I can’t get too upset about C.C. Sabathia winning the Cy Young Award today instead of Josh Beckett. Don’t get me wrong: I think Beckett’s the better pitcher and deserved the honor. But hey, Sabathia needed to win something after those two big, embarrassing losses in the ALCS. And besides, I’m sure Beckett’s much happier with his World Series ring. I know I would be.
If you ask me, it’s good news that Curt Schilling will be back on the Sox next year, finishing out his career right here in Boston. But the details of his new contract are a little suspect:
<< According to Schilling, who first posted the confirmation on his web site, the deal includes a possible $6 million in incentives in addition to his $8 million base salary: $2 million in weight incentives (based on six weigh-ins), $3 million based on innings pitched, and $1 million if he receives even a single Cy Young vote. >>
He gets $2 million in “weight incentives?” Are you kidding me?? Well, allow me to make this announcement: if the Sox (or, for that matter, any other company out there) wants to pay me $2 million to lose weight and keep it off, I’d gladly switch jobs. That’s crazy. But it’s certainly worth $2 million to me.
Happy Halloween, y’all! Do you know why this day is important? Because starting tomorrow, I am in full-on compilation mode for this year’s edition of A Very Marty Christmas. That’s right, kids: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the offices of Martin’s Musings. I can’t believe it’s less than two months away. Talk about scary! But for now, go out and eat all the candy you want and enjoy your Halloween.
What a great day for a parade!
Perfect fall weather, with blue skies and mild temperatures, plus my boss gave us her blessing to go … it all worked out perfectly.
And the parade itself was awesome. I headed down to Copley Square around 11 to meet up with Nina, staked out my place in front of 545 Boylston St. (not too far from where I was in 2004), and was ready for when the Sox came rolling through.
I thought the parade would lose something without the water component, but I have to say, the second the duckboats got to Copley Square — coincidentally, the same time as when the sun moved to be right in the way of some picture-taking — and the crowds went crazy, I forgot there was anything lacking. Continue reading
RED SOX ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS for the SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS!!!
YEEAAAAHHH!!!!!! This is AWESOME!!!!!!!
Mike Lowell is Series MVP!!!!!
WOO HOO!!!!!! Bring on the parade!!!! Continue reading
52-7? Holy frickin’ cow! That’s amazing! It’s just a shame that’s going to be totally overlooked in tomorrow’s papers due to the Sox winning the Series (if they can do it tonight).
Well, that was close. Or at least it was for a little while. The Rockies realized their season didn’t actually end after the ALCS, played a couple good innings of baseball, but then went back to their winter break. Meanwhile, Dice-K … what can I say? I haven’t been his biggest fan — or any fan, really — this year, but the guy was great in Game Three. It only took six months, but he finally showed up, just in time for the World Series. Great pitching, great fielding, and some great hitting too. Jebus, it’s about time. And Ellsbury (Series MVP!) and Pedroia, well, it’s just exciting watching those guys play. I love when they hog the spotlight and take all the attention away from Papi and Manny. Not that I dislike Papi and Manny, but everyone’s favorite rookies make these games more fun. We’re now one game away from winning it all for the second time in four years, and while Sox fans know not to be too confident, things sure are looking good.
One big difference between ’04 and ’07 is the fact that I just haven’t been able to stay up to watch the baseball games this week like I could three years ago.
I was falling asleep during game one, and because it was a blowout, I almost called it a night somewhere around the fifth or sixth inning — until I forced myself to stay awake and I got a second wind.
No such luck last night. Despite a close game, I nodded off on the couch late in the game and totally missed most of the eight inning and the top of the ninth. I woke up to the sound of Maria Stephanos’ voice and just went right to bed, without even knowing if we’d won or lost.
And I’d be totally embarrassed to admit that, except that as I walked into the kitchen here at work this morning, it seemed to be a common type of story. Continue reading
One game down, three more to go! Nice work, Josh. And what offense! Whoa! I think the boys are still hitting and scoring as you’re reading this. I guess the Rockies are still enjoying their days off. Maybe they won’t come back to play again until April. That’d be good. Boring, perhaps, but hey, I’m not complaining. Bring on game two!
There’s been a lot of talk this week about how 2004 compares to 2007 as far as the Red Sox are concerned. If you ask me, no one’s captured the greatness, the emotion, the good vibes, the happy memories, or the excitement of the Idiot Year like Bob Hohler did in today’s Globe. Check out his article and tell me you don’t feel the same. By name dropping folks like Curtis Leskanic or Byung-Hyun Kim (two guys I haven’t thought about in three years), or listing the ubiquitous t-shirt slogans from that year, or giving many examples of why and how the entire city came together, Hohler paints a great portrait of that time. I highly recommend giving it a read. Nice job, Bob.
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