Opening Day @ Fenway!
Oh, is there a prettier sight in sports than Fenway Park? I don't think so... Going to take some getting used to seeing J.D. in right My ridiculous friends
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I'm currently working on a Texas recap (and it is harder than you'd think because of some um, blackout issues), but in the mean time, here are just a few links... *BSM had all the links from Opening Day and Matsuzaka Mania. *The AP is reporting all charges against the Duke lacrosse team are going to be dropped. *I read this in the Atlanta Journal Constitution yesterday (one of my favorite airport newspapers) yesterday. Hank Aaron will not attend any kind of ceremony for Barry Bonds . *Jeff Francour had 5 RBI's yesterday. I knew I should have picked him for at least one of my fantasy teams! *Jon Lester had another strong start in Greenville . *Peter King's MMQB had some good Pats and Sox stuff. *This is kind of a nice story about how a bunch of Brewer's fans came out to cheer on the Indians who are playing some games in Miller Park b/c Cleveland is covered in snow. I'll be back later with some Opening Day pictures, Patriot pictures, and whatever I can reme...
I was so happy to have real live Red Sox baseball back in my life yesterday. For the first 4 minutes of that game anyway. My dad was already in midseason form, hating Youkilis ("I hope he strikes out next time up so he doesn't run into another out...I have never liked Youk. Never"), being thankful that the Sox didn't resign Curt, pissed the Yankees won ("now we are already a game back in the East"), planning a hit on Julio Lugo ("I could strike him out today...Good work Theo") and all the other negativity that I have come to know and love. I got angry IM's and texts and panic filled phone calls. The Red Sox were back and even in a loss where we couldn't get a hit off of Gil Meche, ran ourselves into two outs, and just generally couldn't get anything started, it still felt good. The Red Sox are back. Anyways, all the refreshing and familiar pessimism yesterday reminded me of my favorite passage from Faithful , by Stewart O'Nan...