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Tuesday, January 08, 2008 :: Will this be the year?? Will this be the year that Jim Rice gets into the Hall of Fame? He was an eight time All-Star who played 16 seasons, all with the Boston Red Sox. He batted over .300 seven times, hit more than 20 homers 11 times (four times he hit 39 or more) and drove in 102 or more runs in eight seasons. Jim Ed Rice won the AL MVP in 1978 and finished in the top truth about enzyte five for MVP voting five other times. In his 1978 MVP season he had a.315 average, 46 homers and 139 RBIs. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s he was one of the most feared hitters in the league. It’s time for the Baseball HOF voters to do the right thing and send Jim Rice to Cooperstown where he belongs. Public Commentary (1) :: Monday, October 29, 2007 :: BOSTON RED SOX
The Sox last night won their second World Series in 4 seasons, beating the Rockies, 4-3, to complete a 4-game sweep. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 10/29/2007 09:22:00 AM :: :: Friday, October 26, 2007 :: YOU'RE OUT !
Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis (20) tags out Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday on a pickoff throw from pitcher Jonathan Papelbon to end the top of the eighth inning in Game 2 of the baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at Fenway Park in Boston. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 10/26/2007 01:58:00 PM :: :: Monday, October 01, 2007 :: Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon presents a creation by hat designer Rob Little for Little & Little's Spring-Summer 2008 ready to wear collection.
Little & Little is Lowell’s premier millinery producing hand made hats of exceptional quality for dress, sport, church or casual functions. All their designer hats are hand made in their hat manufacturing studio in Lowell and available through fine retailers throughout Canada, the USA and Japan.
(I actually may have worn one of these original Rob Little creations myself at some long, long, distant point in my life.) Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 10/01/2007 11:14:00 AM :: :: Monday, January 22, 2007 :: Well that really SUCKED. At least the Pats didn't lose in OT on an Adam Vinatieri field goal. Public Commentary (1) :: Monday, January 15, 2007 :: How many times does it have to be said?? Do not let Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots hang around late in a close game because they WILL find a way to BEAT you. NE 24
Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 1/15/2007 11:38:00 AM :: :: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 :: It's that time of year when we wait to see if legendary Red Sox left fielder/DH Jim Rice gets screwed again when they announce the 2007 inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame. We will learn this afternoon whether he was voted in after falling just 53 votes short last year. From 1975 through 1985, Rice was No. 1 in the American League in HR, RBI, runs scored, slugging, and extra-base hits. He was AL MVP in 1978 and an eight time All-Star. Why can't this guy get into Cooperstown? Public Commentary (1) :: Thursday, December 07, 2006 :: Larry Bird turns 50 today. He's still the man.
Suggestion Box (2) :: Monday, December 04, 2006 :: "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." -Douglas Adams That pretty much sums up the status of all my projects at work these days. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 12/04/2006 01:40:00 PM :: :: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 :: Well it looks like the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and everything in it) has been Deval-uated. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 11/07/2006 08:46:00 PM :: :: Friday, October 20, 2006 :: "So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow. Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light. And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression. He said, if youre gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right".
If truer words have been spoken, I've yet to hear them. So succinct yet so voluminous in its wisdom. Public Commentary (1) :: Saturday, September 16, 2006 ::
Lori and I decided to take a break and head to Europe for a couple of weeks. It has been so SWEET. Today we are in Parma, part 4 of a 5 part series that has included Olivadi, Naples, and Rome, with Milan coming up shortly. Nothing like forgetting about work, sleeping late, and drinking lots of wine for an extended period of time to recharge the ol' batteries. Maybe this will give my flailing blog career the shot in the arm it needs to get back into semi-regular production. Ciao, baby. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 9/16/2006 01:08:00 PM :: :: Saturday, September 02, 2006 ::
The Red Sox announced yesterday that rookie pitcher Jon Lester, 22, had been diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a blood cancer, and will begin treatment in the coming week. Doctors at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston said patients usually take a combination of chemotherapy drugs every few weeks for four to six months. It's unlikely Lester could work out during this period, as chemotherapy can have severe side effects. Closer Jonathan Papelbon, who came up through the minors with Lester, said Friday, "they say it's curable or treatable and they're expecting him to be at spring training with us next year." Lester, a lefty, is 7-2 with a 4.76 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 81 1/3 innings this year with the Sox. He is rated the top prospect in the Red Sox organization and began the season with the Sox's AAA Pawtucket team before making his major league debut June 10. He became the first lefthanded rookie in Sox history to win his first five decisions. Baseball aside, I hope he and his family take comfort in knowing that this 22-year old kid is in the thoughts and prayers of millions of people worldwide. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 9/02/2006 07:18:00 AM :: :: Monday, July 17, 2006 :: I had to have a root-canal (done 3 years ago) "retreated" this morning because they didn't finish the job the first time. F-U-N.
Dentist: "You're gonna feel a little sensitivity here for a couple of seconds." Translation : "I'm about to fire a flamethrower into your open mouth."
Dentist: "You have really good insurance." Translation : "I'm keeping you in that chair for a LONG time."
Dentist: "There may be some swelling and you're gonna be a little sore." Translation : "You made me work MUCH harder than expected, so I took it out on your face." Suggestion Box (3) :: Friday, June 23, 2006 :: When will Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and team president Harry Sinden be held accountable for the mess at the Garden?
Joe Thornton wins NHL MVP Thornton, acquired by the Sharks from Boston in a trade on Nov. 30, led San Jose into the playoffs with 29 goals and 96 assists. "I'm just in a new place playing the same game I always played," he said. "I wish the Bruins all the best." Suggestion Box (2) :: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 :: Can the Today Show please broadcast actual real news again now that she's gone? "I'm feeling happy and sad and completely out of control," Couric said, "and you know how much I like that." Forty-two minutes into the show, Couric couldn't hold back the tears any longer. Couric's parents and two daughters were also in the audience Wednesday for what Couric jokingly called the "celebration of moi."
"Hey lady, I paid $500 for this seat so shut up and sing, OK?" The singer took her Confessions tour to the gambling capital at the weekend after three dates in Los Angeles. Midway through the concert, she singled out a man in the front row, who wasn't getting into the groove and yelled, "If you are only going to sit there, at least you can smile," reports The Scoop. Public Commentary (1) :: Sunday, May 28, 2006 :: Angelina had her baby. Now can we all please move along with our lives? Jeeez. Why did this quote from Ghostbusters come to mind when I saw the story on the news? "Gozer the Traveller will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldronaii the Traveller came as a very large and moving Torb! Then of course in the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex supplicants they chose a new form, that of a Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day, I can tell you!" I can't believe I am even commenting on this event. I guess that's what happens when you blog at 2:30am. Comment (0) :: posted by Al on 5/28/2006 02:25:00 AM :: :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 :: Come on, didn't they see the movies?? Italy arrests Mafia supremo Provenzano has been on the run for four decades Tuesday, April 11, 2006 PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -- Bernardo Provenzano, the undisputed chief of the Sicilian Mafia who had been on the run for more than four decades, was arrested while hiding in a farmhouse near Corleone in Sicily, officials said. "Thank God. The hunt is finally over," said Palermo police chief Giuseppe Caruso Tuesday after agents nabbed Italy's most wanted man, scoring the state's biggest success against the Mafia in more than 13 years. Provenzano, known as the "Phantom of Corleone" after his native hill town has been running the Mafia since former "boss of bosses" Toto Riina was arrested in 1993. He was arrested when police swooped on a farmhouse in the countryside near Corleone. Provenzano, who put up no resistance and acknowledged his identity after first denying it, was flown by helicopter to a secret location in Palermo.
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