Buntin is a Habit. Put it in the Ayer!

Just like I said this is not your daddy's Red Sox team. They can hit the long ball, out pitch you, and yes play small-ball. The Sox proved they could get it done and beat you any way possible yesterday with an exciting 5-4 walk off win...On a bunt single by Coco Crisp; thanks to a pebble. The Orioles bullpen blew this one big time, but the Sox will take the sweep right on to Texas. Ohh and Pedroia hit another bomb to give the Sox their first run of the game. MVP??? I'm just saying.

All this while Tampa Bay is losing division games and can't bring in any fans while sitting atop the AL East in first place. 13,478 I'm pretty sure some High School football games I've been to have drawn more fans. But, when your team lives in Paradise where everyone is hitting the beach up I guess you have bigger things to devote your time to. Sorry Tampa Bay the Sox are going to rain on this parade. Not even you can stop it Dickey V with your upbeat attitude and wonderous ACC commentary. Take your PTP'ers & diaper dandy's on the Rays and shove em up your Arse. Ahhahahahahhahahhahahhaahhahahhahahahahhahahahahaaha!

By the way is this the greatest site on the internet or what? Is this a close second or what?

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey What is going on Here?

With the Pats a couple days from beginning another record breaking season in comes Pedroia and the Sox to steal the thunder. The Sox are in the middle of a great run for the playoffs and have started to establish themselves as a tough team to beat. Since dumping one of the greatest hitters ever to live the Sox have found their identity. At first they couldn't score runs that changed quickly and last night is a great example of that change. Pitching by Jon Lester got the job done scattering six hits, four walks, one run and getting some good team defense. But the hitting of the Sox was the story torching O's pitching for 14 runs on 20 hits. Ortiz had 4 RBI's while Pedroia kept up the MVP chatter with 5 RBI's, his 16th dinger, and 43 double on the season; all from the clean-up slot mind you.

This kid is playing on a different level. He is reaching Bird, Orr, Ballgame, and Brady level that you just don't see ever athlete reach. It happens when a player can't do any wrong they come up with the big shot, goal, hit, or throw when they need to. They drive opposing players and coaches crazy with their inability to make a poor play. It's lights out time where they can do no wrong. It is something fans are lucky to behold you know your guy is gonna take your team to the next level. Nobody saw Pedroia being this good, except maybe Theo (trading Hanley Ramirez) for know Pedroia was his guy. We are all just lucky to have this guy and this team that has found the chemistry to overcome the injuries and loss of Manny from the lineup. It seems every night another guy is getting the job done either in the field, on the mound, or at the plate. Hopefully the Sox can carry this over to the postseason when it matters. Something tells me they will or Pedroia will kick all their asses.

Theres no need to fear Dustin Pedroia is Here

What a statement game by the Sox last night. Byrd Man was wheeling a dealing scattering hits and making the big pitches to get out of jams. I always thought he would fit the Sox for some reason, maybe I just like the Old Tyme wind-up he has. Bay had a nice triple that Abreu somehow botched catching. It's almost as if the Yankees are sabotaging their season or something. Conspiracy theory? No Abreu just sucks A$$. Last but not least how about Pedroia and the granny last night. Nail in the coffin. Quintessential corn in the...You get it. I somehow had the feeling he was going to put that one out. He just takes massive hacks when he smells a green light and man did he put that game away. Surprisingly that was his first career grand slam. I'm sure many more to come.

The Question that Rem Dawg brought up "Is he the Sox M.V.P? Is he the A.L. M.V.P?" Remmy thinks so without a doubt, might be a little biased as a former Sox second baseman. I'm not 100% sold yet on A.L. M.V.P, but I'm certainly thinking he is at least the Sox M.V.P. If the Sox win the division he def gets serious consideration for A.L. M.V.P. I mean this isn't supposed to happen to the Sox or to second year players in general. You're not supposed to go into Yankee Stadium with ice water in your veins. When was the last time a young Sox team went into Yankee Stadium and but their foots on the Yanks necks like this? Never?

I know the Yankees look flat and don't have pitching. That doesn't take away from the fact that the Sox young guys came in and got the job done without Lowell, Drew, and Beckett. 2 out of 3 was the goal Check. A sweep that ends the Yanks hopes will be that much sweeter.

Cue the MUSIC!

Who you think started this Gansta Sh*t

Dr. Dre is set to release Detox his first album in 8 years since "The Chronic 2001". The Chronic is a classic masterpiece and easily the best rap album of all time. Chronic 2001 was untouchable over the past 10 years. I'm not going to lie. I'm really hyped to see what Dre comes out with this time. He's rumored to have Jay-Z, Nas, and Lil Wayne on Detox. I'm interested to see how they work together.

Hopefully this doesn't push back the release too much. You gotta feel for this guy he's lost his brother, his mentor Eazy E, and now his son. He's been shot and seen hip-hop grow into the cash cow it is today due in large part to his influence on the genre. Loosing his son has to hurt, but I hope it will add some more motivation to create another sick album. Dre has always been my favorite producer/ rapper and this album has been high on my to-buy-list for a long time. By the way when did Dre get huge? I mean Arnold huge.

Dr. Dre Gives Release Date & Guests For Detox Album Rap Basement

Sox Notes

Sox beat the Yankees in the first of the final three fare well (rot in hell) to "the house that Ruth built (and Ortiz destroyed)" Yankee Stadium. Watched a fair amount of the game and seemed like the Sox got just enough from Wake and the bullpen to get past the Yanks. Masterson came up HUGE and got A-Rod to ground-out with bases juiced. A-Rod didn't help the Yanks case any wasting the bases loaded opportunity to tie it up and botching a Jeff Bailey squib at third, but does he ever do anything against the Sox. Man do the Yanks fans boo the s out of him. I don't think any Sox player has gotten such a rouse as A-Rod did out of the Yankee faithful.

Sox also had homers from Ortiz and Youk (horrible guy in person).

• Josh Beckett threw a side session, and is on target to pitch Friday. YES!



• And the Rays lost at home to the Blue Jays. Yeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! (in a Howard Dean screech)



• Mark Kotsay is on his way along with his .289 average, six homers, and 37 RBI. Not sure how he's been this year defensively, due to injuries, but he always has been able to flash the leather. Seems like a good fit for this Sox team as well. O.K. O.K.
  
  
• And Ortiz is dropping knowledge: "That's how we roll here," David Ortiz said. "We don't panic here. You hit the panic button, you just get worse. Right? Right."



• The Yankees can finish this series no closer than four games in the wild-card race, with just a month left to play. Even if they win the final two, their hopes cannot be very high. WOW!



• Big ups to Coco (Arn't you glad he wasn't shipped out now?), Jed, and the rest of the bottom of the order for cleaning up Yankee pitching. This is an interesting Sox team to watch that's for sure.

This ain't your Daddy's Sox vs. Yanks

Anyone else out there a little less than pumped up for the Sox vs. Yanks in the Bronx final series?

I don't remember the last time this meant less. Maybe 2004 was the crowing moment to get over the Sox vs. Yanks rivalry. Maybe not. Maybe it is the incessant scheduling of 20 plus Sox Yankees series MLB has dumped on us in the past 4 years. Something just doesn't seem right. I think the last time I was fired up for Sox Yanks was in 2006 when my dad got tickets to the return of Johnny Damon to Fenway in pinstripes. You could feel the hatred in the park building prior to the first pitch. Outside the park before the game Sox fans were hounding anyone with a Yankees cap. My dad and I even got quoted in the Herald which ended up on the inside cover the next day. My dad said "Not since Benedict Arnold has there been such a traitor in New England!" I took it a step further and wished Damon would tear his ACL running down to first. To each his own.

Honestly though I think that is the last time I was genuinely fired up to beat the Yanks. Since then the Yankees have become and afterthought to the Sox season. I used to be they were the proverbial mountain each Sox team would try to conquer to get a glimpse of the playoffs. Maybe always being second fiddle was what fired up us Sox fans more. Maybe the Yanks just aren't that competitive since they built a team around aging sluggers and non-winning types like A-Rod. It rest a little more I say on their lack of quality starting pitching, but either way the rivalry is weak right now. It used to be you wanted to beat the Yankees more than you wanted to eat, sleep, or breath. A sweep was a jewel in the crown. Now you just kind of want to take 2 out of 3 and keep the AL Wild card lead over the Twinkies.

Whatever happened to Fisk vs. Munson and Mickey Rivers throwing cheap shots. Doesn't anyone remember the peak of hatred in the 2003 ALCS when Petey tossed Zimmer? Or Tek vs. Gay-Rod in 2004? Since Tek took out A-Rod and the miracle ALCS comeback there hasn't been that fire. The line in the sand was drawn that year and the Sox were not going to take shit from the Yankees anymore. Billy Miller's walk-off is probably one of my top-ten Sox moments. Maybe it is the curse of Big Papi or A-Rob, but it just doesn't feel the same. It shouldn't feel forced.

I miss those days...Who am I kidding I'll be watching just like every other year, but I'll miss the old time rivalry.

Let's not get off on the bad foot

Tom Brady's foot seems to be a big issue going into the third preseason game tonight. The way the O line has been the past couple games I think it's best he's in street clothes for until the fifth preseason game against K.C. Let him take some tiem off with Gis before he goes to war.

Now, I didn't catch any of the game Sunday night, due to a man-cation rafting with my dad, bro, and their friends. Turns out I didn't miss much. Apparently everyone is worried about Cassell being a viable back-up. If that is one of the biggest worries I think were doing just swimmingly. The Offensive line has been swiss cheese the first two games and if they keep throwing these sh*tty veterans up against the wall one has to stick, Right? Other than that the defense is showing some youth and speed which they desperately needed in '07 & '08.

On the positive it looks like Dick is finally healthy and ready to earn that paycheck and take some double teams. The Pats need him drawing double teams to free up Vrabs and A Thomas for some blitzes to cause havoc.

In the end, do we really know what to expect from the Pats this season? Yes! They still have some teams they haven't laid 50 down on and Kyle Eckle is looking for some more garbage time TD's. If you are worried about the chemistry on the offensive side, Don't remember Moss didn't play at all last preseason. "Straight CA$H HOMEY!"

Say It Ain't So Yaz!

Carl Yastrzemski has been hospitalized with chest pains today. The Nation's thougts are with you Yaz. We hope this is something that can be treated and wish you and your family the best. One of my biggest memories as someone who wasn't even alive to see him play has to be his last day at Fenway speech. "Say it ain't so Yaz."-a young Sox fan "Well I wish it wasn't"-Yaz. I dare any Sox fan to say they didn't get choked up seeing that for the first time. I remeber as a kid I read his biography and have idolized the guy ever since.

He is one of my favorite Sox past and present and the man is right up there with Teddy Ballgame as the most iconic Sox player ever. Nobody plays the wall the way he did and he carried the Sox for over two decades. He was an 18 time All-Star, 7 time Gold Glove winner, and won both the AL MVP and Triple Crown (The last man to do so since '67) in 1967 "The Impossible Dream" season. His HOF numbers are as follows:

Batting average .285

Hits 3,419
Home runs 452

Lester is More

The Sox had a bit of a mishap over the weekend loosing two to the Jays including a lack luster Becket performance. In steps Lester (7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 5 K, 1 BB) and man did he straighten that sh*t out. He is carrying this year's staff. In fact in his last four starts he is 3-0 with a 0.29 ERA. This may sound crazy, but John Lester is having a Pedro like year here. Not that his pitching is anywhere near Petey's '98-'99 dominance, but he is winning when the Sox need it. It seems like he has halted every potential big skid the Sox have run into this year. I can't imagine how this guy feels knowing he could have lost it all with his cancer diagnosis. I do know that he has some enormous BALLS and will be carrying this team come October if all things end well. Trailing the Rays by 4.5 games and leading the Twins in the Wild Card by 1.5 you need big wins like Lester's last night.

I also have to admit it is hard not to like Jason Bay the guys a gamer check-out the numbers:

Since moving to Boston, Bay is batting .348 with 3 HR and and 16 RBI in 16 games. His OPS is an outstanding .972, and he has stolen 3 bases as well. - faniq.com