Musings from Mandy

Here are a few articles on Josh Hancock that I thought were well done... Cardinal Nation Mourns; Autopsy set for today Death leaves a family and a team in pieces Pitcher's Death Hits Fossum Hard Hudson mourns Auburn teammate

Being the die-hard Sox fan that I am, me, Kate, Amy, Paul and T went down to Pawtucket Friday for Lester's first AAA start. It was a great time (except it was freezing), and we had sweet seats 5 rows behind home plate. Lester looked great, didn't give up any runs and hit 96 once, and 94 a few times on the gun.

Actually, 2/3 is pretty sweet. *In case you were under a rock this weekend, the Sox took 2/3 from the Yankees . *Bob Ryan says that despite protests from Cora , he is making a case to take Pedroia's job. *Seth Mnookin has an entry where he says why he doesn't like Jay Payton and Kevin Millar, and also says that Doug Mirabelli is a jerk . Interesting. *This Sox / Yanks recap has Tavarez going over and giving Lester a big hug . Tavarez talked about how he went up to Jon Lester recently, when Lester was throwing on the side at Fenway Park. Lester has valiantly battled back from cancer and figures to take his spot in the rotation. "I gave him a big hug," Tavarez said. "I said, `I'll see you soon. Be better. You're going to be fine.' He's a kid. He has a big future." * Josh Hancock , who came up with the Sox and made his first ML start with the Sox was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning. The news hit some of the Sox who came up with ...

Just heard on ESPN that Randy Moss is in New England and will be a Patriot by the end of the day. He has restructured his contract so he can win a Super Bowl.

Yesterday me, Colleen, Katelyn and Katie made the trek out to Milford for Vince Wilfork's Draft Party. It was very fun. I love the NFL draft. It is one of my favorite sporting events of the year. To steal from Peter King, here are 10 things I think I think... *I think that if I was a top 10 NFL draft pick projection, I would absolutely not go to NY to watch the draft. I would do the Joe Thomas route and go fishing with my dad. Who wants to be the Matt Leinart / Brady Quinn (that was painful and I don't even like Brady Quinn) of the draft? *I think the Browns got a steal with Quinn at 22 even though they had to give up their pick in '08. *I think the Lions did the right thing taking Calvin Johnson with the 2 nd pick. When in doubt, take the best player in the draft. Also, they took Drew Stanton with their 2 nd pick, who I also love. *I think I liked the NFL network's draft coverage rather than ESPN's . A Mel Kiper / Chris Berman -free day is a wonderful thing. *...

MLB Credits Hank Aaron With 50 Lost Home Runs MILWAUKEE—In what Major League Baseball officials are calling a "long overdue correction of a gross oversight," Commissioner Bud Selig announced Tuesday the discovery that Hall of Famer Hank Aaron had in fact accumulated 50 previously unaccounted-for home runs during his illustrious 22-year baseball career, bringing his once record total of 755 to an even higher 805 and putting the all-time home-run record perhaps forever out of reach. Hank Aaron hits one of the 12 home runs he tallied during the 1973-1/2 season. "Hank Aaron is a hero, an excellent man, and a great ambassador for the game of baseball," Selig said during a press conference to announce the findings. "We're proud to have finally set things right, hopefully once and for all. And I have to tell you, some of the home runs that we discovered were just monster shots. One was hit off of [Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher] Harvey Haddix that went 576 feet, and H...

Ryan Hollweg does his pregame routine. He's a forward for the NY Rangers. As for the Sox, Joshua is dominating just as I knew he would, and hey, look at that, Wily Mo didn't strike out once. Good win, I'll take it. I wish that our rotation was in a different order for this weekend, but, Tavarez is due for a good start. Right? Due? Overdue even? Even in April, doesn't get much better than that. Matsuzka tonight, Vince Wilfork's Draft Party tomorrow, and then some more Sox Yankees for the rest of the weekend! And it's the weekend!