkers.

Whatever. Like my father says, if everyone was as smart as us, we wouldn't be appreciated.

A little Pedroia action to get us started tonight (MY favorite player batting 9th, now THAT is stupid)

Youkilis' Day

Well now that was just a fun game! Wakefield pitched a wonderful game, Youkilis hit his first ever grand slam, and the Sox moved up to just 1/2 game out of first place. The Rays have lost like 5 in a row or something, which is quite nice for us. Which means....if we win today and they lose, the Sox can enter the All-Star break in first place.

I did feel bad for the Orioles pitcher Liz, he got mauled and the announcers were saying he isn't really ready to pitch in the Majors yet but he had to with Baltimore's injuries. But these are the Red Sox, man....you can't throw in a weak pitcher against their bats!