Sox Bits
by Texy
2009 May 29 at 11:44 am
Random bits of Sox-related news and tidbits, all jumbled together.
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Yesterday’s flurry of ejections apparently had ramifications off the field as well: Tito Francona’s blood pressure spiked, and he had to be examined by EMTs. Finally- something that can’t be blamed on Julio Lugo. |
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The hitting streaks of both Jacoby Ellsbury (22 games) and Dustin Pedroia (10 games) came to an end yesterday. Can’t blame that one on Julio Lugo, either. |
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Jeff Francoeur to Boston? Rob Neyer wants to kill that rumor dead. Neyer notes: “[T]he Red Sox haven’t exactly locked up a playoff spot, and until they do, they’re hardly going to add an out-machine like Francoeur to their lineup. Not willingly, anyway.” |
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Dave Roberts acknowledges that he’s handing out way too many “great”s during his color commentary on NESN. |
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The Onion has been hitting it out of the park lately: MLB Adjusts Drug Policy To Allow David Ortiz To Take Steroids and now Manny Ramirez To David Ortiz: ‘Road Trip’.
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If you were holding out a sliver of hope that the MLB owners would finally fix the blackout rules problem at their owners meetings last week… that hope is gone. MLB President and COO Bob DuPuy proposed a rule change would have owners risk losing a geographic area of a territory they currently are claiming if they have not broadcast into that area for at least one season… but the owners tabled discussion. OF COURSE. You’re especially out of luck if you live in Las Vegas, where the Dodgers, Angels, Giants, Athletics, Padres & Diamondbacks games are all blacked out. Take a gander at the blackout map below: |
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“You left me, Pedro left me. The only one who doesn’t leave is Jason [Varitek], and he don’t talk to me. He don’t talk to anyone.”
Best line from the road trip article.
Damn blackout rules. The blackout rule should apply only to the areas that are close enough to drive to, these rules are ridiculous.
Damn, it’s good to be a Canadian. That @#$% is confusin’.
Julio Lugo is on the red sox. You people call yourselves fans?
Sorry but you should root for the Rangers. It’s ridiculous how many so called red sox fans are rooting against their own player.
@RedSoxFAN: Somebody left their sense of humor at home today. Perhaps you should go back to AOL or FoxSports- they don’t like humor, either.
If making fun of Julio Lugo disqualifies you from being a Sox fan, then 99% of Boston just became Yankees fans– including Brad Penny and Jon Lester.
@RedSoxFAN: Maybe if he didn’t completely blow the game for us once a week or so it would be easier to think of him alongside our team’s stars. We’re not rooting against him; we all want him to do well, but as long as he’s making us miserable we should be able to at least joke about it.
A sense of humor is really a good thing.
@Texy:
hahahhahaha, you are SO right!