You Should Dancing YEAH!

On the verge of the Pats opener I can't contain myself. I feel like dancing like Tommy at the 00:30 mark or Uncle Bobby in the following clip. The 4th Superbowl of the 2000's is coming. Can you feel it??? Ohhhhhhhhhhh YEAH! Now if you'll excuse me I need a tissue or 12.

Give Em DICK?

The PATS are who WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! They cut Dick less than a week away from the season opener. Pats fans are left to blindly agree with the move. Well I say WTF! Dick was a cog on the D and with the move to the 4-3 is there a more valuable piece to the defense then Dick? The guy can play the end of the tackle position flawlessly. As we have always knows the worth of Dick hasn't always shown on the stat sheet at the end of the day, but you'd be damned if he didn't dictate the way offenses played the Pats.

Will a top 5 first round pick be good for the Pats in the long run? Yes! Does it improve the team yes. But, as a fan it hurts to see Big Dick go. Especially to the franchise the "Tuck Rule" (and Jermaine Wiggins) single-handily dismantled. Losing Bruschi and Dick in the same year will test my loyalty to the uncle Bobby and the Hooded One. No matter what the front office does you have to blindly follow the flag and agree to every move. Well I don't agree with this one. Especially since the college crop doesn't seem all that staggering for 2011. Maybe it is too early to evaluate this one, but my current thoughts are of fury.

I guess Tommy and Moss will have to take away the pain with a 90 yard bomb against the Bills to open the season. It is so tough being a Pats fan. BooHoo! I guess I'll have to get rid of my anger like a true NFL coach would and take it out on a microphone, camera, or podium.

Time To Boat Race

With the preseason garbage over, although the gmen/pats week 4 game was a battle, time to get the Labor day drank on and go boat racing into the season. 19-0 is just a possibility it will be a reality. Make note all you Brady/ Pats haters. The hooded one can take a Matt Cassel lead team team to a 11-5 near playoff team, just wait for Tommy Terrific to take the reigns back and take us to the promise land. The job isn't finished. It is time to DO YOUR JOB!

Devil Ray Fans I'm Calling You Out

WTF is up with the god damn Devil Ray fans? This is your last shot at the AL Wild Card leading Red Sox and you can't fill that dump of a stadium? Where the hell are your little cow bells now hunh? What Hulk Hogan and Brian Nobbs couldn't make this one? Where the hell is Dickey V when you need him? What the hell is up with this piss poor showing you pansies. To think we were one Josh Beckett injury away from sweeping the Phillies. Ha come on you call yourself a team. I'd give you half a chance if Longoria's Batting Average was above the Mendoza line. All the hype from last year and you can't get a capacity crowd when the real champs are in town. What do those seats cost $20? $25?

Do Your Job

While not doing my job. I had the pleasure of watching Belichick speak fondly about Mr. Patriot Teddy Bruschi. Alot will be discussed about Bruschi's impact on the pats, but you can't deny that he personified the Pats dynasty. From the underdog world shocking 2002 Superbowl team to the dominant defenses of the 2004 and 2005 Superbowl Champs it was Bruschi who anchored the line-backing core. When the Pats needed a big play Bruschi would step up. He wasn't the best player on the field, but he'd be damned if anyone worked harder and gave more. In an age where players care more about their health and paychecks Bruschi proved you could work hard for success even if that meant jeopardizing your future to being confined to a hospital bed. Not even a stroke could keep Teddy from returning to the game he loved. I'm proud to say I had the opportunity see this man play and I emphasize the word "MAN!"

Don't Do This To Me Again!

After last nights preseason masterpiece. Again, Pats fans are to wonder if Tom Brady is healthy. Albert Haynesworth decides late in the second half to take it to postseason level and take Brady down like a McRib at the drive-though at McDonald's. All of New England collectedly flashed back to the first drive of 2008-09 and headed for the hard stuff while gasping for air. Now it looked like he was alright on the bench. I would say, having had my collar bone broken, he didn't break anything, but that is one god damn important shoulder right there. The team took precaution in holding him out, but that was the biggest "OHH Shit!" moment. Of course it was the biggest since Tommy went down last year and we all know how painful that was after the Superbowl that never happened. So I'm on my knees begging you please don't be hurt Tommy, please don't be F'ing hurt.

Otherwise the night wasn't a total loss. Defense had some flashes of what it can be. The bright spot was the Sox taking a big game to stay up in the wild card. What a huge block by Tek to save the lead. Those god damn Yankees better cool the F off though. Although we all know who C.C. Sabathia turns into when the money's on the line...

Back Jack Do It Again

Big Papi where have you been all this season? What happened to all the talk before the All-Star break about Papi's HR over-under being 17??? Well consider this guy H-O-T-T! Muy Caliente.

David Ortiz decided to dust off the cape last night and send Ozzie Guillen off with a hard-on. I can't wait for Ozzie's late season killing spree of his bullpen. That wild card is looking awfully tasty right now. Plus, Tazawa is on the hill tonight in a big game. Man I love Baseball in late summer. It actually means something.

Sox need to WAKEfield up!

What the hell is going on with this team. One day they're the champs the next they can't get a friggen run. Maddening I tell yah.

Two positives from this weekend Fridays unbelievable comeback in the 9th and Franky Viola burning up the booth. I mean I have enjoyed Eck, Roberts, and the plethora of other randomly Sox-related broadcasters, but Franky V was magnificent. Orsillo couldn't contain himself with some of the gems V was laying on him. I mean this is a guy who sounded like he was sitting at the corner of the bar telling old war stories to whoever would listen. Hopefully we get much more Viola in the final months of the season, because if the Sox keep squandering their leads it'll be a long October.

Orsillio has proved he can work with every style of broadcast partner from cards like Viola to stiffs like Macha. Forget the talk about Youk, Orsillio is my MVP.

Youk Gotta Fight! For Your Right!

The tipping point was reached last night. Youk had enough of being the target of opposing pitchers retribution. Can I blame the Tigers for throwing at Youk? No.

I personally met Youk in a bar before and wasn't impressed with his demeanor even as a bench warming utility man on the 2004 squad he had a cockiness about him. Granted being cocky in professional baseball works out in your favor it doesn't do much for your fan base. Now I'm not saying my buddy wasn't wrong in offering Youk shots that night, but the piss poor response from a guy who hadn't even cracked the starting lineup was uncalled for. So I don't really blame Porcillo or the Tigers for hitting Youk. I'm a fan of the Sox and I don't even like him.

What I do like is the fact that this may be the shot in the arm a desperate Sox team needs to get back on a roll for the September stretch run. Winning the wild card won't be easy and taking the division back from the Yanks will be even tougher. This team hadn't really shown any balls over the last two series vs. the Rays and Yanks and Youk decided enough was enough. You could tell the Sox were going to win the game after the fight. Tazawa settled down and the Sox offense decided to awake from its collective slumber. Bay finally added to his team leading RBI total after a month plus of sleep walking his way to the plate. Even Youks replacement, Mike Lowell, was back on track hitting two shots to give the Sox the win. Do I like that the Sox had to fight to get it going, Yes! It reminded me of the 2003 Pedro vs. Zimmer type of spark the team needed. It also reminded me of Bill Meuller's big shot of Mo Rivera...Some what. When it is all settled the Sox showed they were not going to lay down and take it any more. We'll see if it can carry over to October.