Wednesday, July 21, 2004
PATRIOTS TRAINING CAMP ABOUT TO OPEN
Isn't it nice in New England that we have one team that we can watch without puking in our collective mouths? Isn't it nice knowing that if the game is close, someone is going to step up and make a play? Whether its Brady throwing a 14 yard pass on 3rd and 13 or Bethel Johnson returning a kick for a TD or Deion Branch scrambling and getting those extra yards, or Adam Vinaterri hitting a game winner, or Mike Cloud having some big rushes, or Mike Vrabel coming in and catching a TD or Matt Chatham recovering fumbles, or Seymour getting a huge sack, or Bruschi returning a pick for a TD or Law deflecting a pass, or Givens totally bitching a CB, or any of the other dozens of playmakers on the team stepping up. Thank God for the New England Patriots. And remember, every time you're depressed about the Sox, just pop in The Games to Glory II and be merry.
SOX OPEN PIVOTAL HOMESTAND WITH HORRENDOUS LOSS
We needed Pedro to do well today. We needed at least 7 innings from him. We needed a win. What we got was a bunch of shit.
The Man of the Game is David Newhan. Who? David Newhan! He went 4 for 5 with a 2B and HR. He scored 4 times and knocked in a pair of runs.
The Bitch-Goat shall be divided thusly:
Pedro: 1.0 - 6.2 IP, 8 ER
There were some poor offensive performances but if Pedro had gone out there and pitched 7 innings and let up 3, we probably would have won.
Why isn't Ramiro Mendoza being used more often? I know he has sucked for us in the past but he's better than Nelson, Anderson, or Dinardo.
THE 99 RED SOX: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? PART 2: JIMY WILLIAMS
This guy was a sports talk show host's dream. He was full of double talk, hunch-based decisions, and he had NO backing from the front office. Even though I didn't like his often baffling decisions, he is the best manager we've had in recent years. Unlike Francona or grady, Jimy was a manager's manager, not a player's manager. He was 414-352 (that's 88 wins per 162 games) as Red Sox manager. He was 12 games above .500 when he was fired in 2001 (Francoma is only 9 above at the moment). Jimy got a job as the Houston Astros manager but was fired right after the All-Star game. He'll probably find a job as an instructor for a team's minor league operations. He enjoyed working with young players like Shea Hillenbrand and he did a good job at it.
We need to sweep the doubleheader tomorrow.
Isn't it nice in New England that we have one team that we can watch without puking in our collective mouths? Isn't it nice knowing that if the game is close, someone is going to step up and make a play? Whether its Brady throwing a 14 yard pass on 3rd and 13 or Bethel Johnson returning a kick for a TD or Deion Branch scrambling and getting those extra yards, or Adam Vinaterri hitting a game winner, or Mike Cloud having some big rushes, or Mike Vrabel coming in and catching a TD or Matt Chatham recovering fumbles, or Seymour getting a huge sack, or Bruschi returning a pick for a TD or Law deflecting a pass, or Givens totally bitching a CB, or any of the other dozens of playmakers on the team stepping up. Thank God for the New England Patriots. And remember, every time you're depressed about the Sox, just pop in The Games to Glory II and be merry.
SOX OPEN PIVOTAL HOMESTAND WITH HORRENDOUS LOSS
We needed Pedro to do well today. We needed at least 7 innings from him. We needed a win. What we got was a bunch of shit.
The Man of the Game is David Newhan. Who? David Newhan! He went 4 for 5 with a 2B and HR. He scored 4 times and knocked in a pair of runs.
The Bitch-Goat shall be divided thusly:
Pedro: 1.0 - 6.2 IP, 8 ER
There were some poor offensive performances but if Pedro had gone out there and pitched 7 innings and let up 3, we probably would have won.
Why isn't Ramiro Mendoza being used more often? I know he has sucked for us in the past but he's better than Nelson, Anderson, or Dinardo.
THE 99 RED SOX: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? PART 2: JIMY WILLIAMS
This guy was a sports talk show host's dream. He was full of double talk, hunch-based decisions, and he had NO backing from the front office. Even though I didn't like his often baffling decisions, he is the best manager we've had in recent years. Unlike Francona or grady, Jimy was a manager's manager, not a player's manager. He was 414-352 (that's 88 wins per 162 games) as Red Sox manager. He was 12 games above .500 when he was fired in 2001 (Francoma is only 9 above at the moment). Jimy got a job as the Houston Astros manager but was fired right after the All-Star game. He'll probably find a job as an instructor for a team's minor league operations. He enjoyed working with young players like Shea Hillenbrand and he did a good job at it.
We need to sweep the doubleheader tomorrow.
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