Happy Patriots’ Day

Happy Patriot’s Day!

It’s not a holiday out here, but all American’s should be more aware of Patriot’s Day. Speaking of, if you’re interesting in learning more about Lexington and Concord, I can’t recommend this book enough.

I’ll be keeping an eye on the game via GameDay. My daughter’s track coach is running the marathon today.

The Sox had a good weekend–drove me crazy yesterday (until the 7th ;-). I hope Clay has a good outing. AND I hope Jed plays. He’s been impressive so far.

I love Patriots Day! I lucked out and did get the day off (thanks, Big University!). We also are treated to the lovely ramblings of one Mr. Bob Lobel, who has already been rebuked today on the air. (slightly paraphrased so I don’t have to spell the Ukrainian runner’s last name)

Bob: She’s breaking away from the pack!
Running Expert: No, she’s not.

jules, I think Francona said Jed would be starting at third today during yesterday’s post-game press conference.

Lyndsay–

I GREW UP IN LEXINGTON!!!

I used to take the 62/76 (in fact, I remember when it was still 2 lines)… I used to be able to hear the reenactment on the Green because my family lived right off Waltham Street in the Center.

Didn’t go to LHS, but went to Fiske (when the old building was still there) and Diamond. Little sis got redistricted around through Fiske, Bowman, Bridge.

My mum was in local politics for years and years, but we fled the suburbs in 2000…

GO MINUTEMEN!

Abby–

I managed our junior high field hockey team… weird.

I would have been… gosh… the falls of 94 and 95.

I was there in the falls of 96 and 97. That is too funny. I played/managed for AB/RJ Grey (I don’t remember how we identified ourselves).

Wow, Lyndsay, we were in the same neighborhood!

Sadly I can’t see the image.

I remember Patriots’ Days of my childhood very clearly– first, my dentist being one of the minutemen shot down on the Green, second, learning about it every single freakin year….

I went to college with this girl from Concord who maintained furiously that the shot heard ’round the world was fired in CONCORD, which is PATENTLY ABSURD, since how could it have been heard ’round the world if shots had already been fired in Lexington?

Anyway, my drive to high school in Concord took me through Minuteman National Park there… Route 2A = hallowed ground.

ahhh 2A- what is it with Route 2A and there being an annual high school drunk driving accident somewhere along there every year, and it was always a kid from Lex or Conc that died.

my swimteam used to train at Minuteman Tech every year – ahhh Minuteman Tech – the burnout school. that was a scary 8th grade field trip – “if you don’t watch out, kids – this could be YOU!” ahhhh!!!!

(apologies right now to anyone who went there)

I think we did the reenactment ONCE. Other years we would just wake up to musketfire. I mean, our backyard backed up to a church right on Mass Ave so there was plenty of action… And I remember the musketfire used to spook out my dog like nothing else.

I’m also proud to say the house I grew up in was built in 1794. I love that house. Metro-west Boston is one of the few places in the country with so many houses that hold.

In your account by the way you forgot the few minutes where they would stand around, and every once in a while yell at each other unintelligibly– BUT WE ALL KNEW THE SCRIPT!

“Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”

“Lay down your arms, you damned rebels!”

And after the shot from Buckman Tavern: “Fire fellow soldiers, for God’s sake fire!”

And then they all got shot anyway.

But then the SNEAKY MINUTEMEN went into the woods and did some guerilla warfare on their stodgy lobsterback columns! HA! North Bridge! YEAH!

Ah, good times.

Haha, that is dead on, mhcranberry.

Hold please – where is Jerry!

RemDawg has the flu. So does Tek.

I studied the colonial period 5 different times in the 12 years I was in the MA public school system, so I am totally historied out about Lexington and Concord.

I see Manny has the day off (I know it was planned, but he had the “day off” yesterday, too).

Gabbard is 5-0 in 5 starts with 1.60 ERA at Fenway Park in his career.

YOU GUYS KEN MACHA IS SO BORING. i miss remy. ::clings::

Hey everyone! Happy Patriot’s Day!

looks like we got out of a jam.

It is *sooooooooo* hard to concentrate on work today.

my sister used to babysit for this family from Chicago, who didnt quite get the concept of Patriots Day – they were like, “That’s funny -we don’t celebrate Bears Day!”

Ugh.

I used to take Patriot’s Day off on my own terms even if I lived in RI. I did that my senior year of high school and it turned out okay(well I had permission from my mom because my friend was in town that weekend for the first time in years) so it worked out. And I ended up winning $50 on a scratch ticket. That taught me that it’s okay to play hooky just as long as you can catch up with schoolwork.

*shrugs shoulders* I’m still young and stupid, don’t mind me

hey anyone know where can I listen to the game for free? I’m stuck at work, and Gameday requires a subscription/

Lyndsay – freebaseballradio.com is a list of links to radio stations that broadcast games. It has both the Sox stations and Texas stations, and you often have to try a lot of them to find one. ecl has had some luck with one of the Texas stations – I’ll see if I can find it from last night.

really? cuz every time I click on Gameday it tells me to log in.

The audio on gameday needs a subscription and none of the Texas links worked so far today. I haven’t tried all the Boston ones though since I’m at school and have to study.