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I like to pretend that I'm a potato. That's kinda weird, I guess. But...it's the Internet, so that's okay.
I miss Manny. I really, really do. I don't give a rat's ass what any of ya say about it, either.
I may do a fan post someday...once I figure out if you're allowed to swear. I find it hard to post sometimes without dropping F-bombs all over the place.
If I do post something, don't worry. It'll be better than this bio.
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That guy at the circus on the unicycle
John Daly
It involves Bjork and Britney Spears
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Opening Day
by Bloggy on Apr 5, 2012 10:50 AM EDT
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BASEBALL!!!
BASEBALL
BASEBALL
BASEBALL
BASEBALL
BASEBALL
BASEBALL!!!!
Ooooooooooohhhhh, man! I'm so excited!!
Now, I know that I've been a tad pessimistic about this off-season. And, well, that's because nobody has done anything that I like. But, don't let that make you believe that I'm not looking forward to 162 games of swearing at the screen.
The off-season is over, y'all! It's time to start kickin' ass and takin' names! It's been a long winter. But at 2:05pm (Atlantic Daylight Time), it ends. Sure...I may have to be sober because someone decided that it would be a good idea to start this game in the middle of the afternoon (oh...COME ON!), and some of us actually have to work be at work while watching baseball. But that's okay.
For all of my off-season pessimism is gone, and in its stead is the optimism of a brand new season. Where the Boston Red Sox have fresh, clean slate with which to say,
"You know what, Bloggy? You don't have a goddamn idea what yer talkin' about."
Make me look stupid, boys.
Luke Scott hates us.
Hidden gem: the "Who are you, Karim Garcia?" clip.
Ortiz article
Great article talking to Papi.
A's likely to sign Manny, Coco likes it.
And in the former Red Sox Department.....
Only a "demigod" can outshine Coco in center
I always loved Covelli.
Atchison DFA's to make room for Ross
VIA TWITTER.
High Heat Stats: The Worst Pitcher Contracts in History
Based on $/IP. Dice-K comes in at #7.
What the @#$% is This, ESPN?
This is awesome. Contains very foul language.
8 months ago
Bloggy
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Colorful Solution to Hall of Fame Voting
Bob Ryan's solution to dealing with PEDs and the Hall: Coloured plaques. I kind of like it actually (except for the use of the colour pink...WTF is THAT??
Boston GQ's Worst-Dressed City in America
A really stupid @#$%ing article that's a pain in the ass to scroll through, so don't bother. I just thought you'd like to know that some fashion boy doesn't like your style. Here's what he says:
Boston is like America's Bad-Taste Storm Sewer: all the worst fashion ideas from across the country flow there, stagnate, and putrefy. To be fair, it's hard to be a fashion capital when half of your population is made up of undergraduate hoodie monsters, including those unfortunate coeds who don't realize that leggings-as-pants were supposed to be paired with tops large enough to conceal their cameltoes. Yet when they graduate, they can wear their Uggs and still fit in at the country's largest frat party on Lansdowne behind Fenway, where they can take breaks between body shots to admire just how long boot-cut jeans can stay in style in one place. And any classy lady from Beantown is bound to be impressed by formal sportswear. "But Boston is the epicenter of prep style!," you say? That's true, but due to so much local in-breeding, Boston suffers from a kind of Style Down Syndrome, where a little extra ends up ruining everything: Khakis!—with pleats. Boat shoes!—with socks. Knit ties!—actually, no one in Boston seems to have ever seen one of these. For the more proletarian-minded, there are the modest little burgs of Cambridge and Somerville, where everyone dresses like the proprietor of his or her very own meth lab. If you wonder how a people can live like this, well, it's Jurassic Park for fashion troglodytes: life finds a way. —John B. Thompson
Ortiz & Gregg slapped with 4 games
via MLB's Twiiter feed
Nova Scotia Day at Fenway
by Bloggy on Jul 5, 2011 1:44 PM EDT
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You may not be aware that Nova Scotia and Boston hold close ties. Each Christmas, the province of Nova Scotia sends a Nova Scotia Christmas tree to Boston to thank them for their assistance following the Halifax Explosion in 1917.
Two cargo ships collided in Halifax Harbour, one packed with explosives and artillery to be shipped overseas for WWI, creating the largest man-made, non-military explosion in history, killing about 2000 people and flattening a good chunk of the city. The state of Massachusetts and the Boston Red Cross responded immediately with aid, and we have been eternally grateful.
Also, we both have distinct accents, and yet mock each other's accents apparently oblivious to the fact that our own accent is equally mock-able. The city of Halifax and the city of Boston have similar...vibes. It's hard to explain, really. As I walked around Boston a couple of summers ago, I felt like I had somehow left America and entered another place entirely. Not that Boston is in any way un-American or anything, but there was a noticeable difference in that city as opposed to the (admittedly limited) other places I've been in the States. I informed my girlfriend that I could absolutely live in that city.
So, this is what I ask of you, dear NESN viewers and Red Sox fans. Let me know who threw out the first pitch and if they mention anything about it on the broadcast. Given a couple more months, I would have been lobbying for that honour myself, donning a kilt with a Nova Scotia tartan, a Sox Jersey, and a smile.
Go Sox.
THE COCO 'FRO!
This is nothing short of spectacular. OMG, can we trade for Covelli back, please?!?
rinse
by Bloggy on Apr 14, 2011 7:06 PM EDT
on Over the Monster
I know that now...is not the time to panic. But, is it soon? Cuz, brother, I am @#$%ing ready to panic. I'm there. I'm a racehorse at the gate. Ring the bell and get outta my way, because I am really feelin' like I could panic.
But, because of the 2001 Oakland A's, I don't have to panic yet. Yeah! Because, in the year 2001, the Oakland Athletics, they started the year like 2 and 11. And they finished with a million wins.
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.
I NEED VICTORIES! Oh, man, this is hell. I can't handle it. I mean, I know that teams, even great teams go through slumps. Big slumps. Nasty slumps! And, I mean, I know that a slump in April counts as much in the standings as a slump in August. But I just want to win. I want to feel like we can win.
And...and that's it, isn't it? We don't actually know that we are capable of winning anything yet! (I seriously just figured that out right now while I was typing.) If this was a 2 and 9 stretch in July, we'd shrug it off. Because all teams go through slumps, and we'll come back with another hot stretch to even it all out. Because, we already know this is a great team. On account of all those other times they've won so far in the season.
The fact that we are only 5 games back with one hundred fifty-one games left to play doesn't seem to matter a lick because we haven't seen our team win. The super team doesn't look super.
Yet.
And then it rained all night
And washed the filth away.
~ Thom Yorke
Goddamn I was happy when I saw that the ballgame was rained out yesterday. I was shocked at the feeling, to be honest. It felt like the bell at the end of a round when I had just spent the last ninety seconds absorbing shots to the ribs.
BING!
OH, THANK GOD.
The rain that soaked Fenway is falling in Nova Scotia now. It feels cleansing. It feels refreshing. It feels revitalizing.
Wash the filth away. Wash the shit away.
Whatever is gummin' up the works, man, rinse it out.
Just needed a little break. Just needed a second to catch our breath. Just needed a second to clear our head. Just...gotta refocus, man, that's all.
Now. Let's try this again.
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Pedroia: Let us know now, because we're coming.
Dustin Pedroia: You're either two feet in now or you're two feet out. Let us know now, because we're coming.
Goddamn right.
Sox Ranked #4 in WEEI Power Rankings
by Bloggy on Apr 7, 2011 2:20 PM EDT
on Over the Monster
So, I don't listen to WEEI. I live in Nova Scotia, not Boston. I get an email from them telling me about articles they have posted on their website. I got one today. There was a link to something they call the MLB Power Rankings, and they asked "How far have the Red Sox fallen?"
So I clicked to find out
.They've fallen to #4. THEY HAVE FALLEN TO NUMBER FOUR...IN THE ENTIRE MLB.
My question to you, dear Over The Monster reader, is this:
Is this the stupidest thing ever put on the Internet? This team, as of this writing, has not one a single @#$%ing game. Not one game. Outscored, don't you know, 37-16.
We, in the here and now, suck like an airplane toilet. Now, come November when we look back, chances are we won't be saying, "Boy howdy, did we ever suck this year." But right now, we are playing really crappy baseball.
WE ARE NOT THE FOURTH MOST POWERFUL BASEBALL CLUB IN THE MAJORS.
We shouldn't be ranked any higher than 22.
Now, I know that we have just entered into some sort of agreement where WEEI is using some OTM content or something. Well, feel free to use the following poll:
Classic Manny Line
Watch the video from the press conference...that last line is EXACTLY why I love Manny. Baseball is just a better place with Manny in it.
Could Issue at Fenway Affect Red Sox?
by Bloggy on Jan 28, 2011 1:50 PM EST
on Over the Monster
This is not really a baseball story...but could it have an effect on the Boston Red Sox??
It has been announced that the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys will be joining forces to perform a concert at Fenway Park on June the 11th of this year. Says New Kidder Donnie Wahlberg:
"This is a tremendous honor for us. As a group of Boston kids we never thought we would get an opportunity like this. Our dreams are coming true," New Kids' Donnie Wahlberg said. "And one of the best parts is that we get to share this moment with our friends the Backstreet Boys."
This won't have a direct effect on the Red Sox as they will be in a completely different country at the time (Canada), playing a series with the Toronto Blue Jays. However there is reason for concern.
Napoli to Rangers
Link goes to Halo Heaven, where they're all goin' batshit again rippin' Tony Reagins a new one.
Two Awesome Fenway Sunsets
Yeah, there's a MFY pic in there, too, but those sunsets are incredible.
Ozzie's Kid Sounds Off on Jenks
L'il Oney is even more of a mess than his old man.
[Belated] Merry Christmas From Your Resident Nova Scotian
by Bloggy on Dec 26, 2010 9:36 AM EST
on Over the Monster
Hello, all.
I meant to post this yesterday (yesterday being Christmas and all), but when I tried, I was under the word minimum...and then I had to go get drunk and eat turkey. But the sentiment was there, my friends.
All the best. Hope you hammered the turkey into you. I hope that Bailey's and coffee gave way to afternoon beers, wine with dinner, and evening scotches. It worked for me, anyhow.
Moreover, though, I hope that you spent quality time with quality people.
Be good to one another.
Go Sox.
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Carl Crawford Probably Not Opening Bookstore
Tee hee hee....Ah, Royals Review. You're so funny.
Ellsbury for Beltran
by Bloggy on Dec 9, 2010 11:43 AM EST
on Over the Monster
The thought before the WTF signing of Carl Crawford was that we needed a right-handed bat. Obviously, Carl doesn't give us this.
Carlos Beltran's name, of course, has been thrown around as a possible trade. At first I was leery due to the fact that Beltran has played less than half a season over the past two years. And I'm not saying that I'm not at all leery now, but the more it's been talked about, the more I like the potential upside.
I guess maybe the signing of Crawford is what put me over the edge. I'm not the Ellsbury-hater some are, actually I rather like him on the team, but he does become somewhat redundant with Crawford on the team.
Trading Ells for Beltran could put an end to the LF/CF debate that naturally occurs when trying to figure out who mans where in the outfield. Crawford wants to play left, Ellsbury is best suited for left. It was suggested that Crawford's speed could compensate for Ellsbury's bad reads in center...but all I see coming out of that is a collision in the outfield, as Ellsbury goes full bore after a fly ball he didn't pick up on right away and fails to call off Crawford (see: Beltre, Adrian). With Beltran, we have a natural center fielder. Are his knees enough to cover the Triangle? I dunno.
If Beltran breaks down, we would have a very capable back up in Mike Cameron, who was our full-time plan last season.
Problem being, of course, next season we now have two OF vacancies to fill, plus a back up OF.
So, for the sake of ease, let's say the Mets were willing to eat $10 million dollars of the $18.5 million Beltran is due this upcoming season. Let's also assume that Beltran waives his no-trade clause at no detriment to the Red Sox.
Do you trade Ellsbury for Beltran?
RedSox.com Inbox: Salty, Dice, Gonzalez, Werth, Martin
Normally, when I bother to read the Inbox on redsox.com, I just kinda say, okay, sure, whatever.
This time, there just seemed to be a whole lot I just shook my head at. What say you?
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