Fenway Flashback: When Jonny Comes Marching Home Again

August 14 2007

It was Jon Lester's first start at Fenway Park in 2007 and he was greeted with quite a reception.

And he threw an outstanding game, giving up only one run and two hits over 7 innings. Lester had outstanding command of all of his pitches -- except for that first walk. He might have been a bit nervous ;)

NESN had a mic on Dustin Pedroia and provided this funny little clip:

And shortly thereafter an earthquake occurred -- no, it was just Kyle Snyder goofing around in the pen...

But the real highlight was the ninth inning. I'm still cuckoo for Coco Crisp!

Jimmy Kimmel should write the pop-up videos for Lost

Missing Japan

Some random screen shots from from Japan -- Did you see how the Japanese fans get autographs? The wall is too high to reach over so they literally fish for autographs and hang items and baskets over the wall to collect autographs. Very clever...
Look at the As players taking pictures of the Japanese dancers during the opening ceremonies. The ballplayers may have been the center of attention for the Japanese but they were still tourists in Japan...

Like an episode of LOST

Like the popular television show, the Boston Red Sox have been bouncing around in time -- from an exotic island to the city of Los Angeles. Is it a flashforward or a flashback? The Red Sox left Tokyo after their evening game -- you know, the one that was on at 3 in the morning -- and arrived in LA an hour before it started. Now if that doesn't cause some serious jet lag, what will? About the incident, manager Terry Francona said “So we throw our first pitch at 7:07 (p.m.) and we land at 6 (p.m.). I’m still trying to figure that out,” he said. “I have no chance.” The boys left a time when games counted and Brandon Moss was the star of the team. A time in the future when Manny Ramirez does yoga, talks to the press, carries around giant checks, and bats like it's postseason. They have arrived amidst spring training exhibition games that don't count. Brandon Moss is a member of the PawSox. But let's hope that even if Manny quits talking to the press, he will continue to hit the heck out of the ball. Manny Ramirez is my constant...

Fenway Flashback: Nobody Does It Better

August 13 2007

This NESN tribute to Tim Wakefield is unintentionally hilarious:

Sox vs. As Game 1: Ellsbury's catch

I've been questioning whether Ellsbury can be as good a defensive player as Coco Crisp. Well, yesterday, he proved he's got the stuff with this catch to save Bryan Corey's butt!

Manny Being Manny

I'm one of the few folks I know who loves it that Manny doesn't run when he hits the heck out of the ball. It's that moment that he spends admiring his hit that makes him Manny. It's the hustle that ensues when the ball doesn't go over the wall that makes him Manny. I love it! And I was treated to quite a Manny show in the season opener. Manny, who is embarking on a phenomenal season, won the game with this RBI... and no, he didn't run..

I Heart Brandon Moss

Brandon Moss wasn't expected to make the team. The Red Sox have too many outfielders as it is. Moss got to travel with the Sox simply because they were allowed a bigger roster for the trip. And he got to start simply because Drew's back hurt. But I think he just made this team. Just when the Sox were about to give up the season opener to the Oakland As, Brandon Moss hit his first big league homerun against the famous Huston Street...
Brandon Moss is definitely my baseball boyfriend of the day! :)

Fenway Flashback: Papi Keeps the Peace

August 13, 2007

In the best pitching performance, I've ever seen from Tim Wakefield -- he went 6 innings without a hit and in the end, threw an 8 inning shut out, giving up only 2 hits -- Big Papi tried to steal the show with his antics at the plate. When others might throw punches, Papi keeps the peace..

And Jon Lester tries to steal the show by being so dang cute:

Red Sox vs. Giants: JD Drew's Grandslam

The Sox beat the Japanese Giants 9-2. The highlight was JD Drew's grandslam homerun. The highlight for the Japanese seemed to be Dice-K getting knocked over by high-fives celebrating the grandslam. Japanese tv showed the clip over and over again...

In the opening ceremonies Terry Francona was crowned first runner up in the manager beauty pagent...