Your trusty Texy is headed off to Chicago to see the other Chicago team play at Wrigley over the long holiday weekend. My flight leaves Boston at 5pm, so I anticipate being too drunk to post here beginning at 4:59 pm. Oh, who am I kidding, I'm already too drunk to post here now (thank you long lunch today at Stephanie's on Newbury).

Please feel free to use this open gameday thread for the games tonight, tomorrow and Sunday. And everyone - be safe and have a fantastic Labor Day weekend! See you on Monday...

vs. Chicago White Sox Fenway Park - Boston, MA SP: Daisuke Matsuzaka - David Pauley - Tim Wakefield

vs. Oakland Athletics 7:05 pm Fenway Park - Boston, MA SP: Tim Wakefield vs. Justin Duchasczbflhfewblhwefer Duchscherer tv/radio: NESN - MLB.TV - WRKO

Now this is what I'm talking about...

vs. New York Yankees 7:05 pm Fenway Park - Boston, MA SP: Josh Beckett vs. Joba Chamberlain tv/radio: NESN - MLB.TV - WRKO

Josh hearts Joba.

Anyone else out there weirdly excited about the prospect of the Home Run Derby and All Star Game, despite all logic and reason? Yeah, me, too.

We can all use this thread tonight and tomorrow as an open thread to talk about all the festivities going on at Yankee Stadium.

vs. St. Louis Cardinals 7:05 pm Fenway Park - Boston, MA SP: Tim Wakefield vs. Kyle Lohse tv/radio: NESN - MLB.TV - WRKO

Don't forget: you have until 9pm Eastern tonight to vote and support Ian (from Sox & Dawgs) for governor of CT in RSN.