So game Sox Game 3 of the week was a success…beer-wise, of course. I got the head’s up from Phil again, so all my worrying about my tipping seemed unwarranted. Brilliant!!
The game was a good time, even though we lost. My friend Mark and I sat behind some very nice young ladies (oh gosh, did I just use that phrase?) from a college in Maine. Ashley and Liz came adorned in T-shirts they had painted themselves that said "Our Sox are Red, Our Hats are Blue, We Hate the Yankees, but we Love You" (meaning the Sox, of course). It was very clever and much appreciated, especially with me being an experienced Sox shirt-maker myself.
It was the close game until the late innings, when relief pitcher Julian Tavarez (whom I like to refer to as "head-case") gave up a pair of runs to make it 5-1 in the eighth. (This is the same guy who punched a bullpen phone as a St. Louis Cardinal in 2004 and was out for weeks and got into a fistfight with a Tampa Bay player during Spring Training with the Red Sox in March. In short, he’s a freakin’ head case and I let him know every time he pitches!!).
Sox had a chance to rally in the ninth, but my boy Trot Nixon struck out with the bases loaded. Oh well. Win some lose some. The loss brought my games attended record to 3-1 on the season. Not a bad start.
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Saw Beth and baby Taylor yesterday. She’s sweeter than ever, opening her eyes and looking around. An absolute cutie!! Beth is doing quite well too. She’s not sleeping much, as to be expected, but she’s moving around a lot better. Two weeks ago, the poor thing looked like an 80-year-old when trying to climb the stairs.
Think she’s coming by for a visit to the old Southie pad Wednesday, so I’m looking forward to that.
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So after a week of craziness, I’m pretty much doing nothing this week. Sox are on the road and I’m working Friday night and Saturday night. May try to rally some troops to go out Thursday night. We’ll see. Have a great week.
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