Welcome Home Trot

Words can't even describe the atmosphere at Fenway for Trot Nixon's homecoming. The place went absolutely insane when Trot first stepped on the field in the bottom of the 1st. I recorded a video on the digital, but I have absolutely no idea how to get it on here right now. I'll work on that and get back to you all.

So let's take you through the game in pictures since that's more fun.

Take a look at the man himself reclaiming his turf in right field. Again, the place went nuts when he got out there. Everyone on their feet losing it for Trot. One of those moments no one in the stadium will ever forget. Oh yea, Schill struck out the side before Trot took the field, but I'm sure you'll all get to read plenty about his performance on the ol' Schilling personal promotional website 38pitches.com.

This had absolutely nothing to do with the game, but it was a pretty cool moment. Guy surprised his girl with a proposal. She promptly turned him down, then asked Greech for his phone number.

Ok, that's a lie she accepted. Pretty cool moment. That's a great story to tell the grandkids someday. Got engaged during Trot Nixon's Fenway homecoming. No doubt that guy scored some serious points with his girl.

Self-explanatory photo. Sean was challenged to eat half a Papa Gino's personal pizza in one bite. Solid move to spend $35 on a 6-inch wide pizza then eat half of it in one bite. Proud of ya buddy.

Doing some fast-forwarding, this is what needs to be referred to from this day forth as Doomsday. Jonny Paps coming in from the 'pen with a 3-run lead in the 9th. Doomsday isn't the most creative name, but it's the best I got for now. I'm open to suggestions as long as none of them are somehow cheap shots at my boy Wily Mo, who was completely screwed out of an RBI by Mike Lowell tonight.

Kinda hard to see this one so I'll explain. Jonathan Papelbon on the mound warming up with 36,000+ fans losing their minds with that Dropkick Murphy's song from The Departed blaring in the background. I don't think there's a more fitting song for that moment. You know cuz it's like the team Pap is facing is about to become the Departed? As in they're not gonna touch him and it's all over? Get it?

Alright so back to the man of the hour. I just watched the first 2 innings of the replay on NESN, and the moment(s) for Trot translated extremely well. No doubt everyone watching on TV had chills. I know for me personally it started to get a little dusty. Just a great night.

One quick story involving my favorite Nixon moment with the Sox. I'll take you back to the 2003 ALDS against Oakland. Game 3. Trot wasn't starting because of a hamstring injury. I remember watching the game in my dorm room. In maybe the 5th inning, they showed a shot of Trot sitting in the dugout holding a bat with a look that could cut through steel. I remember picking up the phone and calling up my father. Both of us had the exact same thought: Trot was coming off the bench and hitting a walk-off. Fast forward to extra innings. Trot's comes off the bench and took a chest-high 98 mph fastball from Rich Harden and sent it to the CF bleachers. Ballgame.

Thanks Trot, and thanks Boston for giving the man his due respect. And, J.D., I don't care that you hit an RBI double and scored a run. You'll never replace the real #7.

Sorry I didn't end up with more pics for your enjoyment. The two Trot videos that I can't seem to get on the site took up a lotta memory.

I also tried to get a pic of Wily Mo, but his gigantic frame wouldn't fit in my digital screen. Ah well, live and learn.

I also didn't get a shot of the 16 year old girl Craig was chasing after which is probably for the best. Probably don't want any evidence of a girl that my brother referred to as "jailbait".

Alright that's gonna do it for me. I'll try and figure out the video and get it up ASAP.

Running Diary of a Game That Will Have Absolutely Zero Impact on the AL East Race

Alright I'm busting out a little running diary of the Sox and Yanks tonight. Sox are 5-1 on the year against NY and are up by 10.5 games heading into the series. They don't seem to want to extend that lead because Wily Mo Pena is on the bench tonight. Wang v. Wakefield for your battle of the pitchers, which means Dougie is in the lineup tonight, and Wake has been excellent outside his last start. I benched him in fantasy, part of me expects him to get shelled tonight in one of those "Nothing goes right for Wake and the Yanks are out to show everyone that this race isn't even close to over." I just couldn't risk it.

7:13 Ortiz drew a 2-out walk against Wang. They cut to Papi on first running Mientkiewicz's shoulders. I personally think he was just sizing him up for the chokehold.

7:19 Question posed in the McDonnell house: whats the difference between a reptile and amphibian?...Needless to say none of us have any freakin' clue.

7:20 Johnny Damon steps into the box for the Yanks. What ever happened to the Jesus look? Oh yea thats right he sold out. Slight slip of the mind there, my bad.

7:25 A-Rod just channeled his inner Wily Mo and hit a ball that might have landed on Landsdowne St. You have to give the guy credit. He can hit a 60 mph hanging pitch in the 1st inning of a game in late May. No question he's the MVP of the first 1/3 of the year every year. 2-0 NY after 1. If that HR was a sign of things to come I'm pretty happy i benched Wake tonight.

7:31 Just showed Chazz Palmintieri in the crowd tonight. I think after the game he needs to go interrogate Steinbrenner about the identity of Keyser Soze. Anyone? No? Damn.

7:34 Dougie singles. No doubt he goes 4 for 4 tonight with 2 HRs, then proceeds to call Schilling a homo, throw Pedroia in the shower with his uniform still on, then go home and eat 2 full buckets of KFC while watching Rambo.

7:39 Jeter with a big fat E on a grounder by Lugo. 8 errors on the year so far for Derek. Yea, he shoulda won the Gold Glove last year over Alex Gonzalez. No doubt. Bases loaded with 2 down and Youk is up who's absolutely killing the ball right now. And he goes down swinging on the 3-2 pitch. Wang's getting tough with runners on. First 2 innings he got himself into a jam then pitched his way out. I blame Tito for benching Wily Mo.

7:46 Speaking of Wily Mo I feel the need to quickly address something from Greech's last post. He said something along the lines of Arroyo has "flourished in Cincinnatti." Greech I dunno what your definition of flourished is, but if it means winning 10 games before the All-Star break, and finishing with 14 on the year then yes, he has DEFINITELY flourished.

7:47 And my rant is interrupted by Giambi hitting a 975 foot HR off Wake. Have to give him credit, he looked very poised at the plate. Excellent concentration. Just a great pure hitter. I'm sure that homer had nothing to do with the 10 years of steroids. Cano follows with a liner into right-field that Drew just missed coming up with on a great diving effort....Trot woulda had it....thats all im saying.

7:50 Quick AIM exchange for you. Apparently Wily Mo took a line drive in the head on Saturday during the game:

lilchika63 (7:48:39 PM): yeah i can't find a video, it happened on saturday
lilchika63 (7:48:57 PM): he was sitting in the dugout and a foul ball came right in and smacked him on the forehead
HeyUmp47 (7:48:58 PM): lemme gueess....he thought it was nothing more than a mosquito and barely reacted
lilchika63 (7:50:21 PM): i don't think he would've noticed if the trainer hadn't run right up to him

Guy's a freak of nature. Little known fact; he actually has an album in the Dominican Republic titled "K or HR: That's how I roll" that did 10 times the sales of Arroyo's. True story.

7:56 Hideki Matsui just came up to the plate with the Entourage theme as his entrance music. Not sure if I just gained respect for Matsui or if I just started to hate Entourage. He flies out to CF to end the inning. 4-0 NY after 2.

8:01 Clips from an interview with Posada about Wang. If I could put anyone in the ankle lock it would definitely be Posada. Greech really liked the time that Jorge's kid came out with him during the starting lineup introductions didn't ya buddy?

8:04 Sox go down 1-2-3 in the top of the 3rd. Wang looks like he's really starting to hit his stride. Can we have Tavarez try and talk to him like he does to Dice-K and see if that will piss Wang off so much that he loses focus? Can't you just see it; while incessantly tapping him on the shoulder, "Hey Wang, Wang, hey Wang, hey Wang, did you see my start the other day? Huh? Did ya? Do you throw your slider like this or like that? Huh? Cuz I throw mine like this. Hey how come you say it like Wong and not like Wang? Seriously how come?"

8:13 A conversation between Remy and Orsillo about Manny's hair ends with Orsillo saying "He's never boring." I don't think there's any better way to describe Manny. Except maybe "on another planet."

8:15 A-Rod gets gunned down trying to steal 3rd with a lefty at the plate and Dougie's cannon arm. Personally I think he was just lonely out on the bases and missed Jeter too much. That whole 5 minutes they spent more than 90 feet away from each other way too much for him to handle.

8:18 Cano grounds out to Cora at 2nd to end the inning. Starting to look like Pedroia's status as "starting 2nd baseman" is pretty much a thing of the past. Can't really argue it at this point, Cora has been beyond solid.

8:35 Pretty uneventful stretch of baseball going on. It's kinda making me think about getting metal legs. It's a risky operation, but it'd be worth it. Damon singled, stole 2nd, then took 3rd on a sac fly where Crisp did his best Johnny Damon impression and didn't come within 25 feet of the infield dirt on his throw. Inning ends, 4-0 NY after 4.

8:38 If you ever need to kill a couple hours, I highly recommend Guitar Heroes. Never misses, especially when you have an uncoordinated moron who can't figure the damn game out and hits one note out of every 10 (I won't name names, but I'm pretty much talking about myself).

8:44 Youk continues to hit the crap outta the ball and drives one over Matsui's head. I might have to see the replay cuz I'm 95% sure that for the first time in his Yankee tenure, Matsui's hat didn't fly off after he took 2 steps. FYI, Youk leads the league with 25, 2-strike hits, and currently is on a 14-game hitting streak. Why did I hear rumors of us going after Helton again??

8:47 Papi drives one down into the RF corner, Youk scores, and Papi dives headfirst into 2nd causing Jeter to shit his pants and bobble the throw. Yanks call timeout so A-Rod can give him a hug and tell him it was just a bad dream. 4-1. Here come the Sox.

8:52 IM from Greech:

DAwwG275 (8:51:44 PM): heres something that might be useful you can use..."noone wants to read a running diary of a game between a team that is 10.5 games ahead of another team in which the two starting pitchers are tim wakefield and chien ming wang bc they are two very boring pitchers and wily mo isnt playing to add comic relief" -Greech

In case you missed it last week, Greech is still currently suspended from the Hub. I have also hired Dwight K. Schrute to get to the bottom of the rumors of Greech's steroid usage. But he's right. Not my best choice of a game for a running diary. Hindsight's a bitch.

8:59 ESPN just reported that George Steinbrenner has painted his office black. When asked why he did it, Steinbrenner replied "to intimidate my subordinates."

9:05 Wake just walked Giambi on his 100th pitch of the night, and it's only the 5th. They just showed J.C. Romero getting loose in the 'pen. TRANSLATION: We're just gonna go on cruise control 'til tomorrow night when we put the most insane member of our staff on the mound and hope that the uncomfortable shots of him and Manny cuddling in the dugout will freak everyone out.

9:10 A Robinson Cano triple puts the Yanks up 6-1 after 5.

9:15 Looks like after the top of 6 this is going to become a battle of the awful bullpens. The Yanks have no one, and the Sox have no one until the 8th and 9th when Okie and Pap take over. Thankfully it's Monday and I'm a 23 year old loser that still watches wrestling.

9:26 I'm calling it quits early on this diary. Boring game. Greech was right shoulda saved this for something better. Ah well, live and learn.

9:33 Game just picked up a bit so I'll stick around for a few more minutes. Bases loaded, 2 outs for Abreu, who has been a gigantic disappointment for the Yanks, and a pleasant surprise for the Sox. Abreu grounds out to end the threat. I don't know who's more shocked; Yanks fans cuz Abreu choked again, or Sox fans cuz someone not named Okajima or Papelbon got out of a jam unscathed. Let's call it a push and call it a night.


Hope you enjoyed the Running Diary of a Half Game. Sorry to my 3 loyal readers. I'll make it up soon with my "Full Defense of Wily Mo" column that's due out very soon. Feel free to send us some feedback at thesportshub@gmail.com

A Fitting Look, at a Huge Mistake

Greech


OK, I’m going to make this quick, only because Danny is probably going to throw up a post as soon as he reads this, burying my post, possibly erasing it from the site altogether, and killing anyone who reads it, but that’s besides the point.

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was during spring break, and the boys and I were down in Acapulco, Mexico. We had spent all day rippin monster tequila shots compliments of Pedro, sitting pool side pounding Coronas, surrounded by some incredibly hot girls (even talking to a few of them), we didn’t have a care in the world. But it wouldn’t last long, we were about to get some of the worst news most of us had ever heard. Danny was the one to deliver it to us. He came running out to the pool, his face was bright red, and none of us were sure if it was from the running, the sunburn, or that he was just really excited. When he finally caught his breath and told us the news, Leps and I didn’t want to believe it, we REFUSED to believe it, but there was no use, it had happened. The Red Sox had traded Bronson Arroyo for some big, goofy, possibly mentally challenged outfielder named Wily Mo Pena.

At the time I don’t think any of us could have honestly told you too much about Wily Mo. When I first heard the news all I knew was he was some huge Dominican guy who didn’t really have a defined position and played for the Cincinnati Reds. Danny on the other hand, who was the first to find out the news, ran to a computer to google his name in an attempt to learn some quick stats and impress us with his knowledge. I’m sure he read a few paragraphs that said Wily Mo had “Prodigious Power” (then he had to look up what “prodigious” meant), or that Wily Mo was capable of hitting the ball further than anyone else. What he failed to read was, well, probably everything that actually mattered.

The year before the Sox traded for Wily Mo, he had truck out 118 times (!!) and walked just 20 times in 311 at bats. Do you really know how bad 118 strike outs is???? That’s a strikeout every 2.7 at bats. What did Theo and his minions not have a calculator handy at the time of the trade? To give you a reference: 118 strike outs is somewhere between how many times Pedro Cerrano struck out during the Indians playoff push and how many times Lee used to strike out at McMurphs before finally getting a hold of one. No matter how you think about it 118 is A LOT. His problems didn’t just end with strikeouts either. He couldn’t catch a ball if Benny The Jet hit one into his glove, lets say he was a liability in the field at best.

On top of the fact that Wily Mo was strike out machine, we had traded a solid 4/5 started for him. We had just signed Arroyo to a deal that was by any standards a home team discount. Granted, there is a very, very good chance that he signed that deal so he could hang around in Boston and nail BC and Northeasten chicks, but whatever. Since moving to Cincinnati Bronson has flourished, becoming a workhorse for the Reds and making it to his first All Star game last year.

Then….there is Wily Mo. There is NO place for him on this team. It was a terrible trade, one that I’m sure Theo Epstein thoroughly regrets. In his two seasons with the Sox (109 games) he has struck out 109 times. Lets let that sink in 109 strikeouts….in 109 games…..yyyeah. Not only that, but he an absolutely mess in the outfield which was capped off by his two errors on ONE play a few weeks ago. To put it another way, his error to homerun ratio with the Sox is 6:13. Now I’m going to have to get Peter Gammons and Elias on a conference call to see how terribly awful that is, but why don’t we just say for now that its REALLY WICKED BAD.

Some day this might be remember as the worst trade in Red Sox history, and Danny will still be saying that it was genius, and he’ll still be waiting for Wily Mo to injure someone on Mass Ave. For one, I’m just waiting for Theo to say he fucked up, apologize to all Boston Red Sox fans, and to apologize to Bronson for screwing him after he signed a below market deal to stay in Boston. Because, if I had any say whatsoever, you’d see number 61 up there with 1, 4, 8, 9, 27 and 42 on the Fenway right-field roof. Its too bad we’ll never get that chance though, but I'll be here, waiting for the day with breath that is bated…sigh.

Quick Look at Bonds; A Fitting Tribute to a Sox Legend

Before I start, I just need to get one important matter out of the way. Sean, I am giving you a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card.

Since everyone else in the world with a forum has commented on Barry Bonds and 755, I guess it's now my turn. Before I start I just want to let you know I am definitely in the minority on the whole Bonds situation. I'm not saying I like the guy by any means, but how can you not appreciate what's about to happen.

We have the steroid situation with Bonds. At this point it's almost impossible to deny it. He juiced. End of story. But really; who cares? We're about to see the most historic moment in sports history. Yes, it's surrounded by controversy. Yes, everyone hates Bonds. Yes, there's solid enough evidence that he was on steroids.

The bottom line is that we're about to see a record that has stood and grown since April 8, 1974 when Hank Aaron passed babe Ruth. Hate to say it, but I really want to see this happen.

And for all you Bonds-haters out there, don't worry his record isn't going to stand for very long. When it's all said and done, Wily Mo Pena will have completely eclipsed Bonds' accomplishment.
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You know that link to the Asian girl that writes about sports sitting to the right? Well I read a recent post of hers that really got me thinking. Here's the quote that got me going:

"Moving on, Josh Beckett just won his seventh game of the year. I am crying myself to sleep over this, and not just because he’s helping the Red Sox end my Yankees run of AL East titles. One of my more misinformed guy friends is convinced Beckett will win the Cy Young. Okay, he’s been pitching well, but he’s not even the best pitcher on his team (that would be Papelbon or Schilling), let alone the best pitcher in the AL."

Now this isn't going to be a Beckett-bashing section by any means. He's been phenomenal so far. I'm not here to belittle Schilling because I'm sure he'll surf the 'net, find this post, do some research, and end up putting his own post up including every stupid thing I did in college.

Papelbon's becoming one of the most feared closers in the game as we speak, so nothing bad to say about him either.

But where's Tim Wakefield's name in that discussion? Since when does having a 1.79 ERA not immediately put your name in the running as the best pitcher on your team or in the league?? It's an absolute shame how overlooked Wake has been in Boston. He came along in 1995 from the NL and since coming to the Hub has won 137 games, saved 22 games, posted a career ERA around 4.20 (not impressive until you recognize that he doesn't throw the ball harder than 75 mph). He's about 50 wins away from the Red Sox career record, a number that I honestly expect him to break. He's probably been screwed out of about 20 more career wins because it seems like everytime he throws the lineup takes the night off.

Wake was overshadowed by Pedro Martinez through the late 1990s and early 2000s (understandable, but still a shame). He stepped into the closer role after Tom Gordon fell apart. He worked the bullpen for a few years when no one else could handle the job. He jumped back into the starter role in 2002 and won at least 11 games every year since, and will do the same thing this year. Now he's overshadowed once again by Schilling, Beckett, Dice-K, and Papelbon.

Anyone remember one of the most underrated performances of the 2004 ALCS? I believe it involved a guy named Wakefield coming out of the bullpen during a game that they lost 18-6 to finish the game and save the arms of the rest of the staff for what ended up being the biggest series in Sox history. Ring a bell?

I remember watching the DVD of the 2003 ALCS, where Wakefield ended up giving up the walk-off to Aaron Boone. They showed Wake in the clubhouse after the game, face buried in his hands crying, with Trot, Millar, Tek, and the boys trying to calm him down.

Now go back and watch the 2004 Sox season DVD. I think my favorite part (well other than all the wins and everything) was a line from Derek Lowe (correct me I'm probably wrong on who said it) about Wake. He said Timmy boy stood on the mound after that game for a good 15 minutes after the celebration with tears in his eyes. I believe it was 'Tek (again, might be wrong there) that said to Wake that this win was for him.

Maybe I'm biased because I was a knuckleballer back in my heyday (ask Greech about it he caught me for a couple years and to this day has never seen anything quite like it), but I'd gladly call Wakefield the most important Red Sox pitcher of my generation. He's taken on every role a pitcher can take and he's done with better than he's ever gotten credit for.

And he's looking better than ever as I write this. Luckily we have him for the bargain deal of $4 million a year for the rest of his career. Then, if I have any say whatsoever, you'll see that number 49 up there with 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, and 42 on the Fenway right-field roof.


Thanks for reading along, and a special thanks to Felisa for overlooking Wake like everyone else and helping inspire this column. Your ignorance is much appreciated. Any comments, feel free to hit us up at thesportshub@gmail.com

One Post, Two D-Bags

Greech










Look at the size of those heads!

Hey everyone, I'm back after a little break with a new post that was sort of rushed, but at least it's something. So you can stop sending us all those emails like “hey, when is Greech gonna write another article, I’ve been so bored at work lately” or “its been a while since his last post, is Greech OK?? I’ve been Googling his name everyday this past week to see if he’s still alive” or “Danny, what do you suggest I do for a really, really bad sunburn?” etc. etc….I’m back, and I’m alive, so lets get some housekeeping out of the way….

We have some big news here at TheSportsHub…..Danny Mac, the other half of the genius that is TheSportsHub, finally…….GOT. A. JOB. !!! After turning down countless Fortune 500 company, offers from every major newspaper and publication in Boston, and a gig on the next installment of The Bachelor, our boy finally landed a full time job (and can finally pay us back that 300 bucks he owes us for punching a hole in our door (for getting a $10 parking ticket)) So with DannO finally employed, and myself having a fulltime job as well, we are going to do our best here at TheSportsHub to keep up our brutal 2 posts every 3 weeks pace, seriously, we’re going to do our best….Now on to something a little more hard hitting.

If you’re a fan of baseball and don’t want it to be forever tarnished in your mind, you better stop reading now, because what I’m about to say isn’t going to be pretty. For nearly the past 20 years, probably even longer, some of our most beloved ball players have been cheating us all. I’m not talking about the kind of cheating my old roommate Jeremy used to do when we played flip cup, I’d call that more of gaining a competitive edge. I’m talking about performance enhancing drugs, namely steroids and Roger Clemens secret weapon, HGH.

For the past few years Barry Bonds has largely been the face (and enormous head) of this growing steroids problem that is facing the MLB. Bonds has been portrayed as the central target, not because of his race, but mostly due to his assault on one of sports greatest records, Hank Aaron’s 755 homeruns (and not to mention several other not-so-famous records). Not too long ago this record seemed so far beyond reach it appeared impossible that anyone would ever come close. Now, with the aid of chemical enhancements, the most hated man in baseball is going to blow by the record that stood for over thirty years. Not too long ago I was in San Francisco on a road trip and had a chance to catch a Giants game. Four of us got tickets to the game, and Warr and I were able to sneak down close and score some seats in about the 15th row behind the Giants dugout (third baseline). I’m not sure if the usher had the hots for Warr, the usher was a guy, but it was more than worth it, these were seats that you couldn’t sniff at Fenway for under 250 a pop. In the third inning Bonds got up and I snapped a few pictures, and on the 3 pitch of the at bat, he CRUSHED a ball to center field, it left the park in about 2 seconds, roughly the time it took Conboy to fall to last place in our fantasy league, number 719. The place went absolutely nuts, you would of thought that they had announced that same sex marriage was now legal in California (that actual might be legal, I’m not sure. Timmy: get back to me on this one), girls were screaming at the top of their lungs, people were highfiving and hugging everyone in site, old men were clapping in delight, old ladies were flashing everyone, and I cant speak for Warr, but I sorta got caught up in everything for a little bit, maybe for about thirty seconds, tops. Needless to say, I was pretty ashamed of myself for cheering on an admitted cheater, but still, being there in person to see Bonds hit one out in person was pretty impressive, regardless if he is the biggest cheater and the second biggest Douchbag in baseball(more on that latter). The reason I told this little story is because there a chance that Bonds could break the record in Fenway when the Giants comes to Boston for a series June 15-17. If there is a chance of this happening in Boston, I plan on paying ANY price necessary to be in there in person to get a chance at redemption. Just to be there with 36,000 other people all motivated by the singular hate for one person is going to be quite the scene.
Its kind of sad, but I can picture it now: I know its going to be tough, but in about 6 or 7 years, I’m going to be silently rooting for ARod, pinstripes or not, to break Bond’s record…..(side note: while Warr and I watched bonds hit #719 from the 15th row, our two other buddies, Webster and Wilson, were at still at a bar down the street, watch a World Cup match, I think it was the Canada vs. Vietnam or something like that. Good decision, boys.) Look at the size of those heads!


And just so I’m not the only one who didn’t chime in on Clemen’s 28 million dollar signing with the Yankees….First of all, the guy is a total Douchbag (#1 in baseball according to a recent pole done by me). Second, who interrupts a baseball game and says “I’ll be talking to y’all real soon”? This isn’t confirmed, but I think that A-Rod taught him that fist pump he did at the end of this little speech. Third, lets say he wins anywhere from TOPS 9-12 games in the four months he pitches, after you factor in what the Yankees will be paying in luxury tax, that breaks down to almost 19.7 million a win!!! (Someone check that math, I had Danny do it for me). It just seems a little ridiculous to give a soon to be 45 year old pitcher that kind of dough when he was only lasting 6 innings a start in the weak NL Central. Simply put, the guy won’t last through 5 innings in the AL East, and won’t last through 3 innings without a trip to the fried chicken stand. You’re going to have to believe me when I say that I really didn’t want Clemens to sign with the Sox, but I also didn’t want him to sign with the Yankees. Btu whatever, I’m looking forward to him coming to Fenway, having his wife forced to watch the games from her hotel room and for all the shit that the fans in Fenway are going to give him.



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The Real Roger Clemens

I'm sure everyone's heard it by now, but if you haven't, Roger Clemens announced Sunday afternoon that he will be pitching this year and it won't be in Red Sox uniform. He's heading back to the Bronx to wear the pinstripes one more time (well it could end up being more than one time the way he's been going the last few years).

Clemens left Boston after the '96 season when then-Sox GM Dan Duquette said he was in the twilight of his career. Clemens then went on about a 10-year path of revenge winning 4 Cy Young awards, 2 World Series rings, an ESPY award for Comeback Player of the Year, and was named to the MLB All-Century team.

Ok Roger, you proved your point. Duquette was wrong. And in a lot of ways it was easy to defend you. You were pushed outta Boston against your will by Duquette. Everyone thought you were finished. They were wrong. Congrats.

But this move back to New York means all bets are off with you and Boston. That farewell standing O you got a few years back after your last Fenway outing? Never happened. The steroids accusations? All true. And on top of the 'roids I'll add wife-beater, alcoholic, puppy-kicker, and possible child molester. And no doubt, Clemens is the type of guy who on a road trip with the family loads up on Mexican food, locks the car windows, turns up the heat, and just farts the entire time.

That return to Fenway is going to be ugly for you Rog. Some advice, don't bring the family to the Hub when you make your return to Yawkey Way. That story about your wife being booed and tormented til she finally left the park is nothing compared to this harassment she'll receive if she comes back. I will make sure that I am at Fenway if she's there to personally throw $50 worth of Bud Light on her (which is only like 2 beers, but still). She will be getting hit with ketchup and mustard packets, and peanut shells.

I cannot wait to see Ortiz hit a 500 walk-off foot homer off Clemens in late September to win the AL East.

And I'm actually really disappointed because I would KILL to see Trot Nixon take the Rocket deep a few more times.

Quick Update: It has just been announced by ESPN that Clemens signed a deal for a pro-rated $28 million. That averages out to about $4.5 per month. Congrats on signing over your soul to Steinbrenner.

See you at Fenway sell-out.

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