Musings from Mandy

Not much to talk about with no game last night. The Sox are in Dallas (bored, I'd imagine), and Dice-K is on the hill tonight. Everyone have a good weekend. I'll check in if anything big happens this weekend, otherwise, see you Tuesday. Go Senators! *LeBron almost beat the Pistons again. He takes the shot in game 1 and gets the foul call in game 2, this whole series could be different. Or, so I've been told. Haven't actually watched one minute. *Youk is great . *Sean McAdam says the Sox have three weaknesses... J.D. Drew, the bullpen, and CF . * Did A-Rod apologize to Pedroia ? Does anyone care? *John Smoltz got his 200th and denied Tom Glavine the chance to move closer to 300. *NFL security is offering to help Virginia in the Vick dog fighting case. * Things got fiesty in Florida last night between the Marlins and Phillies. *Jeter passed Joe Dimaggio on the all time Yankee hit list. That's crazy. * Josh Hancock's dad is suing the restaurant that ...

Here is what everyone has been waiting for: My Red Sox slanted, East Coast biased, Yankee hating MLB preview American League East Boston Red Sox (how could I pick any other way? My name isn’t Red Sox Gal for nothing) New York Yankees (I don’t the Blue Jays have the arms to beat them) Toronto Blue Jays (but they do have Burnett and Halladay) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Some solid bats, no pitching...Carl Crawford is nasty) Baltimore Orioles (Hey, Kev. How’s the basement treating ya?) American League Central Detroit Tigers (got some nasty young arms) Minnesota Twins (bummer about Liriano) Cleveland Indians (they are 1 Keith Foulke short - probably going to cry ) Chicago White Sox (I don’t know much about them) Kansas City Royals (55 mil for Gil?) American League West Los Angeles Angels (ORLANDO!) Oakland Athletics ( Can we wait till Billy Beane wins a WS before we call him genius?) Texas Rangers (still no pitching) Seattle Mariners (Ichiro, you’ll LOVE Boston!) Divisional Playoffs Boston over ...

All kinds of fun this morning (mainly because Papi came to camp yesterday and he's always good for a ridiculous quote or two. *Curt Schilling told WEEI this morning that he would file for free agency after the season after being told by Theo yesterday that the Red Sox would not be offering him a contract before the end of Spring Training. Now, I love Curt, I really do, but I'm sick of hearing his voice. It's great that he doesn't want a raise in '08 and will be willing to play for 13 million, but its not crazy to think that the Red Sox will be hoping any one of a number of young pitchers will be ready by then to take over the 3, 4, 5 slots in the rotation, with Dice-K and Beckett (hopefully!) holding down the 1, 2. Curt also said he would not pitch for the Yankees, but I've heard that some where before. *The Red Sox present David Ortiz with a truck yesterday, which, I guess is a gesture of, "We know you are a bargin at 13 mil, hopefully this Toyota wil...

Here is an interesting tidbit of J.D. Drew's off season work out / recovery plan. Quite frankly, I don't trust anyone who goes by J.D. but whose actual name is David Jonathan Drew. Is the J.D. his middle initial and last name? Was he called Jonathan as a child? These are things I need to know..and until further notice, everyone can call me J.A. (Jane Amanda). Anyways, here is his "routine". I especially like how he has a special device in his cell phone to limit radiation. QRS: Daily, 24 minutes on a relaxed session before bed; Apply to needed area (shoulder, knee) after workout. Lubriflex: Supplement to enhance joint cartilage and preserve joints. Vitatonic: Replenishes valuable nutrients. P2R (Prepare 2 Repair): Helps mitigate shock protein response created cellularly from exercise trauma; helps cells hydrate and recover faster. Cell phone strategy: Use of BIOpro chip and BIOpro pendant to limit radiation-induced damage to body's cells. Hyperbaric chamber/...