1) Airplanes II (B.O.B., featuring Paramore girl and Eminem)
2) Crash into me (DMB)
3) Fortunate Son (CCR)
4) Is this love? (Bob Marley)
5) Three Marlenas (The Wallflowers)
6) She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5)
7) Never know (Jack Johnson)
8)Shake me Like a Monkey (DMB, live from Las Vegas)
9) Rain King (Counting Crows)
10) Superstar (Lupe Fiasco)
11) American Girl (Tom Petty)
12) So Damn Lucky (Dave Matthews)
13) The Seed 2.0 (The Roots)
14) Clocks (Coldplay)
15) Before the Headache Rolls in (Hootie and the Blowfish)
16) Wasting Time (Jack Johnson)
17) Message in a Bottle (John Mayer)
18) Yellow Ledbetter (Pearl Jam)
19) Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
20) Holes in Heaven (Jack Johnson)
21) Dont Drink the water (DMB)
22) Into the Fire (Thirteen Senses)
23) Faithfully Remain (Ben Harper)
24) Confortable (John Mayer)
25) Amber (311)
26) The Joker (Steve Miller Band)
27) Better Days (Goo Goo Dolls)
28) Low (Coldplay)
29) Hold my hand (Hootie and the Blowfish)
30) Down by the River (DMB)
31) Dead Wrong (The Fray)
32) Mad World
33) Meet Virginia (Train)
34) Such Great Heights (The Postal Service)
35) Follow Through (Gavin DeGraw)
36) Heaven Forbid (The Fray)
37) Grace is Gone (DMB)
38) Sitting, Waiting, WIshing (Jack Johnson)
39) Out of my Head (Fastball)
40) Sympathy (Goo Goo Dolls)
One Love/ People Get Ready (Bob Marley)
Friday, May 7, 2010
Could we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are shooting stars?
Dreams are so strange sometimes. I have been watching the show Weeds lately, which has apparently taken control of my subconscious. The other night, I dreamt that I was boarding a plane and was hiding little packets of marijuana in my carry-on back pack. I was so confused and concerned about how I could have possibly gotten myself into such a situation. Sidenote: I do not smoke weed, and would never have the balls to try to sneak it onto a plane. Furthermore, I got so nervous in my dream that I woke up, and was thankful to be back to normal consciousness, or at least what we consider normal consciousness.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Monday Rant 7/13
I've always played along with the whole, "It's just Manny being Manny" thing. But when it comes to steroids, its a different story. Why do Arod, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens get destroyed by fans and media with their Steroid accusations but Manny, who is the only one of the four to ever test positive for a banned substance (which proves his steroid use), is still beloved by the same people. What makes Manny any better than any of these guys, his lame accuses and his illegal activity were just as real and just as dishonest. Make up your mind people....The Washington Nationals fired Manny Acta. Unless they start spending some money on something other than young talent, they won't be keeping any manager for very long. They have to practically give away tickets there....Brett Favre won't go away. Will he ever go away? Let's take a minute to pray, or is God on the golden boy's side too. Seriously, I'm sick of this guy, and his overrated career. Don't get me wrong, I would very much enjoy watching him add another 25 picks to his NFL career record, but stop talking about him, he feeds off of that crap....The British Open starts on Thursday at Turnberry. Tiger didn't play last year and I'd have to guess that he comes out with a few low scores early on. He's already at the course studying god knows what on those greens. It's scary combining his work ethic with his talent. What about his wife and kid? They will come first when he retires in 20 years....The Yankees had been playing some unstoppable baseball, until they ran into the angels. They truly are the bronx bombers. As the yankees lost three to the Angels, The Red Sox took 3 of 4 from the Royals, which we could be looking back on in september as a major turning point in the AL East. Its tough being a yankee fan the last 6 years. Like a gentleman's club, they are simply a tease....Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay were named starters for the MLB All Star game. I probably can't think of two other pitchers I'd rather have going right now in big games. However, I have always believed the all star game is about who deserves it most that season. Zack Greinke's performance this year has really been untouched and he got snubbed from the starting spot...I know everyone loves Shaq and his little quips, but honestly, the guy is an asshole. His opinions are off base and immature. I think he is the real big baby. Maybe that could be his stage name when he retires and joins the circus. Slow, immovable elephants are an endangered species after all.
P.S. Don't follow that tool on twitter, unless you need someone to preach to you about why his life is so much better than yours. And it's not because he's a star, it's because fat people are always jolly.
P.S. Don't follow that tool on twitter, unless you need someone to preach to you about why his life is so much better than yours. And it's not because he's a star, it's because fat people are always jolly.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Life after College
Who makes the rules about what you're supposed to do with your life after college. Too many kids, yes kids, think that the next few months will determine the rest of their lives. At 22 years old, we forget how young we really are. There is nothing wrong with feeling the pressures of life and wanting to be successful. But why do new graduates feel the need to be successful for the sake of being successful. And is it really success if you are heading in a direction you don't like. Don't get me wrong, I want a job, I want money, and I want to be able to support myself. I have lofty goals, like most college graduates. But why do I have to determine the rest of my occupational life when I am 22 years old. I'm scared of getting stuck.
But I'm also scared of people seeing me as a failure because I don't have a job right now, and because I don't know what I want to do with my life. I now WHO i want in my life, but I don't know what I want. It is hard for some people, mostly kids my age, to understand my philosophy here. But, 22 years old is so young. I should be advancing my career, they say. But shouldn't I advance my life first. I'm going to find work, and hopefully do something I love, but why does it have to be now. Where is this unwritten rule and why does it make sense. In 6 months, I'm going to be looking at my best friend and my girlfriend, and they are going to be miserable because of their jobs. It is hard for me to understand why I would want to do that to myself right now. Why am I going to get myself stuck in a situation that's so hard to get out of when I hate my life because of work. Not yet, not now.
Once I find something I love to do, I will kill myself to be the best at it. But I will only work so hard because it is what I want to do, not because it is expected of me by societal norms. I am too competitive and too driven not to want to be successful. My goals are set high, and my aspirations are lofty. Just because I am not reaching them now, or because I'm still figuring out the specifics of those goals, does not mean I don't have my life sorted out. Like most college graduates I have a good head on my shoulders and a great life to look forward to. For some of us, it just takes a little while to get going, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
But I'm also scared of people seeing me as a failure because I don't have a job right now, and because I don't know what I want to do with my life. I now WHO i want in my life, but I don't know what I want. It is hard for some people, mostly kids my age, to understand my philosophy here. But, 22 years old is so young. I should be advancing my career, they say. But shouldn't I advance my life first. I'm going to find work, and hopefully do something I love, but why does it have to be now. Where is this unwritten rule and why does it make sense. In 6 months, I'm going to be looking at my best friend and my girlfriend, and they are going to be miserable because of their jobs. It is hard for me to understand why I would want to do that to myself right now. Why am I going to get myself stuck in a situation that's so hard to get out of when I hate my life because of work. Not yet, not now.
Once I find something I love to do, I will kill myself to be the best at it. But I will only work so hard because it is what I want to do, not because it is expected of me by societal norms. I am too competitive and too driven not to want to be successful. My goals are set high, and my aspirations are lofty. Just because I am not reaching them now, or because I'm still figuring out the specifics of those goals, does not mean I don't have my life sorted out. Like most college graduates I have a good head on my shoulders and a great life to look forward to. For some of us, it just takes a little while to get going, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
What we learned from the Last Presidential Debate
There are only a few things that I learned while watching the final and most important presidential debate last night. The two most important things; John McCain is desperate, and John McCain is a terrorist. What exactly was he doing in a Prisoner of War camp for five and a half years? And why doesn't anyone mention how badly he failed in Vietnam by being captured. We shouldn't be praising him for being a POW, we should be questioning his ability to do his job. Nevertheless, I for one, do not believe he was a POW that whole time. In fact, I've heard from numerous sources that I've made up for this blog post, that during those five and half years, John McCain, your republican presidential candidate became a CIA agent gone bad. For five and half years, he was working with terrorists all around the world. Don't believe me? I've got the pictures to prove it: click here.I don't even want to imagine what they do behind closed doors. No wonder McCain is so anti gay rights. He doesn't want anyone suspecting his own sexuality.
And that's not the worst of it. Let's not forget McCain's chant of "Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran!" I would never actually say he's a war monger, but only because I'm scared he'd hire someone to bomb my own home.
There is no arguing, however, that Senator McCain is a man with a storied past. He has carried many burdens on his shoulders, and looks as though he still is, as he struggles just to lift his arms to shake your hand. His burdens are even heavier these days. His campaign has nearly reached panictime. We all saw it in the debate last night. He came out strong and fierce. His problem is, that at times he is too fierce and too emotional. Unfortunately for John McCain he is no longer fighting in Vietnam. His tactics of aggression do not appeal to the American public. It only makes him seem like a vindictive and condescending old man who has no plan. I'm scared he's more worried about keeping himself alive than anything else. Even he knows that Sarah Palin would destroy our country so he'll do anything to keep himself alive if elected. I even heard she tried to ice fish on the Chesapeake the other day. She had never left Alaska though, so I can't blame her for being confused.
Speaking of Sarah Palin, I hear that she is constantly associating herself with soccer moms? Soccer moms, for real? God knows that bitches are the bibggest sluts around. Check out this documentary that follows three of Palin's closest supporters and friends: click here
I don't think having a skank in the white house is going to turn this country around. Can you imagine a cabinet with Ron Jeremy and Peter North? Palin would never accomplish anything, and she'd be popping out a new kid every month, because abortions are illegal of course.
Anyway, we all know Palin sucks, so back to Maverick McCain and his buddy Joe the Plumber. Supposedly that's a real guy in Ohio and some stupid conservative woman said she's going to vote for McCain because she saw a commercial about Joe the Plumber. Well guess what dumbass conservative bitch, I saw a commercial about McCain's devastating policies. I vote for substance not Plumber cracks.
Analyzing a debate is very simple. In my opinion, it's impossible to say who won a debate. They put their ideas (or anger towards a drop in the polls in McCain's case) out there for the viewers to see. The problem that McCain constantly faces is that he does not know how to appeal to certain voters. He no longer needs to convince the people that are already voting forhim. Unfortunately for McCain, that is the exact group that he speaks to throughout the entire debate. Also, people do not want to see an angry old man. They want to see calm, cool, and collected Barack Obama staring down and standing strong when accusation after accusation is thrown his way. " I can take 4 more weeks of McCain's attacks but America can't take 4 more years of failed Bush/McCain policies." After the first 30 minutes, when McCain could not get under Obama's skin, he started to look frustrated and concerned, so he kept the attacks coming, furthering himself from a connection with the American people.
Barack Obama is planting seeds all over the country. He knows it will take time for the seeds to grow and this country to get back to it's prosperous past. McCain is laying eggs all over the country, while already trying to fuck Obama's plant before it is even allowed to grow. John McCain proved himself worthy during the debate last night. He's worthy of a purple heart, a salute from the crowd, and a handshake from Barack Obama. Obama shouldn't be shaking his hand though, because, after all, the United States does not negotiate with terrorists.
And that's not the worst of it. Let's not forget McCain's chant of "Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran!" I would never actually say he's a war monger, but only because I'm scared he'd hire someone to bomb my own home.
There is no arguing, however, that Senator McCain is a man with a storied past. He has carried many burdens on his shoulders, and looks as though he still is, as he struggles just to lift his arms to shake your hand. His burdens are even heavier these days. His campaign has nearly reached panictime. We all saw it in the debate last night. He came out strong and fierce. His problem is, that at times he is too fierce and too emotional. Unfortunately for John McCain he is no longer fighting in Vietnam. His tactics of aggression do not appeal to the American public. It only makes him seem like a vindictive and condescending old man who has no plan. I'm scared he's more worried about keeping himself alive than anything else. Even he knows that Sarah Palin would destroy our country so he'll do anything to keep himself alive if elected. I even heard she tried to ice fish on the Chesapeake the other day. She had never left Alaska though, so I can't blame her for being confused.
Speaking of Sarah Palin, I hear that she is constantly associating herself with soccer moms? Soccer moms, for real? God knows that bitches are the bibggest sluts around. Check out this documentary that follows three of Palin's closest supporters and friends: click here
I don't think having a skank in the white house is going to turn this country around. Can you imagine a cabinet with Ron Jeremy and Peter North? Palin would never accomplish anything, and she'd be popping out a new kid every month, because abortions are illegal of course.
Anyway, we all know Palin sucks, so back to Maverick McCain and his buddy Joe the Plumber. Supposedly that's a real guy in Ohio and some stupid conservative woman said she's going to vote for McCain because she saw a commercial about Joe the Plumber. Well guess what dumbass conservative bitch, I saw a commercial about McCain's devastating policies. I vote for substance not Plumber cracks.
Analyzing a debate is very simple. In my opinion, it's impossible to say who won a debate. They put their ideas (or anger towards a drop in the polls in McCain's case) out there for the viewers to see. The problem that McCain constantly faces is that he does not know how to appeal to certain voters. He no longer needs to convince the people that are already voting forhim. Unfortunately for McCain, that is the exact group that he speaks to throughout the entire debate. Also, people do not want to see an angry old man. They want to see calm, cool, and collected Barack Obama staring down and standing strong when accusation after accusation is thrown his way. " I can take 4 more weeks of McCain's attacks but America can't take 4 more years of failed Bush/McCain policies." After the first 30 minutes, when McCain could not get under Obama's skin, he started to look frustrated and concerned, so he kept the attacks coming, furthering himself from a connection with the American people.
Barack Obama is planting seeds all over the country. He knows it will take time for the seeds to grow and this country to get back to it's prosperous past. McCain is laying eggs all over the country, while already trying to fuck Obama's plant before it is even allowed to grow. John McCain proved himself worthy during the debate last night. He's worthy of a purple heart, a salute from the crowd, and a handshake from Barack Obama. Obama shouldn't be shaking his hand though, because, after all, the United States does not negotiate with terrorists.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
ALCS Game 4
The "ancient right-hander" Tim Wakefield will have the hopes and dreams of the red sox fans in his hands tonight. The Rays hope to destroy that hope early and often like they did in game 3 last night. The rays, themselves, are relying on another big game from a young starting pitcher. Tonight, it's Andy Sonnanstine the soft striek thrower trying to take down the sox much like Garza did in Game 3.
Ellsbury and Big Papi are a combined 0-24 in the first 3 games. I suggested last night that Ellsbury be benched. Well, Francona has taken him out of the leadoff spot for JD Drew, hoping to get a burst of energy from someone new.
This should be a fun game. I hope it's high scoring, atleast for the Rays that is.
What a change it is for the rays hitters to go from the hard throwing lefty, Jon Lester, to facing a knuckleballer. The need to be as patient as possible to get a feel for Wakefield's stuff early.
Top of the first and Wakefield gets Iwamura to stirkeout on an ugly and confused swing. Upton walk, which doesn;t surprise me, as he has been hotter than hot so far in the playoffs. he already is the youngest player to hit 5 homers in one postseason. Upton takes 2 standing up. They're gonna run all over him tonight. Staring right where they left off last night. Pena hits a 2 run jack over the monster to go up early. How important is momentum and emotion in the playoffs for sucha young team? Longoria makes it back to back and it's already 3-0. Crawford, feeding off the momentum rips a double down the right field line on the first pitch of an at bat. Masterson is warming up quickly in the bullpen with only 1 out in the first. It's panictime at fenway. Aybar goes down swinging and Crawford steals 3rd. That was the nastiest pitch Wakefield has thrown so far. Dioner navarro walks on 5 pitches. 1st and 3rd two outs. Fernando Perez is up, Maddon started him tonight for his speed on the basepath against the slow throwing Wakefield. He fouls out to Kotsay near the sox dugout to end the inning.
It'll be interesting to see if the top of the sox lineup can work off the crowd and put some runs back on the board early. JD Drew rips a back door slider right at Crawford in left for the first out. That's the onster coming into play with Crawford so shallow out there in right. Pedroia strikes out swinging. It's nice to get him out ahead of Papi, even if Papi does look terrible at the plate. He is still David Ortiz, after all. A weak groundout to second ends the inning. Sonnanstine goes 1-2-3, a great sign for the rays early.
One pitch one ou for Wakefield in the 2nd as Bartlett grounds out to shortstop. Iwamura, uo for a second time already flies out deep to right field as Drew catches it on the warning track. A very very quick, 1-2-3 inning for Wakefield as upton dribbles one to youkilis at third.
An extreme overreaction from the red sox fans as youkilis hits a high fly ball to center leading off the bottom of the 2nd. A weak ground ball down the third baseball leads to muffed glove by Longoria and a error on the throw to first, putting Jason Bay on second bade with 1 out and Kotsay at the plate. He rips a single up the middle but Bay has to be held up at 3rd. Lets see if the sox can take advantage of a rays error. Wow, this is not the red sox we know and hate. Coco crisp grounds out in a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning and any chance at a rally. That could be a huge point in the game for both teams.
Pena flies out to dead center on the warning track, its caught by Coco. Crawford gets a two out infield single and he flies down the first baseline. Crawford steals 2nd easily and puts himself in scoring position with 2 outs and aybar at the plate trying to tack on another one. Holy crap! Aybar rips one way over the monster to push the lead to 5, not even 3 innings into the game. It's interesting to see the rays take advantage of mistakes as opposed to red sox, the veterans and defending champions. Navarro follows the home run with rip single off the monster. Francona breaks down and takes Wake out of the game for Masterson. Masterson gets Perez to stare at a backdoor slider outside but called struek three to get out of any further trouble.
A change in pitcher might be just what the sox needed as Kevin Cash (Are you kidding me?) hits a homer over the monster to lead off the inning. I knew Varitek do more for the team from the dugout than in the batter's box. Sonnanstine settles down and gets the next 3 batters out quickly, keeeping the momentum on the rays side.
I have to take an hour break from the game because of prior obligations. Hopefully I come ack to a big rays lead.
Unfortunately, I missed the rest of the game. What the Rays have done over the past three games is absolutely unbelievable. In fact, they have scored 31 runs and have hit 10 home runs in any three game span for the first time in franchise history. They did not accomplish this against any old pitchers either. Beckett is one of the greatest postseason pitchers of all time and Lester had been hotter on the mound than anyone in the league. It truly is a site to see, especially for those of you who are smart enough not to be Red Sox fans. I love it when the fans at fenway sit there and sulk in silence.
I know people are complaining about the possible ratings bust Major League Baseball will face with a Phillies-Rays world series mathcup. However, I am very much looking forward to it. The Phillies have a lineup of all star hitters and the Rays are the most exciting team in baseball. I think it will make for an intriguing series, if, of course, the League Championship Series play out as they should. After all, the Red Sox have come back from the deepest hole ever.
Ellsbury and Big Papi are a combined 0-24 in the first 3 games. I suggested last night that Ellsbury be benched. Well, Francona has taken him out of the leadoff spot for JD Drew, hoping to get a burst of energy from someone new.
This should be a fun game. I hope it's high scoring, atleast for the Rays that is.
What a change it is for the rays hitters to go from the hard throwing lefty, Jon Lester, to facing a knuckleballer. The need to be as patient as possible to get a feel for Wakefield's stuff early.
Top of the first and Wakefield gets Iwamura to stirkeout on an ugly and confused swing. Upton walk, which doesn;t surprise me, as he has been hotter than hot so far in the playoffs. he already is the youngest player to hit 5 homers in one postseason. Upton takes 2 standing up. They're gonna run all over him tonight. Staring right where they left off last night. Pena hits a 2 run jack over the monster to go up early. How important is momentum and emotion in the playoffs for sucha young team? Longoria makes it back to back and it's already 3-0. Crawford, feeding off the momentum rips a double down the right field line on the first pitch of an at bat. Masterson is warming up quickly in the bullpen with only 1 out in the first. It's panictime at fenway. Aybar goes down swinging and Crawford steals 3rd. That was the nastiest pitch Wakefield has thrown so far. Dioner navarro walks on 5 pitches. 1st and 3rd two outs. Fernando Perez is up, Maddon started him tonight for his speed on the basepath against the slow throwing Wakefield. He fouls out to Kotsay near the sox dugout to end the inning.
It'll be interesting to see if the top of the sox lineup can work off the crowd and put some runs back on the board early. JD Drew rips a back door slider right at Crawford in left for the first out. That's the onster coming into play with Crawford so shallow out there in right. Pedroia strikes out swinging. It's nice to get him out ahead of Papi, even if Papi does look terrible at the plate. He is still David Ortiz, after all. A weak groundout to second ends the inning. Sonnanstine goes 1-2-3, a great sign for the rays early.
One pitch one ou for Wakefield in the 2nd as Bartlett grounds out to shortstop. Iwamura, uo for a second time already flies out deep to right field as Drew catches it on the warning track. A very very quick, 1-2-3 inning for Wakefield as upton dribbles one to youkilis at third.
An extreme overreaction from the red sox fans as youkilis hits a high fly ball to center leading off the bottom of the 2nd. A weak ground ball down the third baseball leads to muffed glove by Longoria and a error on the throw to first, putting Jason Bay on second bade with 1 out and Kotsay at the plate. He rips a single up the middle but Bay has to be held up at 3rd. Lets see if the sox can take advantage of a rays error. Wow, this is not the red sox we know and hate. Coco crisp grounds out in a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning and any chance at a rally. That could be a huge point in the game for both teams.
Pena flies out to dead center on the warning track, its caught by Coco. Crawford gets a two out infield single and he flies down the first baseline. Crawford steals 2nd easily and puts himself in scoring position with 2 outs and aybar at the plate trying to tack on another one. Holy crap! Aybar rips one way over the monster to push the lead to 5, not even 3 innings into the game. It's interesting to see the rays take advantage of mistakes as opposed to red sox, the veterans and defending champions. Navarro follows the home run with rip single off the monster. Francona breaks down and takes Wake out of the game for Masterson. Masterson gets Perez to stare at a backdoor slider outside but called struek three to get out of any further trouble.
A change in pitcher might be just what the sox needed as Kevin Cash (Are you kidding me?) hits a homer over the monster to lead off the inning. I knew Varitek do more for the team from the dugout than in the batter's box. Sonnanstine settles down and gets the next 3 batters out quickly, keeeping the momentum on the rays side.
I have to take an hour break from the game because of prior obligations. Hopefully I come ack to a big rays lead.
Unfortunately, I missed the rest of the game. What the Rays have done over the past three games is absolutely unbelievable. In fact, they have scored 31 runs and have hit 10 home runs in any three game span for the first time in franchise history. They did not accomplish this against any old pitchers either. Beckett is one of the greatest postseason pitchers of all time and Lester had been hotter on the mound than anyone in the league. It truly is a site to see, especially for those of you who are smart enough not to be Red Sox fans. I love it when the fans at fenway sit there and sulk in silence.
I know people are complaining about the possible ratings bust Major League Baseball will face with a Phillies-Rays world series mathcup. However, I am very much looking forward to it. The Phillies have a lineup of all star hitters and the Rays are the most exciting team in baseball. I think it will make for an intriguing series, if, of course, the League Championship Series play out as they should. After all, the Red Sox have come back from the deepest hole ever.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Red Sox-Rays: Game 3
I gotta tell you, I hate when the announcers refer to Fenway as the "beautiful fenway park." It's likely due to the fact that they sit in the press box and not in the shitty seats at field level. No doubt it is a historic ballpark, but to call it beautiful shows me that the announcers are desperate for a complimentive adjective.
It's game 3 at fenway, with the series tied at 1. Lester vs. garza means a battle of hard throwing youngsters. Unfortunately for me, and the rest of sensible basbeall fans, Lester is pitching for the Red Sox and he is possibly the best pitcher in baseball right now. How the Red Sox keep pulling this off is unbelievable. It is fun to watch though, as much as I hate them.
The afternoon game is probably an advantage for the Rays. During player introductions the crowd seemed unusually quite. Either many were still at work, or they don't serve booze in Boston during the afternoon. Anyway, it was hard to hear a single boo for any of the Rays players and only a few cheers were noticeable when the Sox were introduced.
It looks to be a pretty chilly day is Boston and the wind is blowing slightly in, protecting the pitchers from the wrath of the green monster. If this game is anything like game 2, the fans are in for another great four and a half hours of baseball.
The first inning is pretty simple for both pitchers. Lester gets three outs on 5 pitches, not good for the Rays, getting into the sox bullpen has gotta be their hope. Take lots of pitches, hope for the best, that seems like all you can do with Lester these days.
Garza gives up a one out double off the wall to mister hustle himself, Pedroia. The guy has got it. I don't know what IT is or even how he pulls it off, but he does. Garza strikes out Papi and gets youkilis to ground out to shortstop, two big outs, stranding Pedroia in the first.
A walk, a single, and a wild pitch off Lester in the top of the second give the Rays a big one run lead. lester looks very solid though, I wouldn't expect much more off of him. Garza needs to roll through a few innings so the Rays can get and keep the momentum.
Jason bay gets another playoff hit with one out in the second. Who needs Manny right? Kotsay follows it up with a double, how the Red Sox pull this shit off? Mark Kotsay getting hits in the playoffs for the Red Sox, it's just absurd. Varitek is up with 1 out and runners on second and third. Boy has he had a rough offensive year. The announcer mentioned it briefly, but its got to be hard for the Red Sox to concede his bat for his defense and control behind the plate. Though, you do often hear that he is the heart of the team, and see it with the big C on his uniform. It's not C for catcher, by the way, it's C for Captain. There's Varitek for ya. Striking out in a big situation. Great heater from garza on the inside corner though. Varitek stared at it. You have to put the ball in play in that situation. Varitek just hasn't done the job this year. He probably would fit in perfect with the yankees lineup. Wow, some big ptiches by Garza and he gets out of the trouble with a Cora flyout to center. It's not often you see the Red Sox miss on those opportunities in the playoffs. Hopefully it will come back to bite them in the ass.
After 2 full innings, The Rays lead 1-0.
Ninth hitter Bartlett with a leadoff single. Lester hung a little slider, doesn't look quite a sharp as he has so far in the postseason. My guess is he'll settle down nicely. Iwamura follows it up with a double off the monster, putting Lester in a huge hole heading into the heart of the Rays lineup. Silence grasps the fenway crowd. Lester is lookng very very shaky. It'll be intersting to see him work around his troubles. WOWOWOW. Upton hits a three run shot over the monster, I guess the wind couldn't grab that one. "My guess is he'll settle down nicely." I guess I don't know what I'm talking about. Pena is up now, Im sure he'd love to go back to back, but Lester, even when pitching poorly is so so tough on Lefties. I was right about this one Pena strikes out. I never saw this coming folks. Longoria makes it 5-0 with another bomb over the monster. I've got to assume this is momentum still from Saturday night, or Sunday morning for that matter. Crawford strikes out. Atleast Lester is consistent. Home run, K, home run, K. The inning finally ends with a flyout to center. Surely the sox will leave in Lester. His bad stuff is still better than any long relief the bullpen can offer.
Ellsbury is leading off the the inning. He needs to get a hit to get the sox back in the game. Flies out to right field. He really has no power. Pedroia rips another one off the monster, crawford play it perfectly and holds him to a single. Papi up again with a runner on. I don't think he has ever been less intimidating than he is now. Works a 3-2 count and weakly pops up to short right field. No doubt in my mind he finally got off the roids and lost all his bat speed and power. Youkili strikes out and pouts. I absolutely love it. Sox are getting frustrated early. I wouldn't count them out, it's still very early. And they are the defending World Champons after all.
A slow, high fastball from Lester leads to a leadoff single by Dioner navarro. I'm not going to lie, I'm sitting here watching the game, and I have a huge smile on my face so far. I honestly shouldn't get my hopes up though. I'll only be disappointed 2 hours from now. Lester looks a little better and gets out of the inning pretty easily after the leadoff single.
Garza strikes out Drew on a stright fastball after being behind the count 3-1. He is very sharp today. Weak groundout by Bay on a very nasty curveball from Garza. This is quite enjoyable for the non Red Sox fan right now. Kotsay gets another hit, pushing for a two out rally, though its unlikely with Varitek backing him up. Pops it up, ends any hope at a rally.
Upton gets a leadoff infield single. Pena bunts to beat the shift but Upton over runs second base and gets thrown out by Youkilis on a heads up play. Terrible base running by Upton, hopefully it doesn't cost them later in the game. The Red Sox always seem to get handed little mistakes by their opponents that always seem to make a big difference in the game. Pena steals second followed by a Longoria strikeout. Weak fly ball by Crawford ends the Rays chance to tack on another run. Lester has two straight scoreless innings. Looks a lot better than the first few innings.
Ellsbury is zero for his last twenty. He looks very weak at the plate, absolutely no power. I think they might have to sit him in game 4 and start coco in center and JD in right. He's just not contributing anything to the lineup right now. He has to get on base to make something happen with his feet. Pedroia gets on again, with the first walk by Garza. Two outs with Papi up. Another popup by Big Papi ends the inning. He just doesn't have it anymore. I don't know if they can win without Papi's bat. Five scoreless by Garza. What a clutch performance at Fenway park for a young pitcher. I bet the twins want him back now.
Lester is back out for the 6th, up to 90 pitches now. I was right about him settling down after all. It just happened much too late, 5 runs too late that is. I guess Francona doesn't want to wear out his arm anymore; takes him out with 1 on and two out in the 6th. Sox fans give him a round of applause even with the shitty performance. Clearly they aren't selling any booze at the park today.Paul Byrd takes his place. Byrd gets a soft lineout, ending the top of the 6th. The sox are hoping he can atleast keep them within striking distance.
Garza is very confident in his fastball tonight. So many young pitchers rely on their fastball and when they get off to a good start, they just become even better with confidence. Garza walks Bay with 2 outs, not a bad walk as he has been their best hitter in the playoffs. Garza's over 100 pitches, seems to have lost the strikezone a little. Kotsay works a 3-2 count. Varitek is up next, this may be Garzas last batter no matter what. Kotsay flies out, Garza finishes 6 scoreless innnings. What a performance under pressure and on the road.
I had to miss the rest of the game due to prior obligations. However, as I come back to my computer to see a final score of 9-1 in favor of the Rays I cannot be any happier. I have to go back to something I mentioned earlier about the crowd. Because the game started in the late afternoon during the week, the Fenway crowd was not nearly as rowdy as usual. The Rays jumped on this gift early and completely took the fans out of it for the rest of the game. They're young and very talented and they play and win on emotion. From a spectator's point of view, it's a lot of fun to watch a team enjoy themselves as much as the Rays do.
Well, it's on to game 4 and the Sox need a win to tie it up, and a good performance from Wakefield who hasn't made a start in 2 weeks. It should be interesting, likely high scoring, as I foresee the Sox bats coming alive and the Rays staying hot.
It's game 3 at fenway, with the series tied at 1. Lester vs. garza means a battle of hard throwing youngsters. Unfortunately for me, and the rest of sensible basbeall fans, Lester is pitching for the Red Sox and he is possibly the best pitcher in baseball right now. How the Red Sox keep pulling this off is unbelievable. It is fun to watch though, as much as I hate them.
The afternoon game is probably an advantage for the Rays. During player introductions the crowd seemed unusually quite. Either many were still at work, or they don't serve booze in Boston during the afternoon. Anyway, it was hard to hear a single boo for any of the Rays players and only a few cheers were noticeable when the Sox were introduced.
It looks to be a pretty chilly day is Boston and the wind is blowing slightly in, protecting the pitchers from the wrath of the green monster. If this game is anything like game 2, the fans are in for another great four and a half hours of baseball.
The first inning is pretty simple for both pitchers. Lester gets three outs on 5 pitches, not good for the Rays, getting into the sox bullpen has gotta be their hope. Take lots of pitches, hope for the best, that seems like all you can do with Lester these days.
Garza gives up a one out double off the wall to mister hustle himself, Pedroia. The guy has got it. I don't know what IT is or even how he pulls it off, but he does. Garza strikes out Papi and gets youkilis to ground out to shortstop, two big outs, stranding Pedroia in the first.
A walk, a single, and a wild pitch off Lester in the top of the second give the Rays a big one run lead. lester looks very solid though, I wouldn't expect much more off of him. Garza needs to roll through a few innings so the Rays can get and keep the momentum.
Jason bay gets another playoff hit with one out in the second. Who needs Manny right? Kotsay follows it up with a double, how the Red Sox pull this shit off? Mark Kotsay getting hits in the playoffs for the Red Sox, it's just absurd. Varitek is up with 1 out and runners on second and third. Boy has he had a rough offensive year. The announcer mentioned it briefly, but its got to be hard for the Red Sox to concede his bat for his defense and control behind the plate. Though, you do often hear that he is the heart of the team, and see it with the big C on his uniform. It's not C for catcher, by the way, it's C for Captain. There's Varitek for ya. Striking out in a big situation. Great heater from garza on the inside corner though. Varitek stared at it. You have to put the ball in play in that situation. Varitek just hasn't done the job this year. He probably would fit in perfect with the yankees lineup. Wow, some big ptiches by Garza and he gets out of the trouble with a Cora flyout to center. It's not often you see the Red Sox miss on those opportunities in the playoffs. Hopefully it will come back to bite them in the ass.
After 2 full innings, The Rays lead 1-0.
Ninth hitter Bartlett with a leadoff single. Lester hung a little slider, doesn't look quite a sharp as he has so far in the postseason. My guess is he'll settle down nicely. Iwamura follows it up with a double off the monster, putting Lester in a huge hole heading into the heart of the Rays lineup. Silence grasps the fenway crowd. Lester is lookng very very shaky. It'll be intersting to see him work around his troubles. WOWOWOW. Upton hits a three run shot over the monster, I guess the wind couldn't grab that one. "My guess is he'll settle down nicely." I guess I don't know what I'm talking about. Pena is up now, Im sure he'd love to go back to back, but Lester, even when pitching poorly is so so tough on Lefties. I was right about this one Pena strikes out. I never saw this coming folks. Longoria makes it 5-0 with another bomb over the monster. I've got to assume this is momentum still from Saturday night, or Sunday morning for that matter. Crawford strikes out. Atleast Lester is consistent. Home run, K, home run, K. The inning finally ends with a flyout to center. Surely the sox will leave in Lester. His bad stuff is still better than any long relief the bullpen can offer.
Ellsbury is leading off the the inning. He needs to get a hit to get the sox back in the game. Flies out to right field. He really has no power. Pedroia rips another one off the monster, crawford play it perfectly and holds him to a single. Papi up again with a runner on. I don't think he has ever been less intimidating than he is now. Works a 3-2 count and weakly pops up to short right field. No doubt in my mind he finally got off the roids and lost all his bat speed and power. Youkili strikes out and pouts. I absolutely love it. Sox are getting frustrated early. I wouldn't count them out, it's still very early. And they are the defending World Champons after all.
A slow, high fastball from Lester leads to a leadoff single by Dioner navarro. I'm not going to lie, I'm sitting here watching the game, and I have a huge smile on my face so far. I honestly shouldn't get my hopes up though. I'll only be disappointed 2 hours from now. Lester looks a little better and gets out of the inning pretty easily after the leadoff single.
Garza strikes out Drew on a stright fastball after being behind the count 3-1. He is very sharp today. Weak groundout by Bay on a very nasty curveball from Garza. This is quite enjoyable for the non Red Sox fan right now. Kotsay gets another hit, pushing for a two out rally, though its unlikely with Varitek backing him up. Pops it up, ends any hope at a rally.
Upton gets a leadoff infield single. Pena bunts to beat the shift but Upton over runs second base and gets thrown out by Youkilis on a heads up play. Terrible base running by Upton, hopefully it doesn't cost them later in the game. The Red Sox always seem to get handed little mistakes by their opponents that always seem to make a big difference in the game. Pena steals second followed by a Longoria strikeout. Weak fly ball by Crawford ends the Rays chance to tack on another run. Lester has two straight scoreless innings. Looks a lot better than the first few innings.
Ellsbury is zero for his last twenty. He looks very weak at the plate, absolutely no power. I think they might have to sit him in game 4 and start coco in center and JD in right. He's just not contributing anything to the lineup right now. He has to get on base to make something happen with his feet. Pedroia gets on again, with the first walk by Garza. Two outs with Papi up. Another popup by Big Papi ends the inning. He just doesn't have it anymore. I don't know if they can win without Papi's bat. Five scoreless by Garza. What a clutch performance at Fenway park for a young pitcher. I bet the twins want him back now.
Lester is back out for the 6th, up to 90 pitches now. I was right about him settling down after all. It just happened much too late, 5 runs too late that is. I guess Francona doesn't want to wear out his arm anymore; takes him out with 1 on and two out in the 6th. Sox fans give him a round of applause even with the shitty performance. Clearly they aren't selling any booze at the park today.Paul Byrd takes his place. Byrd gets a soft lineout, ending the top of the 6th. The sox are hoping he can atleast keep them within striking distance.
Garza is very confident in his fastball tonight. So many young pitchers rely on their fastball and when they get off to a good start, they just become even better with confidence. Garza walks Bay with 2 outs, not a bad walk as he has been their best hitter in the playoffs. Garza's over 100 pitches, seems to have lost the strikezone a little. Kotsay works a 3-2 count. Varitek is up next, this may be Garzas last batter no matter what. Kotsay flies out, Garza finishes 6 scoreless innnings. What a performance under pressure and on the road.
I had to miss the rest of the game due to prior obligations. However, as I come back to my computer to see a final score of 9-1 in favor of the Rays I cannot be any happier. I have to go back to something I mentioned earlier about the crowd. Because the game started in the late afternoon during the week, the Fenway crowd was not nearly as rowdy as usual. The Rays jumped on this gift early and completely took the fans out of it for the rest of the game. They're young and very talented and they play and win on emotion. From a spectator's point of view, it's a lot of fun to watch a team enjoy themselves as much as the Rays do.
Well, it's on to game 4 and the Sox need a win to tie it up, and a good performance from Wakefield who hasn't made a start in 2 weeks. It should be interesting, likely high scoring, as I foresee the Sox bats coming alive and the Rays staying hot.
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