Fenway Flashback: The Comeback Kid

July 23, 2007
Cleveland, Ohio

Jon Lester made his first major league appearance of the season! He started strong, but then got himself in a little trouble in the 4th inning...Just when it was starting to look like he was maybe back too soon, Lester dug himself out of his mess and went on to score himself the win! Here's the dramatic end of the fourth innning...

Fenway Flashback: Couldn't Have Happened To A Nicer Guy

July 21, 2007

Fox gushed on and on about Tito, including a little photo montage of TIto with hair!

Dancing with Adam Carolla

Last season of Dancing With The Stars -- Let's call it "The Marie Osmond Love Fest" -- was, well, hard to watch. I swore off the show. I adored in the Apolo Anton Ono days, but chocked it up to Apolo Anton One. Well, I peeked at the list for this season, nonetheless, and here it is -- and look who's on top!

Adam Carolla - The hilarious radio host and best bud of Kimmel. I can't imagine him dancing, but I can't imagine it not being funny!

Cristián de la Fuente - I have no idea...

Shannon Elizabeth - she was in "American Pie"... I think she maybe the one who was also on That 70s Show..

Steve Guttenberg - more laughs! can you visualize it?

Mario - no last name, must be a pop star?

Marlee Matlin - whoa, deaf is a good twist...

Penn Jillette - That's Penn from Penn and Teller! Holy crap, he's like 8ft tall -- maybe he can make the judges disappear?

Priscilla Presley - Presley is 62.. wonder if she's got the king's moves...

Monica Seles - tennis champ..

Jason Taylor - i'm told he's a football player

Marissa Jaret Winokur - i don't know..

Kristi Yamaguchi - the figure skater -- that's gotta be an advantage. i believe she started skating pairs too...

Gagne "Apologizes"

In an AP article, Gagne was quoted about the Mitchell Report:

"I'm here to let you know I feel bad for my family, what they had to go through, and all my friends, especially my teammates here with Milwaukee," Gagne said a statement. "That's a distraction that shouldn't be taking place. I'm just here to help the Milwaukee Brewers get to the World Series and playoffs, and that's all I really care about."

Is that an apology? I can't tell... He called the Mitchell Report a "distraction that shouldn't be taking place"! Wow! That's some serious blame shifting. It's not his past behavior that the distraction -- it's the Report. Nowhere in there does he acknowledge that he did anything wrong or that he is sorry for... errrrrrr... Never been happier to see the Sox let a player go...

Fenway Flashback: Gabbard's Complete Game

July 16, 2007Shortly before being traded away Kason Gabbard threw a complete game shut out. Here is his fantastic 9th innning...

The sweetness of his moment was sullied by the knowledge that the Sox will soon give him up for Gag-me....

Fenway Flashback: Roll With It, Manny

July 15, 2007

In a miserable 2-1 loss to Toronto, during which the Sox left runner after runner on base, Manny gave us an early moment of levity in this clip. I love it because it shows Manny making a great defensive play while playing shallow (gasp!), and then clowning around afterwards, and Josh Beckett smiling...

Baseball today: The good, the bad, and the ugly

I've been listening to Clemens testify in congress for the past hour or so. I have a little time of my hands since I got my YANKEES tickets in 10 minutes! Clemens claims he doesn't know what a vegan is. This time I believe he's telling the truth... anyhoo, I took a break and came upon these -- the first pictures from spring training!!
there are more here thanks to boston.com
Of course, you've undoubtedly heard the big news about Dice-K's mullet. The herald has a nice shot of it:

Almost as big a news story, is Buchholz's shirt:

And even bigger news is Beckett's belly. I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what vegan means either... =)

The Herald has lots more pictures here...

i LOVE the VIRTUAL WAITING ROOM!!

I never win anything. When I was a little girl I once won a Ms. PacMan pin. I remember it clearly because it's the only thing I ever won by chance. UNTIL NOW! I was chosen in the second chance lottery for Yankees tickets and with 40 browser windows and 7 minutes I GOT THEM! In the infield, too! :):):):) Maybe not close enough to throw something at A-Rod but definitely close enough to yell at him! :):):):) Lovelovelove the VWR! And I'm sorry for talking smack about it in the past.....

PETA rocks

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are always extreme, but always fighting for what is best for animals. They've got a great new ad campaign to coincide with that fancy dog show. If you have a dark sense of humor, check 'em out:


This one might go a little far, but it is the truth. Who wants to hear the truth, though?

Learn more about PETA's ABC campaign at PETA.org.

On a brighter note

The boys are throwing in Florida. Here's the proof:

Courtesy of Extra Bases @ boston.com

Clemens throws his wife under the bus

Just when you thought it couldn't get uglier -- Andy Pettitte, former bff of Roger Clemens admitted Clemens told him he used HGH. According to Extra Bases, Clemens, still clinging desperately to his original denials, claimed that Pettitte must have misunderstood him in the first conversation, that his wife, Debbie had used HGH. . I have no words....

The Matsuzaka Mullet

Dice-K has been spotted in Fort Meyers with a new do -- a mullet, of sorts... Noah Pranksy has a little interview...

I won the lottery!

Well, in a way it's the opposite of the lottery. I won the opportunity to spend money -- I won a chance to buy Yankees tickets in the second chance lottery! I have no idea what tickets are left, but I'm excited to spend tomorrow in the VWR from hell. I'm hoping that it'll be slightly less hellish since it's not open to the general public and is in the middle of a weekday. I way over my baseball budget already and clearly can't afford another trip east, but hey, George W says he's gonna send $600 my way and it's simply unpatriotic not to at least try to buy yankees tickets!

Screw the Groundhog, Truck Day Says Spring is in the Air!

The Red Sox Truck, hauling all their equipment, has made it's annual trek from Boston to Fort Meyers, Florida, signaling the dawn of spring -- well, spring training, at least. And better yet, Beckett, Buchholz, Dice-K, and Oki have also made the trek. Spring is in the air, folks! Lots more Truck Day photos at boston.com.

The Grammy Awards

1. Alicia Keys. I saw that horrible superbowl pre-game performance and Alicia Keys has a long long long way to go before she earns respect. Her silly little duet with cartoon Frank was embarrassing at best. And her faux-hawk is as silly as her superbowl dancing. I hope this is not indicative of how this grammy show will go.

2. Carrie Underwood + Stomp = Crap. It might have been an interesting performance if they had left out the Carrie Underwood part. Girlfriend still dances like she's on a horse, despite the zillions of dollars she has spent on a stylist and makeup artist. I hate American Idol. But I do like her boots. Wish I could pull them off..

3. Prince. Never say die. Boyfriend hasn't aged in 20 years...I wish he were performing! But he presents to Alicia Keys and she proves she is the dullest artist at the award show...

4. The Time. Holy flashback, Batman! Ooo-eeeee-oooo-eee-ooooo! Fantastic right up until they brought out that Rhianna chick. She proves that talent is necessary for success in the music industry-ella-ella. Is she wearing a hula skirt? Rhianna and Prince have the same hairstyle, but it looks much better on Prince.

5. Tom Hanks. Hello? Aren't these the Grammy's not the Oscar's??? He honors the Beatles. Yoko sits with Ringo and they seem to be enjoying themselves. I like Cirque Du Soleil and I like the Beatles. Together they are surprisingly dark and twisty. Was Let It Be used in a movie or something? I have no idea what the video clips are from, but the gospel version of let it be is the highlight of the show so far.

6. Cyndi Lauper and Miley Cyrus. Weirdest combo ever to present an award together. Amy Winehouse wins for best new artist because she's the only one on the list I've ever hear of and honestly I've only heard of her because of her nutty drug-enduced behavior.

7. Jason Bateman. I've had a crush on him since I was like 10 so I'm glad he's on my tv, but I am wondering why, considering these are the Grammys and not the Emmys... He claims the Foo Fighters are going to be playing outside in his venue. Jason announces the reality star for the night, proving even the Grammy Awards are a reality television show. The winner gets to play with the foo fighters, which makes me kinda mad because the foo fighters already have an awesome violinist. And why the heck do they have to play outside? I guess I should just be happy that they don't have to play with Rhianna.

8. You know you suck when your glow in the dark technology shows up the rest of your performance. Glow boy is now singing about mama so I am gonna guess that this is Kayne West.

9. Before each commercial break, some unreadable crap rolls across the screen and seems to list award winners, but on my non-hd broadcast tv I can't read it. As fergie sings with John Legend, I realize two things. One, I only like a teeny fraction (what? 5%? maybe 2%?) of music and two, that they are not actually handing out awards in this award show and I had better start trying to read that little cnn ticker. Fergie looks incredibly uncomfortable trying to actually sing.

10. Cher. She's wearing 1000 times more fabric than she used to but she still looks hella crazy -- like she's the bride of Frankenstein. Beyonce forgot her pants. Power, sista! She's trying to make it okay for thick thighed women everywhere to show their legs. Tina Turner must be 100 years old and her legs still rock. She looks a little dazed and confused and her face work has made it difficult for her mouth open enough to scream, but girlfriend is still rockin'...in stilettos!

11. Song of the Year. Amy Winehouse. Seriously? That's the best song of the year? Maybe the academy or whoever is trying to be ironic...

12. FOO. Jason Bateman explains that the Foo Fighters are outside because they are simply too big for Staples Center. Awesome. They do not disappoint. No show, just serious rock and roll. Love that they gave the same performance here in Reno a week ago that they are giving to the Grammy crowd. Boys give 110% whenever they take the stage. The backup orchestra was a little trippy. The reality star violinist played with the orchestra and not the band. Dave Grohl is officially my rockstar boyfriend of the day. May he never cut his hair or pull it behind his ears and God bless the editor who put in all the clips of Taylor singing. Thank you, Foo. One Grammy down (although they failed to mention what exactly the grammy was for). Four to go...

13. Brad Paisley. I hate country music so I might be a little biased here. But seriously, did he just sing I'd like to check you for ticks? And just because your last name is Paisley doesn't make it okay that your guitar is glitter paisley.

14. Kayne. Best Rap something. His head is carved MAMA. I'm trying to believe he's not exploiting his mother's death, but is a tribute to her. He waxes on incoherently (to me, but I'm old) and then bitches that they start playing music. The music persists and he drones on. Then he starts talking about his mother. I'm sure he's not exploiting her death. And then he bitches some more about the music and guilts them into to stopping it, which they do. And now I'm sure he's exploiting her death.

15. Aretha. Gone gospel. I dare not make light of gospel...

16. Fiest. Balls to get up there all alone. Very quirky and interesting...

17. Kid Rock and old lady. Laughs. I love Kid Rock and he almost sounds like he can sing as he does his best Frank Sinatra inpersonation. Whoever put this together has excellent sense of humor... They present rock album and FOO Win! Echoes is easily the best album that I've heard in years so I'm stoked they won. Would have understood if Bruce won, though... Grohl dedicates the award to his daughter Violet and secures his place as Rockstar Boyfriend of the Day ;)

18. Alicia Keys Take Two. She sheds her piano to show she also forgot to put on pants. It seems like on such a grand occassion as Grammys, one would double check to see if they finished getting dressed. john Mayer, for reasons beyond my imagination, tries to save Alicia Keys to no avail. Girlfriend should go back to Disney songs.

19. Ringo and Dave Stewart are definitely separated at birth.

20. Amy Winehouse. This is the first song I've heard that isn't that rehab song and it pretty much sucks. Winehouse doesn't really sing either song she more speaks the words and drones on a bit. I'm not sure what the big appeal is, other than the fodder she provides for the paparazzi. I think Fergie is a better vocalist. Yet Winehouse wins record of the year (beating my Foo Fighters) and I'm started to get irritated. Winehouse didn't appear to have a clue what was happening. Foo 1/2

21. Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and John Fogerty. What a trip to see a million year old Jerry Lee Lewis rock out. Little Richard hasn't aged a day and Fogerty can still rock.

22. Album of the Year. Of course, I was rooting for the Foo Fighters but I'm just glad that Winehouse didn't win... Herbie Hancock took the award home. He said it had been 43 years since a jazz artist won Album of the Year, so I guess it was overdue... Foo 1/3

23. Wrap it up. Overall the show SUCKED! I'm off to read the list of winners because I have no clue who won 99% of the awards... Things that should have been on the show and weren't:

Bruce Springsteen "Radio Nowhere": Best Rock Song and Best Rock Solo Performance
Foo Fighters "The Pretender": Best Hard Rock Performance 2/4

Fenway Flashback: Hey Now, You're an All-Star

I'm not a huge All-Star game fan. This year, I tried hard to be a good American League fan and root for the team even if that meant rooting for A-Rod. It's been awhile since I've watched a Yankees game, so I thought I could do it. I tried to do it, but then this happened:

I know it's just me. I really wanted to see Beckett throw a perfect 2 innings in the All-Star game. I know. I didn't want to see him give up any hits, so I just imagined A-Rod standing still as a ball rolled by him and was called a "hit". I'm sure it was a hard hit ball and A-Rod had no chance at it and that he was playing a perfect position for 3rd base and not chatting distance from short stop. I vowed to be a better fan. I would root for the American League team -- the whole team. And then this happened:

What the heck? I've seen better base running at Little League games... Try as I might. I really hate A-Rod...

Obama: Dancing Queen

Barack Obama proves he's half white on Ellen:

i heart jon lester

how cute is it that the over-zealous, Jon Lester, showed up to training camp TEN days early and 35lbs bigger? This is gonna be a fun year! =)

Foo Freaking Fighters

The Foo Fighters were in Reno last Friday! I don't know why but look here's proof:
pictures courtesy of foofighters.com
Holy heck! I've seen enough live footage to know I was in for a real rock show and they certainly did not disappoint. The band played a wide selection of songs, old and new, hard and soft. Dave Groh, who suffered from the flu earlier in the week and had to cancel shows, seemed to be fully recovered considering how hard he rocked.

What I didn't expect was Grohl to be so entertaining when he wasn't making music. Grohl was light-hearted and funny. Throughout the show, he wore a childlike smile, which seemed a sharp contrast to the often biting lyrics and intense guitar. He joked with band members and genuinely seemed to like them. And he genuinely seemed to be enjoying himself. He interacted with the audience and called attention to a couple members. One was playing drums on the barrier. Grohl stopped the show to point out this "overzealous fan" and brought down a camera and a mic to capture the moment. He also called attention to Mustache Man, a middle aged man, high in the stands, who waved goodbye to Grohl when he said he had one more song. Grohl easily convinced Mustache Man to stay, putting the spotlight on him and teasing him relentlessly. Despite the intensity with which he plays, Grohl didn't take the band too seriously. He joke about the growing number of musicians. (The was an extra guitarist, keyboardist, violinist, and a guy who plays bells and whistles). Grohl called out the bells and whistles guy, much to his dismay, and coaxed the audience into demanding a triangle solo.


The band continued to tease the audience right up through the encore. When they went backstage, they appeared on camera, teasing the audience with peeks of the setlist. Overall the show was fantastic. They sounded great -- just like they do on the albums, which is always nice to hear in this day and age. The addition of a head banging violinist was awesome and the combination of lightheartedness and intensity is not matched by any band today. The foo fighters are clearly one of the best live bands around.

It was the first show that I've been to at the recently built Reno Event Center. Parking in downtown is obviously a bitch, but the acoustics in the venue are unmatched by any venue in town. I was able to hear all the lyrics and the banter despite the heavy guitars. The crowd was quite young and quite violent. While Against Me played, the crowd around me turned into a violent and scary mosh pit. The conservative gentleman next to me got beat up for pushing the flying bodies away from us. Nice. The crowd settle during the Foo Fighters set, right up until the end and it got a little edgy. It put a damper on the show for sure. On the upside, most bands who play in Reno are faced with an audience in which only a small fraction are actually interested in the show. That was not at all the case on this night. The place was packed and everyone was singing, screaming, head-banging, and fist pumping along. Grohl claims they won't wait another 15 years to come back to Reno. Let's hope he's not just teasing. =)

Go, Stewie!

I had much more fun cheering on Stewie as he went head to head with Underdog than I did trying to cheer for the Patriots.
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