The morning after a game, I always scroll through the game action photos from the night before. When the Sox win, it's a fun reminder of the awesomeness. When the Sox lose, it's still a pick-me-up because most of the time there's a smiling Papi or an indignant Pedroia or something else fun to look at.

But looking through last night's game photos brought me a whole different kind of fun.

Josh- I know you were super psyched about returning to the mound again, and I know you were all pumped up to be pitching in Texas... but you gotta take that extra second or two to make sure everything's in its right place.

And I'd love to know which teammate risked the sound and fury to tell Josh in the dugout after the first inning that he was sharing a little too much of himself with the world. By the time he marched back out in the second, Josh had corrected the problem.

I smell an infielder feud brewing!

Please let Jerry Remy hear about this before the broadcast today. And if there is a God, Remy will be given an open mic to respond.

Hat tip: Red Sox Monster

Jonathan Papelbon in Friendly's Scoop is awesome. On this point, there is no debate.

But Sean Casey doing a regular video weblog? GENIUS. I bow before your awesomeness, Rob Bradford.

Three things I learned from this video:

1. Sean Casey cuts his hair with a flowbee.

2. Sean Casey is wicked obsessed with wrestling. Like, OBSESSED-obsessed. (he made a sign for Sergeant Slaughter! with his sister!).

3. Sean Casey regresses to a childlike state whenever he talks about wrestling. Seriously, he looks no older than 10 during this whole thing.

Justin Masterson's only been in the bigs a short while, and he's already gone Hollywood.

First Pedroia, then Papelbon and now Masterson fancy themselves quite the thespians. Backup career, perhaps?

You haven't made it in this town as a ballplayer until you've been pied in the face by Big Papi.

Welcome to Boston, Jason Bay.

As Jason Bay Day rolls on, and we're counting down the hours and minutes until Sox fans get their first look at Beaker in his home whites - I'm reminded that it's never too early to pronounce snap judgments.

So before we get a chance to see Bay in action, I'm going to scrutinize every facet of his personality based purely on random photos of him found around the interwebs. It's a very scientific process.

So we know that he likes to swing his bat inside an abandoned corregated tin shed while looking off semi-wistfully into the distance. What else can we learn about Jason Bay?

Follow me after the jump, for snap judgments aplenty...

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Shhhhhh - we're going hunting for a very endangered species, a creature seen so rarely that we would be fortunate just to catch a mere glimpse of it. An individual who enjoys hockey, goggles and sucky pitching. This species is easily recognizable by its distinctive call, "How aboot that blown save, eh?" Of course, I'm talking about The Eric Gagne Fan.

It was thought that any of these animals who were left migrated westward towards the green pastures of Wisconsin -- but apparently, one of their number was left behind here in New England, because Amanda was lucky enough to capture one on film last week.

Take heart, fellow explorers! There are still Eric Gagne Fans to be found! Who knew?

Fess up. Who is the insane Red Sox fan that is bidding $8,250.00 (not a typo) for an 8 1/2 foot tall (also not a typo) reproduction of this:

Seriously? Stop the madness. What exactly would one do with a near-9 foot tall fugly fake Statue of Liberty plastered with Sox logos? Other than set it on the front lawn at Halloween to scare away kids.

I suppose it could be worse. The Sox statue is neither as fug as the Pirates one, nor as racist as the Indians one. Although neither of those teams have found any insane people to bid on those monstrosities... yet. There's still 4 hours to go, though.

It's good to know that the Red Sox find ways of keeping themselves amused when things get boring on the diamond. Namely, they like to talk on the phone. It's like a scene from Bye Bye Birdie out there lately, a regular "Telephone Hour".

On Monday night, Mike Lowell chased a routine fly ball out near the stands along the third baseline... and decided while he was there he might as well steal away a fan's cell phone he saw sitting on the top of the short wall, and carry it back with him onto the field. From Dan Roche:

"I always just look to see if there's like peanuts or nachos... and no one ever on the third base side... I think they banned like nachos, peanuts and popcorn there... because no one ever eats them," Lowell said.

"I kinda just want to take one from them to see their reaction. I guess a cell phone could have been good. If it was his wallet it would have been better."

"If it was his wallet I would have kept it in my pocket until the end of the game and then I would have given it back to him. I think that one would have been good."

And then during last night's game, Manny Ramirez took another patented Manny Being Manny scoreboard break in the Green Monster -- and took the opportunity to make a phone call during a pitching change in the sixth inning.

I can't wait for the day that Dustin Pedroia tells the pitcher to hold up for a minute and wait while he takes a very important cell phone call out at second base.

Another addition to the Red Sox Baby Album, courtesy of Topps baseball cards:

Per the Orlando Sentinel:

Starting on July 1, fans who purchase MLB themed Team Baby Entertainment titles at Toys R' Us or Babies R' Us will receive the limited edition Topps baby card packaged with the DVD.

An all star list of MLB players have signed on to have their baby portraits plastered on these new collectible Topps Cards, which are only being made available at Toys R' Us and Babies R' Us in limited quantities. In New York, fans who purchase the New York Yankees Baby or the New York Mets Baby DVD will also get the exclusive cards featuring Johnny Damon and David Wright respectively. Fans of the World Series Championship team, the Red Sox, will also get a Topps card with David Ortiz (image attached) as a "Little Papi" when they purchase the Red Sox Baby DVD. Last but not least, the newest Team Baby title, the L.A. Dodgers Baby DVD will be released in August and will include a card featuring a babyface Russ Martin.

hat tip: Ian at Sox & Dawgs

Happy 34th Birthday to the Mayor!

The happy, happy, joy, joy clown party hat just seemed appropriate for Sean.

Tim Wakefield is looking a liiiiiiiitle rough these days.

Either that, or the ESPN crew last week made an error with their graphics. But surely that can't be the case.

It's already been eight - er, seven and a half - long year since the beginning of the new millennium, and so naturally VH1 has already put together a retrospective called "I Love The New Millennium". Thank goodness - it's been so long, I'd forgotten what happened... in 2007.

In any event, VH1 wisely saw that the Red Sox' World Series victory was one of the biggest stories of 2004 - and so that got its own segment on the "2004" episode. As a special Tuesday morning treat, here's video of the segment.

Mike Lowell was interviewed last night on local FOX here in Boston, and talked about everything from playing for the Sox to surviving cancer to writing a book. But the best part is when he talks about his father, and all the baseball memories he has with him.

So as a little bonus Father's Day treat, here's that video...

Happy Father's Day!

To celebrate this Sunday, I thought I'd post pictures of the Red Sox with their dads, and stories from the Sox about their dads.

Terry Francona and his dad Tito:

Picture this scene. Tito pulls into the driveway after a long day at the office. It's one of those steamy St. Louis afternoons. Before he can even get in the door, Terry, with a baseball glove handy for both father and son, is pushing him back out.

"I'd have my glove waiting and a glove for him," said Terry Francona. "And he'd go out and play catch with me or hit me fly balls. Then when I got older and I started playing, I remember thinking, 'My goodness, my dad came home from the ballpark, he was exhausted, and he would play catch with me.' I waited for him on the doorstep. I never knew if he had played good or played bad when he got home. I hope that taught me a lot of lessons with my children."

As tired as Tito might have been some days, how could he say no to such a well-meaning request?

"I remember coming home after a doubleheader and he'd be sitting there with his glove and say, 'Let's go Dad.' I couldn't turn him down," said Tito Francona via telephone from his Pittsburgh home.

Sean Casey and his dad Jim:

His freshman year of high school when his dad pulled him out of class for a few days to go down to Spring Training in Florida. The two went to Bradenton and Winter Haven to do a little scouting of the Bucs, though Casey remembers the trip just as much for "the bunch of father-son things" they did.

"It was just an awesome time," Casey said.

From their breakfasts at a local diner, where Jim laughingly recalls Sean ordering a plate of sausage and biscuits "big enough to feed seven men" to playing video games together at night.

"I tell you what, that's one of the greatest memories I have of my dad," Casey said. "Looking back at that time, I just thought it was so great that we could spend a whole week doing that "And the great thing about baseball is that it is a father-son game. A lot of the good memories I have of my dad are with baseball. It brings the family together."

"And to me, that's the definition of baseball," said Jim, Sean's father.

Mike Lowell, and his dad Carl:

The truth is, Lowell gets flooded with happy emotions when he thinks about the type of example his father set for him, and how much of an impact he's made on his life.

"I could easily say he's been the most influential person for me, not just baseball-wise," said Lowell. "I think as you get older, you might appreciate more what he did. I think he just always put family first and I'd love to feel like that molded me because I try to say that there's more to me than just the guy who goes on TV and plays baseball."

Sure, Lowell is the one who has gone on to great success in Major League Baseball, playing big roles in championship runs for two different franchises. But what means the world to him is that Carl Lowell is equally proud of all four of his kids.

"When they ask him, 'Are you proud of your son and all that,' I think he always says, 'Which son?'. I get choked up on that," said Lowell, tears welling up in his eyes. "He says, I'm the public son but he's got four kids. He loves us the same, so that's huge."

Jed Lowrie's dad

Jon Lester's dad

Dustin Pedroia's dad

The best thing about interleague play, hands down, is watching American League pitchers swing the lumber. I've already posted about one kind of awesomeness that can result-- Josh Beckett knocking a tater out of the park against the Phillies in 2006. Now, by popular demand, is a whole 'nother kind of awesomeness that can result... Tim Wakefield running the bases against the Cubs at Wrigley in 2005.

Watch closely after Johnny Damon blasts a triple into the alley - Wake comes tearing around the bases from first, in a running style that can only be loosely described as "chicken with its head cut off". And then... he SLIDES. Bless him.

From last month's SI Kids:

Not exactly a head-scratcher, is it?

Is there anything more miserable than an off-day? Especially when that off-day falls on a Monday. What else are we supposed to use to distract us from work obligations and responsibilities at home? We can't be expected to actually accomplish things!

So let's pretend we're going to a game at the ballpark instead. Except, not a game like those this weekend where it's 150 degrees out. And to help you along with the visualization, my main Cubbies man Timothy Souers (from Cubby Blue) painted a gorgeous watercolor Fenway scene that he sent along and shared with me... so now I'm sharing it with you.

Everybody has already seen the ubiquitous youtube video of the Sox fan in a Celtics jersey who ran on the field during the game Tuesday night. The posted video claimed it was on a dare from "a bunch of Lakers fans"... but intrepid Center Field reader Meghan has the real story.

The guy who ran out was in a Celtics jersey, but his friends that he was with were decked out in Laker stuff (spontaneous "Beat LA!" chants kept starting in our section because of them). One of the Laker guys had a purple and yellow wig...so sometime in the eighth a few of them started to walk down toward the wall in RF. The guy in the C's jersey had put the Laker wig on for some reason. Right after Hansen got to the mound, C's guy jumped onto the field and ran out towards LF, quickly followed by two security guards. The wig fell off right after he started running.

By the time he got to CF-area, a third security guy had jumped out from LF, so he had three guys chasing him. They attempted to catch him several times, with one of the security guys face-planting after an unsuccessful tackle attempt. The dude eventually ran up to the low LF wall and jumped right over back into the stands, and another security guard made a very Jeterian nose-dive into the stands right behind him.

And the kid was fast! Easily outran all the security guys, which made it even more funny.

Center Field reader Adam also sent some kickass eyewitness photos of the chase, which take us from this:

To this:

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Just the other day, I was thinking to myself: "Self, I don't know I've ever seen a photo of Jason Varitek looking like a goofy dweeb. I've seen 'super-serious Jason' and 'slightly less serious, but still totally all-business Jason' and 'ok, fine, I'll give you a small tiny grin Jason'... but I don't know that I've ever seen 'dorky Jason'. Even in pirate gear, he still looks like he'd kick your ass if you looked at him funny."

That is, until now.

I know it's for a good cause and all, but... HAH!

Lest Jason think I'm picking on him too much lately, how about video of the super-cute commercial with Jon Lester for his Putt-Putt Tournament? (yes, I just called it "super-cute")

Dustin Pedroia got the Pop Culture Grid treatment from Sports Illustrated last year (in which we learned that he can't read), and recently it was Clay Buchholz's turn.

Fun fact #1: the guy who is currently bonking a Penthouse Pet loves "Like A Virgin". Of course he does.

Fun fact #2: he has never ridden a mechanical bull. A Texan who has never ridden a mechanical bull? For shame, Clay!

Fun fact #3: he wants to take on teammate Dustin Pedroia in the ring. What kind of ring is not specified... boxing? WWF? jello wrestling? I don't know, Clay- I've seen the damage he can inflict on bats and pinatas. He may be short, but he's scrappy.

This also presents the perfect opportunity to dig into the SI Vault and examine some other Sox'ers who have been Pop Culture Gridded.

Coco Crisp- September 2005
Crappy at golf, but takes out the trash.

David Ortiz - August 2005
Believes in aliens, pays $100 for haircuts.

Tito Francona - July 2005
Drives an SUV, likes Toby Keith, doesn't care about Lindsay Lohan

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics, who advance to the NBA Finals after their Game 6 victory over the Detroit Pistons last night!

I'm not a Celtics fan, but I know a whole heckuva lot of Center Field readers are - not to mention a whole bunch of the Red Sox team. So to celebrate, what's better than a whole slew of pictures of Red Sox at Celtics games, dressed up in their finest green duds?

Lots more Sox-Celtics photos after the jump!

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Sometimes, all you need to get you through a long Tuesday workday after a holiday weekend is a little video of Dustin Pedroia playing a prank on Tito Francona.

You write an article called "8 Reasons Baseball is Lame and Boring". Which is basically a complete ripoff of this article, except without the creativity and skill and humor. So, basically, just a poorly written unoriginal boring ripoff.

I would spend the time tearing the "article" apart, but why do that when the Fire Joe Morgan guys have already done so (and with much more panache than I could anyway). To wit:

On-base percentages, opponent on-base plus slugging percentages, sabermetrics ... Alan Greenspan might enjoy crunching the numbers, but for those of us who'd rather leave our brains at work, the cold-beverage-intake-to-bladder-outflow ratio makes a whole lot more sense.

Bra. Seriously, bra. Fuck these nerds. For serious. True story, bra -- I'm at the game yesterday. I'm wasted. Seriously, bra, I've had like eleven brews. I'm there with my boy Donnie -- awesome guy. Solid guy. The papers call him the "Laundry Room Rapist." So Donnie's like, "Bra, you want another one?" And I'm like, "Shitchyea, dude! I ain't driving!" And Donnie's all, "Bra, you are driving, remember?" And I was like, "Ohhhh shit!" And we high-five, right?

So basically everything was awesome. We were crushing it, bra. And then, this little fucking nerd in front of us is like, "Can you be careful? You're spilling beer on my daughter's head," and I'm like, "Whatever dude -- it's a ballgame. Shut up and enjoy the ride!" and he's like, "Just try to be more considerate," and then his little nerd son is like, "Daddy, look, Manny's up!" and his nerd dad is like, "Let's go Manny!" and his nerd son is like, "His batting average is down to .288" and that's when I just lost it, bra. Those fucking nerds and their numbers. So I pull my rod out -- you know, because I have to piss, right? -- and the guy is all, "Hey! You can't do that here!" and I'm like, "Sorry, nerdbra, the only statistic I care about is how many brewskis I've had and how much piss I've pissed" and the next thing you know security is dragging me out and they're all like, "You're banned for life" and I'm like, "Bra, what the hell?" and they're like "You pulled your penis out and urinated at your seat and there's vomit on your forearm, and also you can't smoke in the stadium, and your friend is wearing a shirt and shoes but no pants," and I'm like "He's Donald Ducking it, bra -- it's classic!" and they're like, "Get out of here and never come back."

And that's when I realized: nerds have ruined baseball.

Batting Stance Guy takes on the Red Sox - and produces near-identical replications of the guys' batting stances. So identical, it's pretty freaky, actually. And he gives us the full gamut - obviously, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are in there, but they're fairly easy. But he also does Nomar, Mo Vaughn, Yaz, Fisk and even Ted Williams.

The funniest of the bunch is easily Kevin Youkilis - and we get to see "Youk" hitting and striking out. Considering how much fun Youk and Manny had making fun of Sean Casey and Jason Varitek, it's even funnier.

Ballhype also has a Q&A with Batting Stance Guy here. Oh, and bonus points for everyone who gets the title reference.

The ladies behind The Lester Project have teamed up with the folks at Sully's Tees to produce a t-shirt that commemorates Jon Lester's no-hitter -- and also helps raise money for the Lester Project's efforts towards cancer research. Plus, the shirt is super cute, so it's a win-win!

You can get one of your very own right here. You know you want one.

hat tip to njdevils!

I've gushed about Chris Speakman's iconic artwork before-- but as a public service, I'm doing so again. Chris has partnered with Dunkin Donuts to release a series of 4 Sox posters over the next couple of months. Tomorrow is the last day to pick up the first poster (Papelbon) - so hop to it!

Also keep an eye out on Chris's website - his amazing artwork caught the eye of the Red Sox and Major League Baseball, so he'll also be releasing a bunch of new silkscreen print designs blessed by MLB. I MUST have this Fenway one...

Happy Birthday and Giddy Up to Josh Beckett - who turns a ripe old 28 today. All deer, elk and moose in a 500 mile radius, watch out: I'm sure there will be some beer drinkin' in celebration, and then no four-legged antlered animal will be safe.

Batting practice may look like a time for warming up, doing some fielding drills and chatting up random cute girls in the stands -- but Jonathan Papelbon uses the BP time to educate Hideki Okajima on the finer points of gambling.

During the Red Sox recent trip to Detroit, eagle-eyed commenter joyosity spotted Papelbon drawing something in the warning track dirt while gesturing and excitedly talking to Okajima and his translater. On closer inspection, she discovered Papelbon's artwork was really a giant replica of a craps table -- and Okajima was learning the art of being a high roller.

I can see a series of "Gambling With The Sox" videos in the future. Mike Timlin can lecture on how to win at blackjack while double-fisting Bud Lights, Josh Beckett can teach folks how bringing a loaded deer rifle to the poker table is an excellent way to win at Texas Hold 'Em, and Manny Ramirez can tell everyone how fun it is to play slots because of all of the pretty pictures and flashing lights. Wheeee!

And, of course, joyosity was quick enough to take a little bit of video of Vegas Master Papelbon and his two Gambling Proteges:

Hat tip to joyosity for the photos and video!

I've deprived y'all long enough -- it's time for another installment of Awesome Animated GIF Of The Week. This time, it's Manny (being Manny):

And if seeing Manny and his lifelike bobblehead makes you just a teensy bit jealous, you can make a bobblehead (of sorts) in your own likeness here -- or do like I did, and make bobbleheads of random Sox players.

With the news that Sean Casey is set for a rehab assignment in Pawtucket this week, it seemed like the perfect to share that not only is Sean "The Mayor", he's also...

the Homecoming King!

More not-at-all embarrassing yearbook photos of Sean after the jump...

(big hat tip and credit to TheStarterWife for sharing these pictures)

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Finally, the long-awaited true story behind Schilling and his bloody sock.

The Powers That Be seem intent on jinxing Manny Ramirez with that giant "496" in the outfield at Fenway (take it down, guys- that's what teams like Seattle or San Francisco do)-- so I thought I'd counteract that bad mojo with some vintage Manny Being Manny video.

The Sox lost this way last night-- but they 'Lost' in a whole 'nother way on Wednesday night as well, when the team made yet another appearance on ABC's "Lost". I gave up on Lost a couple of years ago, but I'm presuming this stuff below might well constitute a spoiler to those of you who still watch, so:

SPOILER ALERT!

The Red Sox have cropped up to factor in to the plot of Lost on numerous occasions- most assuredly because Carlton Cuse (a writer and executive producer on the show) is a rabid Sox fan. Jack Shepherd and his father (characters both written as Sox fans) often said, "That's why the Red Sox will never win the World Series" when talking about fate -- the irony of which had an even bigger impact when Jack was shown footage of the Sox winning the 2004 World Series as proof that the show's bad guys had contact with the outside world.

The Red Sox popped up as a major plot point again back in March when a tape containing crucial information gets pulled out of a vault to reveal... it's labeled "RED SOX" (and the characters indicate that the original content -- presumably a Sox game -- was taped over). I don't think it's at all unrealistic that a Sox fan would keep a VHS tape of a game locked away in a vault like the precious cargo it is.

Wednesday's episode once again featured the Sox - this time by way of a newspaper headline of the team being swept by the Yankees (along with Jack muttering about "A-Rod" under his breath).

Eric Wilbur and Big League Stew have competing theories over what series the headline refers to (Eric points to August, 2007; BLS thinks it's August, 2006), and what the significance of all of this is. I just find it amusing that even fictional characters are as annoyed by A-Rod as those of us in the real world.

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Even though the first installment of the AAGOTW was just a few days ago, this week's AAGOTW is just TOO AWESOME to wait any longer.

Tim Souers, the genius mind (and brilliant artist) behind Cubby Blue, created this AAGOTW just for us... Cubs and Sox fans alike can unite in their mutual derision for Kyle Farnsworth.

Seriously - how awesome is this animation? I bow down before Tim's clever artistry.

Credit to Timothy Souers for the GIF.
Email me any funny Sox or baseball animated GIFs for future installments of AAGOTW!

Because sometimes you just want to share an awesome random animated GIF you run across on the interwebs... I give you Dustin Pedroia.

Credit to Brian Sadecki for the GIF.
Email me any funny Sox or baseball animated GIFs for future installments of AAGOTW

Cue the goofy circus music, it's time for the first installment of Red Sox Blooper Reel...

Clip #1: The Casey Crawl

During the Sox-Yanks game on Wednesday, Chien Ming-Wang feints a pick-off throw towards Sean Casey at second. In his rush to get back to base, Casey stumbles, falls, and does a lumbering crawl back to second-- with his helmet down covering his eyes. He then helpfully calls himself safe.

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FOX knows talent when they see it... and I'm not talking about Tim McCarver.

The talent in question is Sean "So Nice It Hurts" Casey- who read the lineups before Saturday's face-off against the Yankees. And in a little bit of a wishful thinking Freudian slip, Sean attempts to raise himself higher in the batting order just a hair...

The reviews are in... and they're not good.

Playing Siskel & Ebert for the day, Terry Francona and Dustin Pedroia gave an emphatic two thumbs down to Jonathan Papelbon's acting performance in the new Dunkin Donuts commercial.

Terry Francona:

I think he stinks as an actor. The good news is: he's a really good pitcher... so we're OK there.

I'm just glad he didn't speak in the whole commercial.

Watch Tito and Dustin rake Papelbon's acting skills over the coals:

You know it's time for the Sox-Yanks rivalry to ramp up when random (and hilarious) stories start popping up. Via the always reliable New York Post (cough, cough) - but too funny not to post:

The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!

A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction workers told The Post yesterday.

"In August, a Red Sox T-shirt was poured in a slab in the visitor's clubhouse. It's the curse of the Yankees," one worker said. "Nobody knows about it. It's in the floors, it's buried."

The workers say they now fear that they unwittingly helped hex their beloved Bronx Bombers.

"I don't want to be responsible for sinking the franchise," said a second worker, who witnessed the sabotage. "I respect the stadium."

The Post has withheld their identities because they are not authorized to speak to media.

hat tip to snbgizmo for the article

If it wasn't for Center Field reader Kim, I'd never have cottoned on to this hidden gem from the Sox-Tigers game on Wednesday:

Ostensibly it's a clip focusing on Daisuke Matsuzaka in the dugout as the NESN team discusses his outing from the previous game. But look a little closer at what's going on in the background... at the creative use of (and juvenile hilarity from) a hot water bottle.

Josh Beckett is really just a 10 year-old boy, isn't he?

Thanks to Kim for the tip! If you ever see fun or funny tidbits like this during a Sox broadcast, send me an email, and I'll try and get video up.

Oh Captain, My Captain turns 36 years old today.

He doesn't look a day over 35.

We all knew this was inevitable. It had to happen sooner or later. It was only a matter of time, really. Neil "Sweet Caroline" Diamond is going to play a show at Fenway Park.

Neil showed up in a pretaped special surprise during the customary singing of "Sweet Caroline" during yesterday's home opener. He led a live rendition of the song, wearing what could only be described as a Big Papi-esque bedazzled Red Sox jacket (or a castoff from this lady or this lady).

Neil also announced he'd be making a stop on his tour to play a show at Fenway Park on August 23rd. Unfortunately, the Sox will be in Toronto - thus ensuring that the Fenway frat types will have to continue to wait to hear him sing "Sweet Caroline" in person during the 8th. I assume this is because he does not want to be forced to cover his lovely coiffed locks with a ballcap.

Here's video of Mr. Diamond and his dazzling jacket singing yesterday:

Please, people on The Office- stop being so awesome. Steve Carell is breathtakingly hilarious... and a Sox fan. Mose Schrute writes one of my favorite blogs in the world... and is a Sox fan. And now John Krasinski is just piling on with the Sox love. It's almost too much to handle.

John, a Newton native, was recently selected as one of the "61 New Best Things About Boston" by Boston Magazine. And in the blurb about him, he talks about his devotion to Boston sports. The article also happens to contain two of the greatest photos ever taken - this second one is particularly genius:

This all just reaffirms that The Office is the best show on TV. Other than Red Sox Report, of cours