David Freakin Wright

For reasons unbeknownst to me, I Googled "David+ Wright+ Slump" and stumbled across this right here. I love D. Wright and everything, but I thought I was the only one feeling this way. Guess not:

"Though that will inevitably improve, his performance currently doesn't warrant the puke-fest that is David Wright's image or all those activities devoted toward painting it. If I see him on another morning tv show, MTV, some magazine cover/article, video game, or PR for image charity event, I might as well start rooting for Jeter. At least he has rings to accompany his lameness. Until Wright surpasses Spike Owen in HR totals for 2007, I don't want to see his plastic smile again.

I have no problem as a fan rooting for him; he's homebread and a good talent; that part is appreciated. But could we just chill a little bit with being Mr. America for a little while, at least until you start producing on the field? Its a shame to see a talent not reach potential because of a loss of focus."

And I totally concur.

(http://getsbybuckner.blogspot.com/2007/04/david-wright-mr-annoying.html)

Yeah, Boi!

And I'm on Cloud 9 right now. Yes, I know the Red Sox have let me down many, many times before, but hopefully this time will be quite different. They are, get this, NINE AND ONE-HALF GAMES AHEAD OF THE NY YANKEES as of May 17, 2007. A repeat of the 1978 properly titled "Boston Massacre" it won't be...I hope. And, because I have to go to work in a few minutes, I shall finish this when I get off.

But yes, we're still in first place, 10.5 games ahead of New York as of right now (who just so happen to be in fourth place). Weather hasn't been cooperating with Boston as of late, being that the game that's on now was in a rain daily, and they've had to play 2 day-night doubleheaders in the past few days (against the Tigers and Braves, respectively). My stomach hurts, but that's neither here nor there. Right now, looks like the Sox are going to take 2/3 from the Braves.

To get off the Red Sox for a bit, Andrew Miller, who pitched for my school last year (UNC, baby!) and was drafted by the Tigers, made his first ML start Friday against the Cardinals. He debuted in relief for the Tigers last year, some 2 1/2 months after they drafted him. Wow. That's kind of rare these days, getting to the Big Leagues so quickly. I have no idea how he did in Friday's game because I didn't care to look, but okay. So I just checked it, and Miller pitched 6 shutout innings against the Cardinals for the win. Good for him! (I know the exclamation point seems a little sarcastic, but I honestly mean it). Call me weird, but I'm really excited about Sunday Night Baseball tonight, Yankees vs. Mets. I know, I know, but I'm starting to take a strong liking to Mr. D. Wright.

Meh Tidbits

I feel bad for Jeff Weaver, I really do. But I’ll de damned if the Milwaukee Brewers aren’t still in first place. Is it me, or is Chipper Jones extremely productive when he’s healthy? How about Josh Willingham hitting that walk-off homer against Derek Lowe, after Grady Little decided to leave Lowe in the game? This isn’t the first time the ol' “Grade-ster” came out to the mound only to leave the pitcher in the game (i.e. Pedro and the 2003 ALCS). And guess who was on deck after Willingham? None other than Aaron “bleepin” Boone. I know, right? What's all this ruckus about the Mets shaving their heads as a part of uniting the team? Did the 2003 Red Sox NOT do that during the playoffs, or was that just a figment of my overactive imagination? Not only did the "Sahks" sport buzzcuts, they also gave themselves nicknames (the idiots) and adopted a moniker ("cowboy up!"). Now if that wasn't team unity, I don't know what the hell to call it. Roger Clemens will be making like, $5 million a month while pitching for the Yankees. Let me repeat that: FIVE MILLION DOLLARS (well, it's more like 4 and some change, but you get the idea) A MONTH. Do any of you have any earthly idea what I could accomplish with just 500 stacks for the rest of my LIFE? (And for you slow ones, 500 stacks = 500,000). That's greedy, man. But whatever; you. I'm not going to talk about the Giants' left fielder today...I've heard enough about him in the past week to last me an eternity.


P.S. I need a new laptop so if any wants to donate to the fund, please feel free.

Hmph

I just posted back-to-back posts, so don't expect anything from me for at least a week...unless I totally can't help msyelf.

Heartbroken

It breaks my heart. Every single time I think about him, he brings tears to my eyes. I used to see him doing his thing on NESN as a semi-rookie (or whatever you wanna call it), and I now I see him as an NL All-Star batting champ with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yes, I'm talking about Freddy Sanchez. It honestly hurt me to the core when the Red Sox essentially "gave up" on him. I know baseball's a business and yaddy yah and I know they had a starting shortstop (cough**Nomar**cough) at the time they got rid of Sanchez, but patience is definitely a virtue. I mean, look at what this guy has become! The Sox didn't need him but it was alright...because he didn't need them either.

Yet another guy the Red Sox got rid of was a dude whom I thought would definitely spent the good chunk of his career (if not the whole thing) in good ol' Boston: Hanley Ramirez. He plays for the Florida Marlins now, yes, but he was also the 2006 NL Rookie of the Year. Do you see the pattern here? First Sanchez and now Ramirez. Like the former, Ramirez is also a shortstop. Like the former, Ramirez was "given" to another team. And like the former, Ramirez saw his first season with a new team as one of the best opportunities he could've gotten, making the Red Sox front office look stupid by pissing in their faces. Kudos for you, Sanchez and Ramirez. Kudos for you. And to the Red Sox: some of the best players develop with time, so give them time to develop.

And He's Not Kidding

After yanking everyone's chain (no pun intended), Roger Clemens has finally made a decision about what he wants to in life, and judging by this opening line you should be able to tell what he wants to do: he wants to be a Yankee...again. Yeah, that's right. The crowd at Yankee Stadium received a nice lil' treat during the seventh-inning stretch, as Clemens announced his plans of becoming a "bomber" again. Honestly, I could really care less. After all, he gave the Red Sox 13 solid years, spent a little time with the Astros; but he's won championships with the Yankees. And they desperately need the pitching. Last I checked they're the only team in the history of the sport to have used 10 different starters in their first 30 games of the season. Yes, TEN. In the first THIRTY games of the season. Ridiculous. And Carl Pavano's career as a Yankee is pretty much over, as he'll probably have Tommy John surgery and be out for 8 million years. Well, he got his bang for his buck.

Somebody please tell me where on earth J.J. Hardy came from? It may be kind of messed up, but I had no idea who this guy was before the past month. Hell, I thought he was a rookie. And I'm thinking that has a whole lot to do with the fact that he was drafted by and plays for the Brewers. But hey, don't laugh; the Brewers are one of the top 2 teams in baseball right know, with my beloved Red Sox being the other (so much for being impartial). As of today, Hardy is batting .339 with 8 hr and 26 RBI. You can thank Wikipedia for that.

Baseball's Being Played? Coulda Fooled Me

So I got a new car. A black 2001 Ford Explorer to be exact. As much as I loathe Fords, the guy made my father "an offer he couldn't refuse". I took my Economics exam yesterday and even though I passed, I was totally unhappy about the grade. It's been at least 90 degrees for the past three days, and I'm honestly about to lose my damn mind. Oh, and the Red Sox swept the Yankees at Fenway and took 2/3 in the Bronx. My sentiments exactly. And why did I wait after I had explained my own personal goings-on to comment on this? Because both of the series were kind of boring. As a matter of fact, baseball has been boring thus far. Call me a person who needs excitement in her life all day everyday if you want, but you'll probably be right. I'm sitting here with a bowl of lefter over strawberry, raspberry, and lemon sorbet from ColdStone, trying to figure out what to talk about next.

I could talk about the Yankees and their seven-game skid dating back to a few days ago and how they're last in the AL East (yes, they're worse than the Devil Rays at this point) but no one would care (well, except me, I guess). Everyone knows no matter what Steinbrenner may say, he's not going to give Torre the heave ho. I could talk about the Milwaukee Brew Crew being in first place in the NL Central, and the St. Louis Cards being dead last, 6.5 games back, but once again no one would care. Everyone knows this'll probably be short-lived. I could talk about how poorly Carlos Delgado and David Wright are doing for the Mets right now. But guess what? You're absolutely right: no one would care. And you know why no one would care? Because the season isn't even at the 50-game mark yet. So there you have it. I suppose that's my reason for being so bored with the season...it's just too early!

R.I.P. Josh Hancock
4/11/78-4/29/07