“The Truck” Leaves Today
The Red Sox equipment truck is heading down to Fort Myers today. It’s a holiday in Red Sox Nation. Not because we’re World Champions, because it’s a rite of spring, it’s tradition. It’s a big deal around here and it always has been.
Forget about Ground Hog Day, in these parts, THIS is the sign that spring (and baseball) is around the corner. Pitchers and catchers report next week.
Here we are, still about 7 weeks away from Opening Day, but only 5 days removed from the Pats winning their 3rd Superbowl in 4 years, and the Sox are what everyone is talking about. We have a college basketball team in town that has won their first 20 games of the season (before finally losing one) and are ranked number 4 in the country, and everyone is talking about the Sox.
And again, it has nothing to do with the fact that we’re World Champions. It would be this way anyway. The World Champion part just makes it sweeter.
This doesn’t happen with any other professional sports team in the country. It’s still amazing to me that I’m only one of millions of people who have this much passion for this team.
Pedro Martinez should take a lesson from Tom Brady (or any of the other Patriots for that matter) on how to conduct himself, as both a teammate and a sports superstar. But then again, he doesn’t play for us anymore so I really don’t give a crap.
Bill Mueller had his knee scoped again. They say he should be ready by Opening Day. I’ve also read that this could be one of those things he has to deal with for the rest of his career, occasionally needing to get it done. I hope it doesn’t cost him much time, now or in the future.
Although Youkilis can fill in for him and would probably do fine, I want Mueller in the lineup. In his 2 years here, he has become not only one of my favorite Sox players, but one of my favorite baseball players period. I love everything about this guy; he’s the epitome of what a ballplayer (and a person) should be.
I also hope we keep him around a while longer after his contract ends this year.
Dammit! I screwed up with my TiVo last night and missed the first 15 minutes of Game 7, including Damon’s leadoff homerun.
I end with a question,
If Theo Epstein and Bill Belichick ran for governor of Massachusetts, who would win?
Forget about Ground Hog Day, in these parts, THIS is the sign that spring (and baseball) is around the corner. Pitchers and catchers report next week.
Here we are, still about 7 weeks away from Opening Day, but only 5 days removed from the Pats winning their 3rd Superbowl in 4 years, and the Sox are what everyone is talking about. We have a college basketball team in town that has won their first 20 games of the season (before finally losing one) and are ranked number 4 in the country, and everyone is talking about the Sox.
And again, it has nothing to do with the fact that we’re World Champions. It would be this way anyway. The World Champion part just makes it sweeter.
This doesn’t happen with any other professional sports team in the country. It’s still amazing to me that I’m only one of millions of people who have this much passion for this team.
Pedro Martinez should take a lesson from Tom Brady (or any of the other Patriots for that matter) on how to conduct himself, as both a teammate and a sports superstar. But then again, he doesn’t play for us anymore so I really don’t give a crap.
Bill Mueller had his knee scoped again. They say he should be ready by Opening Day. I’ve also read that this could be one of those things he has to deal with for the rest of his career, occasionally needing to get it done. I hope it doesn’t cost him much time, now or in the future.
Although Youkilis can fill in for him and would probably do fine, I want Mueller in the lineup. In his 2 years here, he has become not only one of my favorite Sox players, but one of my favorite baseball players period. I love everything about this guy; he’s the epitome of what a ballplayer (and a person) should be.
I also hope we keep him around a while longer after his contract ends this year.
Dammit! I screwed up with my TiVo last night and missed the first 15 minutes of Game 7, including Damon’s leadoff homerun.
I end with a question,
If Theo Epstein and Bill Belichick ran for governor of Massachusetts, who would win?
posted by Bob at 2/11/2005 10:51:00 AM
1 Comments:
I don't know Belichick's politics, so for now Epstein gets my vote.
- Chris
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