I turned on the Red Sox game just in time to see the final out of the season. Mercifully it is over. All of the players came out of the dugout, turned to the broadcast booth, and saluted Don Orsillo. Class act. I’m very glad I got to see that.
See you next year, Red Sox. Please don’t suck again.
The Red Sox have been dreadful this year. A complete embarrassment. No one thought it would be this bad again.
Or so I thought.
I just looked at the standings. They are 73-80 right now. They have nine games remaining. If they could magically go 8-1 over those nine games they would finish the season at 81-81 for an even .500 record.
Prior to the season starting my thought was that they would not be very good this year, but they would be better than last year. I thought the upside would be a .500 record. That or something close to it.
By June I had changed my tune. Last place with a bullet! They suck to high heaven! They are going to lose 100 games!
Who knew that my original prediction was going to be so close to correct. They have a legitimate chance to finish only a few games shy of .500. I am totally shocked! It is amazing what can happen when you are out of contention before the all-star break!
David Ortiz hit his 500th career home run last night. Finally, something in this dreadful season for Red Sox fans to celebrate.
Remember when 500 home runs made you a lock for the hall of fame? I do. Then steroids happened. Thanks a ton, steroids.
I want Papi in the hall of fame, I honestly do. There is just so much working against him. The steroid link alone will keep him out, at least for a while. There is also his position. Despite the 500 home runs and three championships, he’s a designated hitter and no one takes that seriously. Even without that steroid test he still probably would not have made it in.
Regardless of what happens after he retires, he is the best clutch hitter I’ve ever seen with arguably the best post season resume in baseball history. Congratulations to David Ortiz on reaching such a huge milestone.
The Boston Red Sox have a new hall of famer today. Pedro Martinez. I’ve seen two Red Sox pitchers who were so good it was startling. Pedro and Roger Clemens, and Roger Clemens soiled his reputation with (alleged) steroids.
Pedro is a legend and he is more deserving of induction into the hall of fame than anyone I’ve ever seen with my own eyes.
The two NHL teams I hate the most, the New York Rangers and the effin’ jerkwads the Montreal Canadians are both losing in their second round playoff series. Wouldn’t it be something if they both got bounced in the same round.
It wouldn’t make up for the lack of post-season Bruins, but it would be pretty sweet.
Oh, and the Red Sox just took the lead in the bottom of the third.
I’ll enjoy all of this while I can.
My sister knows someone whose son is a big league pitching prospect. He was called up to the majors today and could make his debut in tonight’s game. How cool is that?
I think that by extension this actually brings me one step closer to playing 3rd base and hitting clean up for the Boston Red Sox. Don’t ask how, just take my word for it. I totally did the math on this one.
BASEBALL!!!!!!!
Today’s blogging 101 prompt is to identify your target audience, and write a post directed at them.
I’ve been struggling with this idea (well… not really struggling) since I started using Blogger a little more than six years ago. Who was I writing to? Who did I want to read what I wrote? Do I want to pick a specific topic and stick to it?
No. I wanted it to be a source for any stray idea that popped into my pea brain. No topic. If I wanted to post about photography, I would post about photography.
If I wanted to post about music, I would post about music.
(and hey, did anyone else know you could embed tracks from spotify into wordpress.com posts? I didn’t, but I do now. It’s possible an entire new world of goofiness may have just opened to me)
If I want to post about the Red Sox (I’m seeing a .500 team with an amazing offense and a mediocre pitching staff, and what do you mean Castillo is already injured?) or the Bruins (what do you mean Connolly is already injured?) I will. If I want to post millions of camera phone pictures of my cat acting like a lazy asshole, then I will.
What it comes down to is simple. I will write whatever I feel like, whenever I feel like it.
Does that mean I don’t have a target audience? Maybe, but no. It does not. There is a target audience. There is someone for whom each post is targeted.
Hi Jen. I love you with all my heart. I hope your having a good morning at work. Smoooooch.
The Royals lost.
When I was rooting against them they didn’t even lose a single game.
When I was rooting for them they lost.
From now on the San Francisco Giants will be known as the San Francisco Jerkfaces.
Once again the Giants are your World Series Champions. Is it April again yet?
Inside the Red Head's Head 