The Red Sox, probably the most popular and most beloved of the pro teams in Boston, actually flew under the radar a little bit as the Boston Celtics made their playoff towards their 17th NBA title. But now that they have the sports spotlight all to themselves (at least for a couple of more weeks until Patriots training camp starts) they are pulling an LA Lakers- Thanks Kobe -and are, "Wetting the bed. A Nice Big One Too. One of the ones that you can't put a towel over."
Something that has been a minor concern all season and turned into a major concern over the past few games is the issues with the bullpen. Mike Timlin, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Okie, Craig Hansen, Javier Lopez have all sucked at various times this year. Even Jonathan Papelbon has four blown saves so far this year.
The failures of the bullpen will keep the Sox from having any postseason (if they get there) success.
Wednesday night's game was a perfect look at how the reversal of fortune has happened with the Rays and Red Sox this season.
Last year, it would have been the Red Sox scoring 6 runs in the 7th inning against a porous Tampa bullpen to overcome a 4-1 deficit and get the win. This year, it's Tampa bullpen (which was as horrible last year and the Red Sox pen is this year), holding the Red Sox scoreless for a couple of innings until their offense could rally and take the lead.
I've heard many so called "baseball experts" think the Red Sox first priority should be to go after C.C. Sabathia at the trading deadline. I'd like to see them shore up their bullpen first.
Quick Hitters:
- Did anyone catch what song plays at the end of Tampa games when the Rays win - Sweet Caroline. Are you kidding me, could they be anymore unoriginal? I wonder if they change it up and play "New York, New York" when Tampa beats the Yankees at home. Pretty soon they'll be playing "Shipping Up to Boston" and "Enter Sandman" when their closer (Percival, Wheeler) enters the game.
- This could not have happened to a nicer guy. So who gets the better of the trade: A-Rod moving onto Madonna or Cynthia Rodriguez hooking up with Lenny Kravitz (if the rumors are true)? In a weird twist of fate, didn't Madonna and Lenny Kravitz hook up? I say A-Rod (as usual) is the big loser in this trade. C-Rod is definitely more attractive than Madonna, but it's like I always say, "Show me a good looking woman and I'll show you a guy who's tired of f*cking her". No matter how hot his woman his, any guy will always want to get with someone else.
- One of the funniest scenes in The 40-Year-Old Virgin is when Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd spend several minutes going back and forth with "Want to Know How I know You're Gay?" statements. In reading this article in the Boston Herald (as always delivering the hard-edged news that their readers have come to expect. I'm surprised Tomase didn't write this article) about "Man Showers", I thought this would be perfect for their discussion.
"Want to Know How I Know You're Gay?"
"How?"
"When you got married, you had a man shower. That just oozes gayness."
And with that, I leave you for a long vacation. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable 4th of July holiday and a great week next week.
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