I shouldn't even have to bring this up but alas I've been hearing about it all day regarding Curt Schillings bloody sock. Let me start off by saying my opinion of Schilling changes every time he pitches. I like the guy, and I think he's a wonderful pitcher, but thats todays opinion. Openning day if you recall, I didn't think too highly of him.
About the sock, honestly, I could care less and I believe all of Red Sox nation feels the exact same way. They won the world series, Schilling stepped up when he needed to end of story. It's a slow day in sports when the center of everyones attention is on a bloody sock. Get over it, stop talking about it, move on and let's watch some baseball.
With that said, I think the Sox should have kept Trot Nixon and moved him to center field instead of geting Coco Crisp. I also stand by the opinion that Julio Lugo is not a very good baseball player. I had him on my fantasy baseball league because I felt very strongly he'd be a good lead off hitter. Guess what? I was wrong. The Red Sox just need to tighten some things up and make a few tweaks here and there and I think they'll be unstoppable.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
April has been one crazy month
I had a chance to watch the Red Sox sweep the Yankees and honestly, I enjoyed every pitch, every hit, every strike out and every home run, after home run, after home run. I am a diehard fan. I love watching the Red Sox and every year it just gets better. I think they can make a serious run for the World Series this year. Even if they don’t make it, I’d be happy. Just being able to watch such a wonderful team with such talent is worth it.
Now with that said, Julio Lugo has to go and we need to get Cabrera back some how, some way. Lugo is not getting the job done at bat or at shortstop. Second, something needs to be done about the backup for centerfield Willie Mo Pena is a wannabe Ortiz and I think he’s twice the size (weight wise). I like Crisp and I think he’s in a slump right now but he has the makings of a good lead off hitter.
In terms of pitching things are going halfway decent. I’m a huge fan of Tim Wakefield, I think he’s an amazing pitcher, but I think at this point it’s time for him to become a closer. That or pitch maybe 4 innings or so, which is what I normally do when I play MVP baseball.
The best thing about baseball, or well just sports in general is it takes your mind off of the awful things that go on in the world such as everything that has happened at Virginia Tech. Being that I live in Richmond which is a hop, skip and jump from Tech, I know a lot of people that have either gone to Tech or have kids that go there. It hit me harder, a lot harder than I thought it would. I’m a Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics and Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan, but a part of me right now is a Virginia Tech fan and I’ll always keep them in my mind.
Now with that said, Julio Lugo has to go and we need to get Cabrera back some how, some way. Lugo is not getting the job done at bat or at shortstop. Second, something needs to be done about the backup for centerfield Willie Mo Pena is a wannabe Ortiz and I think he’s twice the size (weight wise). I like Crisp and I think he’s in a slump right now but he has the makings of a good lead off hitter.
In terms of pitching things are going halfway decent. I’m a huge fan of Tim Wakefield, I think he’s an amazing pitcher, but I think at this point it’s time for him to become a closer. That or pitch maybe 4 innings or so, which is what I normally do when I play MVP baseball.
The best thing about baseball, or well just sports in general is it takes your mind off of the awful things that go on in the world such as everything that has happened at Virginia Tech. Being that I live in Richmond which is a hop, skip and jump from Tech, I know a lot of people that have either gone to Tech or have kids that go there. It hit me harder, a lot harder than I thought it would. I’m a Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics and Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan, but a part of me right now is a Virginia Tech fan and I’ll always keep them in my mind.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Where is the Passion?
I haven’t updated this in awhile and, believe it or not, the sports world has remained active. Well, I did horrible with my NCCA bracket this year. Horrible is an understatement to say the least. I had the Oregon Ducks winning it all and, needless to say, I was wrong. It was a good tournament this year and I think things went pretty much to plan, a lot of people picked Florida to win and they did.
I’m in a bad mood for many reasons, the main reason though, is the Red Sox first game of the season ended up with them losing 1-7 against the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals! I had to turn the game off I was in such disgust. I wondered if maybe they lost because I just recently bought a new Red Sox hat and I was wearing it at the time. Then I realized what it was, Curt Schilling could careless if he does a good job pitching. He knows that the Red Sox are probably not going to renew his contract at the end of the season, so he has no reason to do any better than what he showed the other day.
I’m starting to feel very let down as a sports fan. I feel that the majority of the athletes that compete in sports today don’t have the same drive and fire that athletes did maybe 10 or 15 years ago. I’m not saying all athletes don’t have drive, but there are a lot that don’t. I know that’s a pretty big accusation to make but if I’m wrong, then prove me wrong. Show me the passion; no actually, show everyone the passion and the fire inside that makes you want to win a game regardless of the amount of money you’re getting paid.
The Red Sox play Kansas City again tonight with Beckett pitching. Hopefully things will go better. I know I’ll be watching.
I hope to update more later today and elaborate more on what exactly today’s athletes need in order to help them reignite their passion. For now however, look up information about Larry Bird and his drive to win. I might be miss quoting him, but I believe Bird said that “I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
I’m in a bad mood for many reasons, the main reason though, is the Red Sox first game of the season ended up with them losing 1-7 against the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals! I had to turn the game off I was in such disgust. I wondered if maybe they lost because I just recently bought a new Red Sox hat and I was wearing it at the time. Then I realized what it was, Curt Schilling could careless if he does a good job pitching. He knows that the Red Sox are probably not going to renew his contract at the end of the season, so he has no reason to do any better than what he showed the other day.
I’m starting to feel very let down as a sports fan. I feel that the majority of the athletes that compete in sports today don’t have the same drive and fire that athletes did maybe 10 or 15 years ago. I’m not saying all athletes don’t have drive, but there are a lot that don’t. I know that’s a pretty big accusation to make but if I’m wrong, then prove me wrong. Show me the passion; no actually, show everyone the passion and the fire inside that makes you want to win a game regardless of the amount of money you’re getting paid.
The Red Sox play Kansas City again tonight with Beckett pitching. Hopefully things will go better. I know I’ll be watching.
I hope to update more later today and elaborate more on what exactly today’s athletes need in order to help them reignite their passion. For now however, look up information about Larry Bird and his drive to win. I might be miss quoting him, but I believe Bird said that “I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
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