Why Curt Schilling should be a Red Sox next year

As many are aware, Curt Schilling has filed for free agency. He writes about it and updates us on it on his blog at 38pitches. I’ve been thinking about this a little bit, and a lot of folks are unsure whether or not he’ll be coming back. I don’t understand why this isn’t a No-Brainer.

He has said he wants to come back, he is looking for a 1 year deal for $13 millions. What is the problem with this???? This is NOTHING compared to what Boston was willing to pay Roger Clemens for 3 months!!!! For $13 million you get a proven leader with a GREAT postseason resume, and you get him for the whole year!!! There is no doubt he is a better leader and morale boost in the clubhouse than Roger Clemens!!!

Sure, his stuff may not be as good as it used to be, but ask Cleveland and Colorado if it makes a difference that he doesn’t throw 96 mph anymore. He has so much to teach the next batch of young pitching talent the Red Sox have, plus, the guy is a fierce competitor. NOBODY will forget the bloody sock.

I do not see any reason why Boston should balk at his request for a 1 year deal at $13 million when they were considering paying Roger Clemens in the ballpark of $20 million for 3 months of the season.

Sox are in!!!

What a weekend!!! It was great to see the sox finish their comeback against the Indians this weekend. The score certainly won’t reflect it, but last night’s 11-2 win was a hard fought victory.

Some observations:

I was glad to see Ellsbury in the lineup and I initially thought he’d come in for J.D. Drew so we can keep Coco Crisp’ glove in center. I’m glad Terry Francona made the decision and not me. It was great to see J.D. come through. I’m sure he was relieved to finally have the fans on his side.

It was awesome Dice-K had another chance to redeem himself and I thought he did great. I hope he takes confidence from this start and carries it over to his probable game 3 start vs. Colorado this weekend.

Great coming out party for Dustin Pedroia!! Before the game, Kevin Millar threw out the first pitch and read Boston’s lineup and noted that he is “lending” his number to Dustin. Nice of Dustin to “Cowboy UP!!!’ with 5 RBI’s!!!

I also want to recognize the level of professionalism on this team. I know it was probably tuff for Coco to sit the last 2 games out. I know he tries very hard at the plate but has struggled a lot lately. It was great to see him come on in the 9th as a Defensive replacement. There is no way Ellsbury makes the catch that Coco made to end the game. Way to go Coco

Well, good luck guys, can’t wait to take on the Rockies and bring home the trophy!!

…In full swoon

I haven’t posted in a while (not that anyone reads this) but I figured it was time to write some more. Well, June is here and the Red Sox are in full swoon. The Yanks are on fire and are closing the gap. What was once a 14.5 game lead over the bombers is now cut in half, but it feels like they are tied. I know there is still a lot of baseball left, but it’s tuff seeing the sox lose night after night in games that aren’t even close, meanwhile, the yanks are winning with ease.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint, but it would be nice if we could keep this lead for the summer and put the yanks away every time we face them. Is that too much to ask!!

Sox looking good!!!

So far this season has not disappointed me. The pitching staff, in my humble opinion, has done an outstanding job. Julian Tavarez has done a good job in the 5th starter spot. He’s not getting the wins, but he is getting to the 6th inning which I think is great.

Dice-K is doing just fine, don’t let his 1-2 record fool you. He is pitching well and getting deep into games. He has made a mistake here and there, but who doesn’t? He’d be 3-0 or 2-1 if he had a little more run support. He had the unofortunate outing against a Phenomenal Felix Hernandez, who went deep into a no-no until J.D. Drew spoiled it for him.

Tim Wakefield is getting good run support so far, and as expected, his first times out against opponents he has baffled them.

I think the biggest surprise for me thus far is the performance of Josh Beckett. A few more good outings like he has had so far this year, and we can see why we traded for this guy.

Jonathon Papelbon picked up right where he left off last year. Dominating. In 5 innings he has given up 1 hit, 2 BB and has 11 K’s. His ERA is 0.00. So far the decision to keep him in the bullpen and have Julian Tavarez as the 5th starter is looking like a slam dunk.

Up next is the Yankees, and in their usual fashion, they have a lot of guys out hurt and playing some young pitchers, but of course, in true Yankee fashion, they are winning and keeping pace with the rest of the AL East. I hate to say it, but A-Rod has been lights out. If he keeps his performance going like he is, he WILL be MVP. He has really gotten some clutch hits, as opposed to the last couple years where he was not a clutch guy at all. He’d get big hits when the game was out of hand, but when on the line he didn’t come through. Until this year.

It’s only April and there’s a LOT of baseball left, but I think this series against the Yanks will be a preview of the Playoffs.

Another Sox Season Underway

I must admit I am very optimistic about this year’s Sox season. I’m excited about Curt Schilling’s outlook on himself and how he feels, and I’m anxious to see what Dice-k can do to Major League hitters over the whole season. I’m not a huge Tavarez fan, but he has proven himself very capable of performing in that 5th starter spot. I would cringe whenever he came in during the middle of a game. He was the master of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, but in a starting role, he has been great.

I do have just a couple concerns, however, and hopefully they can work themselves out. Jason Varitek has been an integral part of the team, but his inability to hit in spring training and with his dismal offensive production last year scares me. But, he has gotten healthy and feels better and if he can keep his health and play in 140 games or so, I think he’ll be fine. Everyone is slow to go in the spring, so I’ll afford him a little leeway.

My other concern isnt’ really a concern but a curiosity. I’m interested to see how they handle Wily Mo Pena. The guy is a great power hitter but unfortunately they don’t have a spot for him to play in the field, so it will be interesting to see how they give the guy a consistent amount of AB’s. He’s probably the best Non-Starting batter in both leagues right now so I hope they can get him in there.

Other than those 2 concerns I am very pleased with the teams’ makeup. I would have loved to have Todd Helton in a sox uniform, but we’ll be fine without him. I would have hated to see Lowell go anyway, so I’m glad he’ll be around.

That’s it for now, so keep an eye out here for me and keep an eye on the sox!! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Curt Schilling’s Blog. He usually does recaps of his performance as well as Q&A to fans’ questions.

 

New Blog

I’ve decided to move my blog over here. If for any reason, mainly to have something to write about!!! Actually, I noticed that Curt Schilling has a blog here, so I wanted to be in the same domain as him, lol. Anyway, I’ve imported all my previous posts with comments here if you wish to catch up on my previous rumblings….ENJOY!!!

W00T

Hello all, just thought I’d do a quick post for the sake of posting!! Fall is here, which means that winter is closer (grumble, grumble). Today is my daughter’s 1st birthday, and I already wish she wasn’t growing up. My son has been an absolute awesome big brother, I am so proud of him!!! He is 4 and I wish he could stay that way forever!!! He is so innocent!!! He honestly believed that when Emily turned 1, she would be walking and talking. Before bed last nite he was excited cuz he thought the transformation occured instantly at the onset of her birthday!!! This took a little explaining….

Well, enjoy the weekend, I’ll try and post again soon (soon in geologic time…)

Silly Creatures

Ok, so I missed a couple days. Actually, been busy at work, if you can believe that. I’ve been at my new job nearly 3 weeks and am starting to blend in with the rest of the crew. I found myself the other day wishing I had more to do. Of course, I should have been more careful, cuz of course I got what I wished for.

Now I’m not disappointed that I have more to do, not at all. I’m happy to be doing something, but I’m more happy that I’ve been given a chance to do something challenging. So challenging, that my brain hurts!!! Goodness, it’s been a few years since I’ve had that feeling at work!!!

This newfound challenge has got me reflecting on how silly and fickle human nature is. One minute, we find ourselves wishing “we had more time” or that we “have to much to do at work”, and we think that we would welcome a more laid back workday. But, once you get that, what do you do? You think things like “I’m bored” or “I wish I had more to do”. And then, once you have more, the whole vicious cycle starts again!!!

The only thing that is consistent about Human Nature, at least in my experience, is that we don’t ever want to stagnate. We want to switch between busy and lazy modes. I can remember working hard for so long, that all I longed for was a long weekend, or a vacation to do nothing. And sure enough, when I got it, I almost found myself thankful to be back at work. (sometimes, but definitely not ALL the time!!)

So now that I am involved in a project that may be a little over my head, I am starting to hope to see the light at the end of the tunnel and welcome it. Only to know that another tunnel opening is only around the corner.

So for now, I’ll be happy doing something, and in a few weeks I might be on here complaining about wanting downtime…

Remedial Driver’s Ed

I was driving home last night, and unfortunately I was behind a big ass SUV or truck or something. You know, one of those oversized vehicles that the 4’3″ woman behind the wheel has no idea to drive.

I think there should be a mandatory course for these idiots to take when they buy these big ass vehicles, cuz they have no clue. Sure, they got powerful v8 engines, but they drive them like they are volkswagens. Nothing drives me more crazy when I get behind one at a stop light and they are going straight, and me right. There is SUPPOSED to be enough room for right turners to creep up and turn, but of course these jackasses take up the whole friggin’ lane! And when they do BARELY leave enough room, THEY are the ones giving ME the dirty look!!!

I especially like it when these geniouses pull out in front of you, again unaware that they are driving almost 4 tons of steel and fiberglass. It’s bad enough they are inconsiderate drivers to start with, but the fact that they don’t know how to drive the oversized beasts is worse.

Another thing I hate about these driving impaired nimrods, is they REALLY seem to forget common sense on the highway. “KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS”. I hate it when I get behind one of these jerks in the left lane, unable to see through or around the mammoth while they are NOT passing or BARELY doing the speed limit, only to find out 10 miles down the road that there is NO ONE in front of them!!!!

So contact GM, lobby the Auto Dealers, make Oversized Vehicle Training mandatory to all idiots who buy these things!!! Call your Senator!! Vote OVT!!!

Wimpy Kids

I watched a Denis Leary christmas special the other night. I really like his humor cuz he is in your face and to the point. He was making fun of todays ultra conservative stance on toys for kids and safety and compared them to yesterday’s gifts. While he was doing his job as a comedian and making people laugh, he was also dead on with his observations.

For example, he showed a BB gun and addressed the concerns over shooting someone’s eye out. Basically, only the stupid, careless kids get their eyes shot out. I agree we may be treating todays generations “too softly”. Although they may grow up to be more sensitive (and in most cases ultra liberal) they will be stupid, and wimpy. Any kid who’s gotten hurt doing something stupid is pretty sure NOT to do it again!!!

Yeah, I’d feel bad if my son got hurt playing with the “Creepy Crawl” oven, but chances are, after he sticks his hand in it while it’s hot, he MOST likely will stop the practice of putting his hands in ovens or, be tough and be able to deal with it if he’s dumb enough to do it again.

Bring back the dangerous toys, it makes our kids tuff. We don’t need another generation of wimpy, whiny teens who’s biggest injury is spraining their fingers on their Cell Phone text messaging each other. We’re getting my son a bike for this christmas, and be sure that we will take the training wheels off as soon as possible, so he learns that LIFE doesn’t come with training wheels. Pain and injuries are a part of life, the sooner we learn to deal with them, the tougher people we will be, and the less likely will we be put out due to these experiences.

By all means, be safe and cautious, but don’t be a weeny.