Not much to it: Going to my cousin's wedding, and I have a free extra I can't use for tonight. First person to respond with an email address gets it (electronic ticket). It's not in a good spot, but it is a seat.

I  apparently need to come up with about 30 more words, so I'd also like to add that Derek Jeter has a mediocre .753 OPS against the Red Sox, and a terrible .692 at Fenway. Isn't he supposed to be Mr. Clutch? How can he fail against his main rivals so often?

While we're enduring an assault from every team that plays the Sox, it looks like we're suddenly getting an assault from every Thalidomide Baby who thinks it's funny to troll the site.  

I think I'm with the overwhelming majority of OTM viewers in saying that BB and the new regime is doing a great job with content and running the site, but last night's little ridiculous explosion shows that we definitely need to do more to make sure the community is maintained.  I don't know the specifics of SBNation, but it seems like the site desperately needs people who can simply remove comments and ban people.  Nobody expects the writers to be here all the time, but the more eyes the better.

I think there are some responsible, even-keeled people like Bloggy and BobZupcic who would be perfect for the role.  Unfortunately, the internet is full of scumbags, and we can only expect the invasion of stupidity to increase as our team flushes itself further down the drain.

[Editor's Note]: That I'm still not entirely sure what went on is proof enough of Sean's point. While there haven't been many incidents like last night's, it doesn't seem like it can really hurt to have some more folks who are capable of cleaning them up when they do arise, just in case we're not around.

So, with that being said, any of you even-keeled (as Sean suggested) folks out there with interest in a moderator role?

I was thinking about how close we came to the utter devastation of the Red Sox culture and experience back in 2002, had we not been sold to John Henry and NESV.  Specifically, here's where we could stand if we'd been sold to Frank McCourt.

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Note: everyone on the planet knows that Pujols will re-sign a monumental contract with the Cardinals that will keep him there for his entire career.  But it's January and we have nothing else to talk about.

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Who's ready for another interminable round of Virtual Waiting Room waiting?

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Or: I HATE THE VIRTUAL WAITING ROOM.

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(This was originally posted to Fire Brand of the AL in 2007)

In order to help those who attend games at Fenway Park (and even that requires a fair bit of luck), I write these guides to hopefully inform both the novice making his or her first trip, and also provide a few new pieces of advice to the veteran. In the first installment, Seating.

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It's the most terrible time of the year, Virtual Waiting Room Day!

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