Hey everyone!

Hi

heyy everyone!!

I'm finally here for a game! Yaaaay! Hello, everyone!

Also, does anyone besides me think Clay should stand on the mound tonight and perform Don't Fear the Reaper on his guitar?

Hey howdy...

Steph, how was your birthday?

It was fun except for the whole losing thing. My family was out here! I hadn't seen them in a month or so, so it was really nice...(Thanks for asking!)

I heard Tito put Jed in the game, though. Thanks, Tito!

Am i the only 1 that hates that olympia sports commercial? the 1 where the lil boy says "uh oh" when he spits into the hat?

And cowbell night? grr, i already have a headache-- and im pretty sure thats not gonna help =/

Hey everyone!

Can't wait to finally be able to see the game tonight!!
Happy belated birthday Steph!

Yeah, losing last night was not fun. I'm glad you enjoyed your family, though.

Cowbells -- not fun either. I hope I can hear the play by play over the noise. And I hope our poor sick guys with their stuffed-up heads don't get headaches from it.

Also, I'm watching Mikey Lowell in Pawtucket, and he's looking pretty good so far tonight. He's batting in the three-hole!

(The game is tied 1-1 in the bottom of the third.)

I'll be here tonight so just buzz me if you need me. I'm doing some serious multitasking tonight with the NFL Draft, the Boston Celtics and seeing if any UConn football players get drafted (there is supposed to be 2).

Damn mutlisport multiteam blog I have.

Steph, you're the queen of multitasking!

how r u watching the game? is it on tv? or r u watching it online?

Ian and I cross-posted, so let it be known that he is tied with one of my male cousins for the King of Multitasking!

I love Edwin Jackson. I'm really excited for this game. :D

And I'm scorekeeping, too. I finally went out and bought an actual score pad thing so I don't have to do it digitally like this any more. (That one was one of the exhibition games in Japan... I sort of invented my own scoring method on account of it being 6 AM or whatever.)

the PawSox game FYI, =)

hi everyone, looking foward to a better game tonight...not looking foward to cowbells...

Wow, Liza, that thing is impressive -- I've never tried to score a game so don't know how to decipher some of those symbols.

Hi everyone! I'm hoping for a quick game tonight, so that I can watch it all. Have a 4 AM wake up tomorrow. UGH

BTW, happy day late birthday wishes Steph! Glad to hear it was a good day!

Now, let's see if we can win this one and tell those Rays fans what they can really do with all those damn cowbells! lol

I invented that scoring method :P I couldn't remember how to do it and I didn't want to bother looking it up that early in the morning.

If you have Microsoft word, this is how Steve from my blog scores games when he does the recaps.

http://soxanddawgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/yanks-sox-box-41108.doc

Yeah, im looking at that-- and i have no clue wat the symbols mean! haha.

My scorebook has gone MIA...the last time I saw it was the last game in NY (I just buy a program for home games so I don't have to lug the book to the ballpark). I need to learn about kidneys though, while watching this and the C's game (and following the draft) so I don't really need anything else to do:-P

Did y'all see my MASH cast photo this morning for the Red Sox. It's on my normal morning Red Sox post.

The PawSox are on Gameday right now at MiLB.com. It's not letting me link to it, though...sorry!

Bethie - thank you! It was nice, even if all we did was sit in the hotel room and watch TV...

I've been trying to find this out for a while, but i've had not success--

do any of you know how those people get to catch the foul ground balls an then give them out to the crowd (at fenway)

I love how fast he is.

Nothing like extending your hitting streak right out of the gate.

Hint hint to Pleats

Yeah jacoby! make tito regret not having u in the original lineup!! =P

Come on PLeats!! woo hoo!

Hooray, I didn't have to post a picture of him in college to make him do something! Nice, Jacoby!

Lindsay they work for the Red Sox game day staff. Most of them have been doing it a long time.

A guy I went to college with does it. It's a matter of knowing someone.

Pleats! grrr...

Boo to the DP.

Well we just saw Pleats doesn't have the speed of Ellsbury

hi there.
Glad Tek is back stopping tonight. So far so good tonight.
Last night was a disappointment.

you know what's hiiarious? he runs at olympic speeds down to 1st, and he's not even out of breath....if that were me, I'd be bent over coughing....and that's probably why I'm not a professional baseball player. that, and the inability to connect bat with ball.

Damn cowbells!

(needs to get more ASU pictures up...) FAIL, Dustin.

Meghan- you sound like me I have my finals Monday and have all that to cover though I moved past kidneys and am going over musculoskeletal.
Ian - loved the pic, my mother loved it to she love'd MASH

grrrr cowbells, but i love that remy has one!

Oh geez, they gave RemDawg a cowbell. Shoot me now

Steph - Did you see the pictures I posted earlier from GettyImages?

Ian, now THAT scorecard I can read! I did see your MASH photo, LOL, poor guys.

Bethie, that's right, you're heading West tomorrow, correct? Hopefully it will be a COOL night for sleeping for you. Even here it was hot enough today that I had to open the windows -- first time this year!

haha, great play!! lol

That might be the strangest infield single you'll see all year

I'm paranoid about getting the flu now just WATCHING these games.

Okay that was weird. How many people do they want to cover 1st base?? lol

Wow, that was strange.

Ya think?
Love when baseball delivers.

I was reading the comments on that entry, too! That site was where I got most of my OSU photos I have of Jacoby...

I was hoping they'd have OSU vs. Stanford circa 2005 or so, but they only had those two colleges playing basketball against each other. It made me sad.

Ian, so a random person cant like try to get that job? =(

that sucks, i wish i knew someone! Or i would like to be batboy (or batgirl...lol) i would be their friggin slave! i would do whatever they wanted me to do! lol.

C'mon Manny...raise that BA a little higher...

Fugging cowbells. And we're not even 1/18 of the way through the game.

ecl- Yep, heading to Vegas in the mornin'. We leave at 8:25, and I know I'll have to get up early just to get everything ready, even though I know I'll manage to forget something. Did you guys get killer storms earlier today? We are having a hell of a storm right now.

cowbells....white surrender towels....teams with real fanbases don't need no stinking accessories! ever notice that?

These cowbells are pissing me off already.

There was some game last year (or maybe even '06) that Youk was playing third, and he missed two plays because the bat broke and flew right at him both times....really odd to see it happen like that twice in the same game.

It looks like Pennsylvania is about to get positively drenched. We also got poured on last night - this morning it looked like we were in Oregon when we woke up.

Much to my dismay, I was not actually in Oregon. Waaah.

Uh, never mind. 1/18 of the way.

Bethie - It's gorgeous here. Practically cloudless. :)

It's cold here in CT, 53 degrees LOL.

The only accessory I need at the ball park is beer. :)

In that picture I made Josh Beckett Colonel Potter since his nickname is Commander Kickass. And Tek got the role of Alan Alda as the Captain. After that it was randomized.

BucKolz

Bethie, there were storms enough for a "severe" warning in one of the mountain counties, but all I heard here was big rumbles, enough to turn off my computer for awhile.

Hi All!

:: waves ::

BuKhholz!

Ian, so a random person cant like try to get that job?

is it me or is clays necklace collection getting bigger....nike K though

Yikes. Power went out for a minute there.

Bases loaded with one out for Victor Martinez in the bottom of the ninth in Cleveland...

2 quick outs! you can tell tek's back!

Steph - The score's still tied...?

Did Remy just say that Tek's mom says he still doesn't look well? lol.

I'm glad he's back.

Probably not during the season Lindsay. You would have to send in an application like in January or February or find out when they are holding their game day job fair.

CLEVELAND WINS! YAY!

I love it when the Yankees lose and I get to see it.

Steph - WOO! What happened?

Cleveland scored one in the bottom of the 9th.

Excellent.

The bases were loaded and Victor Martinez knocked a base hit to left field. NICE.

Hey, 18...happy belated birthday!

K, thanks Ian! I'll definately keep that in mind.

Also, have any of you ever gone to spring training?

jules - thank you! It was fun except for all the losing business...

GO Stickbug.
I agree with Tek's mom. He's not looking 100% but Tek at 75% is still better than most. Maybe not Salty but still...:)

Bethie, the Charlotte radar animated loop looks a bit nasty right now.

That was an agonizing game.

I can't believe all the empty seats--and great seats!

LOL...Remy.

Come on Clay!! 1 more out!!

-stares at Gameday- Come on Clay....

Damn, thats the 2nd time clay almost threw the ball awy at 1st!

Texy goes every year Lindsay. I haven't been to spring training since I went to school in Florida.

Everything, it seems, is sort of floating upwards...even his pick-off throws.

Good AB by Pena, gotta give him that.

out, out, walk, walk...grrr

He's overthrowing again. That one was nice, though.

Clay, settle down. It's Tampa Bay. There's nothing to worry about (except maybe Evan Longoria, because he's probably desperate).

Lindsay - I went for the first time this spring. I went to the last Sox-Rays game. It was so much fun. I ended in the last upper section in right field. The people who sat around me were so nice. I'm already trying to book a week of time share for my spring break next year because it's an easy drive from Orlando. I would definitely recommend it.

Really Ian? wow, i want to try and go in 09' but i probably cant get any of my friends to go with me cus they dont know how to save money...lol

BuKKolz

Once he settles down, he'll be fine. He needs to find his comfort zone on the road.

Nice, Clayboy, nice!

Danielle- Yeah, and i'm told that games are pretty cheap. how much did u pay? did u get any autographs? do u live in Boston?

Ah.....good. And his pitch count didn't get too high. It was up to like, 20 in the first inning when he last pitched.

Danielle- Yeah, and i'm told that games are pretty cheap. how much did u pay? did u get any autographs? do u live in Boston?

Yeah I think my family and I are going to take a vacation down there next year... and visit my brother and other friends down there too. Should be really fun :)

Sorry about that everyone I was eating my dinner. Great K by Clay.

I used to go to individual games during Spring Training when I lived in Tampa....never stayed in Ft. Myers though.

Yeah, aside from the 2 walks- he did pretty good. he'll find him comfort zone soon..i hope.

I went to school where the Tigers train so we went to a lot of games plus back then the Red Sox trained in Winter Haven which was a hop skip and jump from Lakeland.

I paid like $23 for the ticket. I got Joe Thurston's autograph. Chris Carter threw the ball back to me without signing it. I prolly could have gotten a few more but didn't move down to the end of the dugout. I used to live in Boston but I'm in Orlando now for college.

It was a very nice K. I'm so happy.

Plus we hung out with all the guys at night at the bars

Youk doing what he does best right there...

I wish I had friends or family members who enjoyed baseball (other than my NYY fan cousins, LOL). Wouldn't be too much fun to go to ST all by myself, not that I have the $$$ to do so, of course.

Ohh, i see. Yeah, i'm in Boston...so i would need to fly down. but i figure that it'll be fun and worth the money. I just wish that i had friends that would be willing to go. none of them really work, and none of them would follow through if they did decide that they wanted to go. =(

Sigh....

I'm so happy we have Tek back.

I've gone to Fort Myers for the past two years. ALways an amazing experience.

Tek definately still looks sick, no doubt abt that.

(watches the thunderstorm outside through her window) We are absolutely getting hammered here. I hope it's all foggy tomorrow like it was this morning...

Poor Tek. I really hope he recovers fully soon...we need his mind behind the plate. He's a brilliant strategist.

ecl- I think it's funner to go alone than with people that don't want to go...I dragged my ex a few times and he just complained and always wanted to leave in the 7th. Not cool!

Ugh, another goddamn DP.

Jennifer- do u live in Boston? did u have to fly to FL? if so, abt how much $ was it?

(sigh)....

...FAIL.

(And Jed was up next, too!)

Pleats!!!!!! I dont believe it, it's Jim Rice!!

I don't believe it. It's Jim "Fucking" Rice followed by the annoying Bob's Discount Furniture ad.

Meghan, one of these days I'll both have the money and accrued "paid time off" to take a vacation all by myself, for myself, instead of going to extended family gatherings and calling it vacation.

Steph, I can just picture the morning fog on that PA farmland. So pretty...

IDBIIJR.

Ftr, Jackson threw 13 pitches in that inning, but only 5 of them were strikes.

I'd be scared to go to FL by myself..haha

Lindsay - I fly back and forth from here to Boston all the time to visit family. I always fly Jetblue because I find good rates with them. It all depends on when you go. But March can be more expensive because of all the colleges' spring breaks.

Oh, i see. Hmm....

I live in Boston, yeah. And it depends on when you get your ticket. It's cheaper depending on how you fly. About $400 round trip.

For one of my Spring Breaks I would love to go down to FL to see some Spring Training games. It just cost a lot of money to go.

Very nice, Jed!

Ian - since you were talking about the draft, what position do you think the Pats will draft next?

When I woke up this morning, it was so foggy I could've sworn I was in Seattle! My mind was telling me, "Look, look, you're in Oregon!" at one point.

I wish. I really do.

(is wearing her brand spanking new Stanford hat today, on a Steph-likes--a-certain-person-from-Oregon note!)

So the WRKO guys are talking about the NYY clubhouse candy ban. WTF is up with that whole thing? Seems so bizarre to tell a bunch of grown men that they can't eat candy.

Does anyone know how many necklaces Buchholz wears? Is it 4, or even more than that?

I''m thinking a cornerback

ecl - They've also requested that at all their road games there not be candy in the visitor clubhouse

LOL, Steph! I think the prettiest time of year for that morning fog is fall leaf season. It's amazing watching the fog burn off and the oranges and reds and golds become visible.

I've flown out of Manchester before on Southwest and gotten $130 round trip:-D

here ya go ECL

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/04/19/eat-healthy-play-better/

It gets as foggy as a Seattle, WA or a Portland, OR out here because we're in a valley, by the way. I should explain that. On Thanksgiving break I drove through it for hours - I had to landmark to find my way because I couldn't always see road signs!

What is up with that NYY candy ban?

ian - that's what I figured but thought I'd ask, thanks!

like meghan said, if you live near Providence or Manchester airport, you can fly Southwest cheap

Danielle...you're right, I had forgotten that part of it. I just don't get WHY. It's just plain bizarre to me.

STOP LOSING, PAWTUCKET.

It's 3-1 Buffalo in the fifth.

Good catch, Dustin. Nice.

From what I can tell Girardi seems to be a health nut - not that that's a bad thing

...ooh! Jed's up! College picture time!

But just let Beckett have his ice cream!

Also, the commuter rail goes to Providence...Southwest is so much cheaper sometimes that it is well worth the extra pain-in-assness of getting to and from Providence.

an 11 pitch inning. Buchholz is doing well.

JED!

8 game hitting streak for JEB

18- Since he got a hit that picture must be posted every AB now!:-P

Yeah, Jed!

EFFING A. (isn't wearing her Stanford hat for nothing!)

YAY Jed!!!

Danielle, Girardi looks older than I would expect for his age. I wonder if he used to NOT take care of himself and is overcompensating now.

laughing at the idea of Bobby Abreu, whose nickname, "El Comedulce," means something along the lines of "The Candy Eater," not being able to eat his candy. giggle

I wouldn't be surprised if he were trying to overcompensate. but I was listening to some sports talk the other day saying he was in great shape - better than some of his players

Nice run back, Jed!!

Oregon synergy time?

Choco, here's an article story on Clay with a pretty good line about his necklaces:
"And those multiple necklaces Buchholz wears? They're medals awarded for high scores in foosball and Wii Tennis. No one has more."

So...this whole flu thing seems to have happened in concert with the ice cream machine removal. Is this a sick out of the return of the machine? Apologies if that's been discussed before.

YES. OREGON SYNERGY TIME. Okay, so he at least advanced Jed to second.

But just...look at them...

nj, I love the part of that article about how hard it would be to get Manny out of the specially outfitted bullpen car.

Geez, Steph, I don't know which of them is more adorable! :-)

HAhaha, thanks! That's really funny.

And does anybody find this as funny as I do? (about Clay Buchholz): "Buchholz turned down offers to play wide receiver at Texas, Notre Dame, Purdue and Texas A&M" -from the Wikipedia article about Clay

I just can't picture him playing football...

Definately Jacoby! haha.

That was taken when they were drafted together in '05. It's part of a set of three. Here are the other two. (Note Jed spacing out in the background of the one of Jacoby.)

Well anyone cant write something on Wiki, so it may not be true.

Supposedly he is very fast...something you want a WR to be.

Ooh nice curveball.

Ahh, Jacobyy. is it wrong to be extremely jealous of Kelsey Hawkins? (his girlfriend)

18- Thanks for posting the pictures. They're both so adorable

Clay did play wide receiver in high school. Here he and Jacoby talk about football. (They got a bunch of prospects in here - Brandon Moss, for one.)

Erin - not a problem! (The Jed one is the source of my very loserish 'I like Trees' icon on LJ.)

Lindsay, I guess I can appreciate both -- Jacoby for his exotic good looks, Jed for his endearing smile.

From the football interview:

SoxProspects.com: Complete this sentence: “If [player’s name here] played in the NFL…”
Brandon Moss: He’d be awesome! Just kidding -- I’d be a strong safety.

Yea, Jed definately has a really nice smile. even though theres a gap between his 2 front teeth =P hehe.

CLays doing rly good tonight! now the bats just need to get him some runs!

Not to sound like a creepy fan girl but I was wondering if Jed had a girlfriend. Anyone know?

48 pitches through three...I would LOVE if we can get a quality start from Clay tonight.

"In football there are a lot bigger dudes running at you full speed, while in baseball there are a lot of big dudes throwing at you full speed." -Natale

Hahaha, I like that one. :)

Nice, Mihashi-kun! (Clay looks lovely.)

I love how dorky Jed looks when he's smiling. Actually, I love that he's a dork in general:

And Erin - I have no idea. But I do know that he's not married...

Lindsay -- it's called the Papi rule -- a gap between the front teeth does not rule out having a glorious smile.

That article I just linked--this one--I just realized why I thought it was so awesome...It was written by Kristen (aka Basegirl).
So, if you get a chance, you might want to read it...

18- Thanks for the answer. I figured you would know.

I love reading basegirl's blog! She's a really good writer, and has me laughing out loud quite a lot../

...yes, I was pathetic enough to check to see if he had a ring on his finger...I actually looked. I am so sad.

No, i was really saying that Jed has a nice smile. =)

I wasnt making fun of his gap, its cute.

It was so much nicer when Edwin Jackson sucked

I hate this commercial with the flea (or whatever bug that is) says 'wow'.

Awww, Lindsay, it's so hard to get intent across on line! I wasn't saying that you were making fun of it. I think it's cute too.

No no-no tonight.

Damnit, Jed, you messed up Clay's no-hitter! Okay, I don't think anyone would've gotten to that, so I can't criticize him for it.

(But see, I don't look at him through rose-colored glasses!)

I have a question. kind of an opinion question--

yesterday when we were talking abt "pink hats" someone said that they dont like them because some of them dont think of the sox as baseball players, but as NSYNC. Does that mean that if someone has a "celebrity crush" on one of the Sox, that they are less of a sox fan than if they didnt?

Well, Steph, one of the lenses may be rose colored. It's all good. Jed's having a fine time in the bigs.

Who doesn't have at least one "baseball crush"?

Poor Youk the Rays broadcasters were ripping him for being mad at the strikeout call - "can someone get him some cheese for his whine"

Yikes, that was lucky.

I thought that one was gone for sure...

BAM. Wow.

haha pena!! lmaoo. foul ball! try again...lol

I...dunno. I mean, I don't usually fall for players (with one INCREDIBLY notable and obvious exception, which happened when he was still in the Minors, so does it still count?), but I doubt it makes you less of a fan - as long as you can talk knowledgeably about the team, you should be fine.

YAY FOUL BALLS.

Liza, I concur! Lindsay, I think that baseball crushes are not a problem (if so, I would be oh so guilty) -- the problem is when that's the only reason someone watches the game.

This is definatley random-- but whats your favorite Red Sox item that u own?

Yeah, love the game first and foremost. That's the meat and potatoes. The crushes are the dessert.

Yeah, because i have a MAJOR crush on Jacoby..haha

And i will admit, that i look forward to seeing him play, and i love to look at him when he is playing! lol. but thats not the only reason that i watch. i've watched baseball since before he came onto the team. i love baseball, but i will admit- that having him on the team does make me enjoy baseball even more ;) hehe.

Favorite item I own? Probably the Carlton Fisk signed ball my parents got for me...they went and met him at a convention!

Ian - it was so much nicer when the Rays sucked.
/fixed

Totally, 100 percent support, endorse and recommend baseball boyfriends, more so if you're knowledgeable about the game!!!!

I have a hopeless crush on Jacoby. It's really, really sad.

I also really like Justin Masterson... and Huston Street, too, for that matter.

Well look who decided to join us tonight

I had 81 Red Sox "items" that were my favorite three weeks ago. Now I have 68 of them left.

If we're still talking player crushes...I don't think I need to discuss mine.

I haven't been a Sox fan long enough to own much...I'd say my Ramirez name/number shirt is my favorite item at this point.

Lindsay- I went to Build a Bear and made a Red Sox bear.

Mr. Street....yummy.

Nice job, Jed!!

I just ordered some General Tso's.. YUM YUM

Lindsay this wasn't my fave but I did love my red sox sticker I had on my car until it got taken off my car one day at school (without taking my patriot's one). it's tough in orlando where there's a heavy sprinkling of yankees fans.
I'd have to say my Beckett shirt and my ticket from ST since it was my first Red Sox game - I know crazy that I've only been to Fenway for a Jimmy Buffet concert!

I had the world's most delicious quiche earlier... ricotta and sun-dried tomato = YUM.

I like my ball signed by 11 prospects, thanks very much. :)

The 12th prospect's signature (Clay's) went on a poster.

Jed and Evan played against each other out in Arizona last fall - that was my first good look at Evan. And he seriously impressed me.

But I'd rather see Jed throwing him out any day.

Awww, Hinske!

That's a hard question, Lindsay.
Well, if you took away all of my Red Sox shirts, I would only have about two things left to wear, so I guess they're pretty important.
And I don't go anywhere without wearing a Sox hat.

I don't know if they're favorites, but I have a bunch of Josh Beckett Wheaties boxes scattered randomly around my room.
So, I don't really know how to answer your question...I have a whole ton of Sox stuff, and would probably die without all of it...

Ian, you're making me hungry! I'm not in the mood to cook tonight -- I think it's canned soup time. Not my favorite, but I need to put something in the tummy.

Yeah, my crush on Jacoby is also pretty pathetic..haha

i cant really say that i have 1 fav. sox item. I have a few. My bedroom is all Sox, so i have a lot to choose from..lol

but i'd have ti say that i love my dustin pedroia autographed mini helmet that my dad got for me. he also got me and autographed Mike Lowell picture where he also wrote "Ws MVP 07'" and then my dad just recently got me an austographed Youk picture. And they are all authentic, and i love them all. So i cant really choose 1.

Meghan, is there some sort of inside joke about the aforementioned items?

Can they speed the damn NFL Draft up? This shit takes forevah

Ian- make sure you order something else to be delivered about an hour after the General Tsao's:-P

(is going to live-blog the MLB draft, presuming she doesn't have to be somewhere else that day) I need to see which Pac-10 kids go where and who Boston picks up...

I've got a laptop, it's ok :-)

Liza, that quiche sounds even better than the feta and sundried tomato omelet that is one of my specialties.

So Steph you're going to live blog 53 rounds of the MLB draft

Erin- i have a red sox build a bear too! and its so cute because i have a little 07 WS trophy paper weight, and i have it sitting next to him on a shelf! haha.

Lindsey- No joke...just count the total number of home games they have this year, and then subtract the number of home games they've already played. You can probably guess what the items are:-P

Next time I see Bob at a UConn sporting event, I'm going to punch him.

I would totally live-blog the MLB draft, too. Too bad I'm supposed to have softball practice that day.

Ecl - It is delicious. DELICIOUS.

baseball crushes are totallhy acceptable (smiling about getting to see josh pitch tomorrow)

I'm going with hot dog wrappers Meghan. ;)

Oops that was supposed to be to Ecl...I read the wrong name. Sorry!

I'm live-blogging what they show on ESPN, because I might not be able to stick around for all 53 rounds, given that drafts take quite some time...

I will figure out where everyone goes, though - I'll get that information. The Pac-10 is one of my priorities...

HA. Wow. That didn't miss at all or anything.

Meaghan- season tickets?!

Cocooo!

Yaaay! Nice!

Yes Josh, is definately nice to look at too! haha. im still upset that he had a stiff neck the other day and couildnt pitch-- because i was at the game! =(

But you got to see Pauley! (hearts her PawSox)

Ahh, i love that little part in Jacobys hair! haha. And the little mole next to his left eyebrow! i told u that i have a pathetic crush on him! haha.

Wtf Jackson?

I have way too many baseball crushes. Its kinda sad.

...whoops. Where was that going?

I only have one, but it's really pathetic and massive. And is up after Tek.

Lindsay, that would be my guess as well re the "items."

Lisa, you're making me hungry! I'm trying to finish washing all my dishes before I heat something up. (faints from hunger)

Make the cowbells stop pleasee

I can hear those stupid cowbells. Man, what a dumb idea...

Sorta...not true season tickets, since they are all different seats and I had to buy most of them separately. But they are tickets for each game of the season haha.

Lindsay, that mole is oh so cute! See...I notice these things even when I don't have a crush on a particular player.

Oh, Steph... -shakes head- Look who's up! :)

I... um. I like Jacoby. A lot. But I've liked him since he was in Portland, so I'm not a bandwagon fangirl! I'm just a... pathetic fangirl. >.>

Meghan, you are SO lucky. I've never even been to a MLB game, let alone every game in a season!

(stops functioning for this at-bat)

C'mon Jed...

↑ wants to be Meghan's new best friend. LOL.

That's just as good as season tickets

I have a mole on the same spot on my face as Jacoby's. I'm not even joking. It's strange, granted, but I'm totally serious.

Wow meaghan! how much did that cost you? Did you buy them off of ebay? or when the tickets first went on sale? do u go by urself? or u have a friend that goes with u?

Former Sox pitcher Lenny DiNardo got sent down by the A's today.

The radio just described Jed as being "poised on the field." That made me giggle hysterically for some reason.

FUGGING COWBELLS.

But YEAH COCO!

Meghan what Lindsay is really asking is this.

If you need anyone to go with you, she's volunteering.

alright coco!! woo hoo!!

Who said Coco needs to be traded? Oh yeah I did.

HOLY SHIT. Great baserunning there! Yay Coco!

im not volunteering! lmao. i know it sounds like that- but im not..i dont even know her! haha. im just trying to gbet ideas for next season.

Aww. I like DiNardo.

Meghan, I'm volunteering too! :)

And Jed walks. Yay!

nice running coco.....lets just keep them both

NO FUCKING DP HERE LUGO YOU PIECE OF CRAP.

Ah, Steph, you heard that too about him being poised. Now they're talking about the pitcher NOT being poised.

Okay, guys, let's really get something started now...

i was there for jacoby big night! i bet his girlfriend wasnt! but i was! haha.

Thank you Coco for those SB - 2 of my fantasy teams thank you

we all know its gonna be a DP =(

Other places I've heard cowbells:
Houston Aeros hockey games
Mississippi State football games

It was similarly annoying each time.

we all know its gonna be a DP =(

How in the world is already $25 on eBay?

C'mon, Lugie...

YAY Coco!! I need to just say that 10 is one of my favorite numbers ever. It's so even and stuff.

Yeah, Liza- I've followed Jacoby since Portland, too! The first time I saw him was in Pawtucket, though. But I didn't see his MLB debut because I was actually at the Paw Sox game, but they gave updates on what he was doing on the screen and stuff... I was a little bummed he wasn't there, AND George only came out in the last inning, but I do like all those players there anyways and it's great being there.

Danielle they weren't stolen bases. He went there on a wild pitch

Don't DP, E6. DON'T.

I just now really heard the cowbells for the first time.

Oh, Choco, that reminded me! I just got some Minor League cards, and one of them was George!

NJ - Wow...

Lindsay - I was going to go... except I was in NY. My dad and brother were there, though.

Cowbells are ok at hockey games IMHO

I bought a lot from the two sales the Red Sox had (bought a lot of single seats then, mostly over the phone) and then for the Yankees ones I used Craigslist. I go by myself frequently, but I go with other people about once each home series. I have yet to find anyone else in Boston that would go to all of the games haha.

Here he is!

YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT LUGO>. I HOPE YOU GET TOSSED.

/bitter rant

Lugo, watch ottt

Tito, you get right in there. Good.

Haha, DeMarlo's gone to comfort Lugo.

Night everyone! Got a storm with hail headed this way so I guess fun time on the net is over! You guys send Beckett good vibes for me tomorrow since my ass will be on an airplane!

Night! GO SOX!!!

We have no backup infielders and he's arguing a strike call. DUMB FUCKING AHOLE>

/still ranting

If Lugo gets tossed, do they move Lowrie to short, Youk to third, and put Moss in at first?

well at least it wasn't a DP

Well, at least he didn't GIDP.

Now c'mon, Jacoby...

YES!! I LOVE HOW FAST HE IS.

Thanks Ian I realized that after I posted it! Oh well
Question- is Moss officially activated for this game

lol. yeah, im thinking abt going to game by myself, it would be some much easier.

yes jacoby!!!!!!!!!!! his speend= LOVE. lol

Nice throw there Eva, way to pull Pena off the bag

That's my guess, too. That's why Sunbeam's here.

OREGON SYNERGY. C'MON.

Danielle - Yep.

Bethie - Have fun!

WOO HOO! And I'd better watch my screaming. Have my windows open...

Yes Moss is active

YES! Oregon Synergy for the win!

nice Taco!

Aw, if the bench wasn't so depleted right now, I'd want Lugo to argue and throw his helmet at the ump so he could get suspended for a few games and help us out.

Yay Ellsbury!

Bethie -- have a great trip (in case you check back in).

I AGREE MEGHAN. but he needs to be smart and be a TEAM player not a piece of shit.

thanks!

Wow.... I need to get me some!!

George is cool. And how hot is it that he speaks Greek?

If you can't tell, I'm not Lugo's biggest fan

The company that made the ones I own is called TriStar. I am totally buying more as soon as possible. (No, I'm totally not trying to get Jed Lowrie...why do you ask?)

Speaking of Jeb Steph, what did you send him for his birthday.

Yeah, we need Cora to get healthy again, so he can take Lugos place in a couple of games. or once Mikey gets better, Jed will take Lugos place for a few games.

Celtics down 32-26 at the end of the first and the Patriots took a cornerback with their 2nd pick

Steph -- late post on this, but if that pic is accurate, Kottaras is very good looking...

And Tito didnt have Ellsbury in the original lineup....but since ortiz was scratched, they put Cobes in.

its funny though-- Jacoby and Coco are competing for center field, but working together to get runs...lol

Choco - VERY HOT. I love Greece--I went there last summer. I wonder what part he's from? (If it's Crete, I'll love him forever.)

Yeah Pleats!

Thanks for the update Ian.
I'm hoping the Celtics follow San Antonio with the series not like everyother game 3.

Did you just get them at WalMart or something?

If I happen to get Jed, I'll (somehow) give it to you. And if I ever happen to meet him at an ice cream shop or something, I'll have him like sign something for you or I'll make a video shoutout from him to you... HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE?!

Lemme get a better one of George up...I have a few nice ones.

Better not bend over in front of Kottaras.

/obvious Greek joke

...if you did that, I'd probably die of happiness. Seriously.

Remy noticed all of clays neckalces too...haha

That was really quick. GOOD.

Ian - Too bad he's a catcher.

Clay really is have a great night!

I love George Kottaras.

Georgie!

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Steph as soon as finals are done Ill be uploading all my pics and check for a pic of Jed. It's been too crazy of a semester!

...oops, my html code is showing. I closed it and typed the rest anyway! (is tired and stupid today)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE GEORGE KOTTARAS!!!

Incase any of u are interested-- theres a post on my blog that has a rather funny picture that i edited...lol...check it out if u want. =P

nice inning stickbug....remy was a little late with the cow bell

That's why he squats. he's a smart Greek.

Danielle - You will? Awww, thank you! I don't blame you with finals, either - mine are coming up a week from Monday, and I'm not very excited about that...

Damnn, clay only allowed 1 hit!! ...so far

In case y'all wanted to know the TB Rays care and don't smoke- apparently they're trying to for a tobacco free florida.

Did someone mention that George speaks Greek? Or was I seeing things?

I love him. Not in a baseball crush way, but an "Omigod he is so awesome" way.

I need Manny to hit 3 homerunes before Thurs! because im going to the game on thurs and that would be awesome if he hit his 500th at the game. =)

George's parents are from Greece, and he's fluent. He actually grew up in Canada, but he got to play for the Greek national team and he was a sort of interpreter for them during the Olympics in Athens.

YEAH MY CHINESE FOOD IS HERE

Damn...this games kinda boring =/ lol.

Danielle - Where'd you see that? That's cool of them.

Erin - Yes, he does. :D

I don't think a defensively awesome game means it is boring.

Not digging the Pats' second pick...lots of wrist problems apparently. But they know what they are doing. I do think Mayo will be great with them. And they've got three 3rd rounders so yeah...

I first loved him in an "he's so awesome" way (my seats were so far away I couldn't even see him anyways)... but I have further realized he's super cute, too. :)

Yeah, I read in an interview he's 100% Greek, his parents have a house there, and he can understand/speak it pretty well.

I'm such a single guy. Just got out my stash of plastic silverware so I dont have to do dishes.

Plastic sporks rule!

I do that, too! Of course, I'm a college student without a kitchen, so...yeah.

I want Manny to hit his 500th on May 9. If he does, I'll get a free copy of Jere's book.

Liza- Im watching the Rays broadcast since Im in Orlando. It's one of their commercials that comes on as often as the Sullivan tire commercials

Manny homering on May 9th would be a nice "Hey, Steph finished her exams!" present. That's the day I'm done and go home!

I could use a spork right now or is that a fork :D

Yeah, I like pretty close games. I think they're more exciting... I mean I love our big innings where we have like 5 runs score or something, but I like really close games...

Well the pitching is doing good, but not many runs. but is a close game which makes it interesting.

Oh just throw him out!!

Iwamura is pissed...

BuKKKKKolz, though

Either way, it was a good pitch. =P

The next person to argue on either side is out of this game.

That's quite awesome about Kottaras and his Greek heritage.

Cannon/rocket launcher strikes again...

Steph -- your semester is almost over! I've been out of college so long that I forget how early school gets out.

Normally, I absolutely hate pink, but I'll post this for the second guy in the pic:

87 pitches through six! Yes! Please keep it up Clay.

Hey I need to make a LJ icon can anyone here help me with that?

LOL -- men in pink! :-D