I am having one of those days where I am reminded how fortunate I am to have won the love of my wife, and how that luck is multiplied many times over that I have also won the love of my two step kids.
I honestly believe that I am the luckiest man alive. I could not possibly be happier than I am being a part of this family. I love them all so very much.
The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in their ALDS series against Tampa Bay with a 7-4 win tonight. David Ortiz hit two home runs. The second has yet to land.
The Bruins beat the Red Wings 4-1. They are 2-0 on the young season.
Some fat boy got new glasses.
Win, win, win.
I’m sitting here waiting for my new glasses, thinking about what I’ve learned today.
First, my eyes aren’t falling apart the way I had feared.
Second, I learned that for every 20 minutes you spend staring at a computer at work, you should look away for 20 seconds. This will let your eyes relax and keep them from getting fatigued.
Third, I know how to access the emoji keyboard in iOS 7. 😎
Finally, glasses are WAY MORE EXPENSIVE than the last time I bought them. Woah!
I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw an eye doctor. It may have been 13 years ago.
Until today.
I’m afraid they are going to tell me I’m going blind.
After two of my picks got trounced in the first two games of the divisional series, things went more to plan tonight. The Pirates won game two. So did the Braves. The A’s are blowing my good day as they are losing 3-0 in the fourth inning.
Most important though, the Mighty Bearded Red Sox blew out the Rays in game one. Tampa Bay’s defense was just plain awful and Boston took constant advantage of the miscues. The final score was 12-2.
And all was right in Red Sox Nation.
I made my divisional series picks yesterday. Both NL series played game one. Both teams I picked got beaten badly. Pittsburgh got trounced. Ah, can I pick ’em or can I pick ’em? The Cardinals and Pirates are just starting the second inning now. Incredibly, the Cardinals failed to score in the first.
Of course the big deal starts at 3:00. Tampa Bay at Boston in game one. The Rays scare me. Sure, they weren’t all that great down the stretch but they won when they needed to. They also have some awesome starting pitching. Yeah, I’m nervous.
Please, Red Sox, destroy them so that I can stop feeling nervous.
Thanks. Go Red Sox.
Did I mention that evening traffic seriously sux?
Did I mention that the Bruins opening game is tonight at 7:00ish?
No lockouts.
Full season.
Jarome Iginla (finally).
Patrice Bergeron will have two lungs this time, unlike game six of the finals last year.
After last season, anything short of a Stanley Cup Championship will be (another) gut wrenching disappointment.
It’s going to be a really fun season, I can feel it.
Go Bruins!
Well now that the wild card games are over, I am officially 1-1 on baseball post season predictions. Yippee. I really wanted Cleveland, but I knew Tampa Bay was going to win. Damn it.
Now for the Division Series picks.
Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays. Oh good, the team I didn’t want to see the Red Sox face in the first round is the team the Red Sox will face in the first round. It doesn’t matter though, the bearded Bostonians will rain down pain and suffering upon the Rays like Grant raining cannon fire into Vicksburg. (see what I did there? Long beards equals civil war references. Get used to it) As if there was any doubt, I am picking the Red Sox.
Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics. Do I follow my brain or do I follow my gut? My brain tells me that the logical choice is the Tiggers (T-I-Double guh-Rrrrr). My gut, however, says to go with the A’s. I’m pretty sure I went with the A’s last year and got burned. This year… I think I am going with the A’s again.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates. Again, I’m going with my gut over my head. I am picking the Pirates. We are family and all that. I am on the wagon. Officially. That pretty much guarantees that the Cardinals will win in a sweep, but I am sticking with the Pirates.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves. There is no way on this Earth or any other that I will ever root for this Dodgers team. No offense to Nick Punto, but Hell No. I am picking the Braves. Do you think if the Sox and the Braves meet in the World Series we might see some sort of exhibition game at the site of the old Braves Feild? I didn’t think so either.
So I am on record as rooting for a Boston/Oakland ALCS, and a Pittsburgh/Atlanta NLCS. You heard it here first.
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