A sad anniversary

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October 16, 2003, 10-years ago today: one of the saddest days of my life. I remember it more vividly than any other trivially upsetting thing in my life. The Boston Red Sox blew game 7 of the American League Championship Series to the New York Yankees.

Let’s Go O’s!

Update 1: As I’m now realizing, the A’s still have a chance of winning the American League West with the Rangers being one of the two wildcard teams. Update 2: Good thing I had “Update 1.” The A’s and Rangers are tied for the AL West and play one more game tonight against each other.… Continue reading Let’s Go O’s!

Happy Birthday, Fenway Park!

Fenway Park is celebrating its one-hundred year anniversary this season! Both as a Red Sox fan and a fan of baseball, I’m obviously very proud of Fenway. I’m also kind of a nudge when it comes to factual inaccuracies. I don’t live in a glass house, so I’m free to throw rocks at others when… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Fenway Park!

The Return of Manny Ramirez?

Well well well, former Red Sox/general baseball player Manny Ramirez wants to play again and apparently, “is calling teams directly.” Most players have an agent for such things and I can remember when he played in Boston, he was not known for talking to the press or anyone else for that matter. Then again he… Continue reading The Return of Manny Ramirez?