tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259473522024-03-13T18:09:46.075-04:00Sox Sistahs Speak"One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other 99 percent are followers of women." —John McGrawTexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-91724329592073885392011-02-14T23:51:00.000-05:002011-02-14T23:51:23.857-05:00Anyone know CPR?Obviously we've all neglected this precious place. I'll admit life becomes so overwhelming that we don't have time to focus on the things we love to do or have enough time in the day to do them all. Trying to maintain several blogs and now several fantasy baseball teams can be pretty damn tough...but hey I'm willing to continue giving it a try. I've missed the Sistahs and this Texhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-79400838638488629682010-04-05T14:03:00.001-04:002010-04-06T10:34:11.717-04:00Opening Night CorrespondenceThe season opening post comes to us from an anonymous Canadian guest blogger, who was somewhat surprised to learn that C.C. Sabathia is on my fantasy baseball team.
Dear Theo,
You may recall that I am your most loyal fan. You may also recall that I bleed Red Sox blood and have cheered the loudest of anyone, even in the Jimy years.
You know that a) if you were taller, b) if you were Catholic, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-43101244769527993742009-05-15T12:03:00.004-04:002009-05-15T12:06:04.251-04:00A Postcard ShowerOkay, so it's been a while...but there's good reason to bring back the blog: David Ortiz needs us!We haven't "had" to really do one of these in a while...but Sistah Kelly J (Triumphant Red Sox Fan) has decided (and we all agree) that now is definitely the time!Here's what you need to do:Get or make 10 postcards and write encouraging messages. Mail them ASAP but not after Wednesday, May 20, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-20477334856523813942008-08-07T19:24:00.006-04:002008-08-07T19:53:36.786-04:00Who are those guys?Eric Hinske, one of the offensive catalysts for the Rays this year, is batting .174 over the last ten games (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)So we're into August of the 2008 season and the Sox are still in second place with the Tampa Bay Rays not looking to slow down any time soon, right?Well, no. At least, not the way I see it.(That sound you hear is my whistling when you note Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-15720575966569213042008-05-20T10:31:00.002-04:002008-05-20T10:33:15.259-04:00Congratulations, Jon!(Reuters Photo)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-65090578947485395882008-04-08T08:03:00.004-04:002008-04-08T08:09:37.481-04:00"It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again."Okay, the season is better than a week old, but it's Opening Day at Fenway and that's what's important, right?The Sistahs are going to make a concerted effort to post more - the off-season is our time of rest, seemingly - so we hope you join us while the Sox make a run for back to back Championships!Every year on Opening Day, the fellas at Surviving Grady post the video of James Earl Jones' "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-28205958532312980882008-02-23T20:24:00.003-05:002008-02-23T20:31:34.212-05:00See this face?This is the face, I promise you, of a player we will absolutely adore all season long.I've always liked Sean Casey and I was thrilled when the Sox signed him. Here's a guy who could have signed somewhere else and been a starter. Instead, he chooses to sign with the Sox as a bench player. There hasn't been a photo taken of him yet where he isn't smiling. He hasn't given an interview yet where Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-55774682640606589072008-01-10T22:50:00.001-05:002008-01-10T23:22:54.983-05:00You had to know a phone call was coming (Groggily) Mmmm? Bronson, it's Lenny. Did I wake you up? (Still groggy) Mmmmhmmm. Dude! It's three-o'clock in the afternoon! What's your point? Whatever...I have a question. Make it fast, Len, I didn't sleep the entire time I was in Boston... Uh, yeah, Boston was what I wanted to ask you about. I don't know how to say this so, oh what the hell...Bronson, are you high? Loaded questionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-77819327004176376982008-01-03T16:04:00.000-05:002008-01-03T16:16:10.077-05:00Dear YoukLet's see, where do I begin?Oh, wait, I know...What the fuck is wrong with you?Seriously? I need to know.I think it's wonderful that you're out and about, looking for new charitable endeavors to support.But an energy drink called "SlumpBuster"? With the tag line “Take Down a SlumpBuster”?Are you out of your freakish head? Do you not realize how many baseball fans, how many RED SOX FANS are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-70142056295362825682007-12-31T17:53:00.000-05:002007-12-31T18:02:31.211-05:00Happy New Year I didn't get to make the World Series parade but I did get to get to Boston the weekend after...and this is why I came. Thank you Sox Sistahs for being my friend. Thanks for giving me another venue to express myself. Thank you for being you. I have great confidence in our boys for 2008. Here's wishing all of you and your families health and happiness for the upcoming year. Let's Go Red Sox!Texhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-28529592069561839562007-12-24T21:49:00.000-05:002007-12-24T21:54:22.054-05:00Dear Santa,I think I speak for all the Sistahs here. Thank you for bringing Christmas in October. And thank you for all the blessed friends on here and other boards we've met. Thanks for the great gift in 2004 too. I won't ask for all those dvd's, cd's, books, posters, and other things mlb, nesn, and the globe and others are selling....I'll just buy them myself. I would like one tiny littleTexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-10551943652397537062007-12-10T23:02:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:15:01.551-05:00It's December 10th......I'm not sure I can take much more of this no baseball stuff!Luckily, this week, NESN is releasing "Champions Again", the dvd of the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox.If "Faith Rewarded" is anything to go by, this should be a great addition to your collection. The official MLB dvd was nice, but if you want more of the season than just a quick "they were in first place for almost the entire Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-62430494989318308762007-11-17T20:45:00.000-05:002007-11-17T21:34:02.078-05:00Lowell(With apologies to The Kinks and Ray Davies)Photo courtesy of Yahoo! SportsWe got him from a club down in FloridaWhere they won a World Series but all they wanted was Guillermo MotaM-o-t-a...MotaWe got him in the deal with Josh BeckettHe cost a lot of dough; we figured what the hecksend us Lowell...(our MVP) Lo-lo-lo-lo Lowell.Well he's not the world's youngest third basemanBut when he hits thoseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-35181468271708937162007-11-08T09:21:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:19:55.092-05:00Red Sox World Series Holiday CardsIsn't this just the cutest holiday card? It was designed by two of my sisters (one of them is SoxCruiser who also blogs here). I think they did a fabulous job and we've only had to wait two years for this card to become a perfect Red Sox holiday card (it was designed in 2005). The inside message says "Miracles Do Happen". Now, if you're not into the cutesy snowman type card but want to celebrate Brenkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326524743458945246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-23508282048456180212007-11-03T08:23:00.000-04:002007-11-03T09:27:49.884-04:00"Re-Sign Lowell!" and other random thoughtsPhoto from Boston.comI was talking with friends at the Rolling Rally on Tuesday (Y'all did know the Red Sox won the World Series, right???) and we were talking about how 'annoyed' Theo looked during post-game interviews on the field Sunday night. Regardless of which station it was on or who was doing the interview. Every time Theo was in the spotlight, there were hundreds of fans in Colorado Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-86739021610722797882007-10-23T23:18:00.000-04:002007-11-20T09:19:32.250-05:00No, I Don't Have Tickets!!! October is a magical time in New England. The smell of the first wood fires, pumpkins, cornstalks, fresh apple crisp, and the ultimate thrill….the possibility of the Red Sox being in the post season. There is nothing like a Red Soxtober. Unless…you don’t have tickets.The people I work with and socialize with usually consider me to be the biggest Red Sox fan they know. I’m completely positive andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-59626420242315876452007-10-13T10:44:00.000-04:002007-11-24T09:53:33.169-05:00Muy Grande Pitching"Winning the World Series and shooting a big old buck are the same kind of feeling. They're such a huge rush. There's nothing else that's given me that kind of feeling in my life." That's a quote from Beckett back in 2005 from a Field and Stream magazine. According to Josh, he's a huge fanatic of hunting....he even won the Muy Grande in 2002. Tonight Josh was the Muy Grande of Fenway Park. He Texhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-90637676266885741052007-10-08T17:14:00.001-04:002007-10-08T17:26:16.700-04:00WHERE IS EVERYBODY?It isn't as if my sistahs are EVER at a loss for words, and it isn't as if there's been nothing going on, so why the dearth of posting here in the last (counting on all fingers and toes) 36 days?Somebody get in here and write something brilliant, before I have to round you all up and smack you all upside the head.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-27878951839377536272007-09-02T11:58:00.000-04:002007-11-24T09:53:13.760-05:00There's a New Sheriff in Town *pic courtesy of GlobeGosh..where do I begin?? There were at least 3 Sistahs that I know of who were AT THE GAME last night!!! I was stoked about Clay getting called up for September and could not wait to see him pitch again. I hear some talk about how young Clay looks....like a 12 yr old...Well My Friends...That 12 yr old Man just pitched a NO HITTER!!! AT his 2nd Major League Game!! There is Texhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-19150485474727590202007-08-29T08:14:00.001-04:002007-11-24T09:53:55.416-05:00Bringing Down a HeroThat pic of Joshua Patrick was taken by myself in San Diego. If you know anything about Joshua Patrick, you know that Roger Clemens has been someone he's role modeled after. After all, Roger played for the University of Texas and helped them win a College World Series. Josh used to play as a kid pretending to be Roger...well trying to pitch like him. Josh is cocky like Roger. Josh has 'Texhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-24316329328955437262007-08-12T21:15:00.001-04:002007-11-20T09:19:06.940-05:00On the Flight Back from Baltimore You suck! No,you suck! Nuh-uh! Ya-huh! That's enough, fellas. Don't make me separate you! He started it. Did not. Did too. You guys won't be happy 'til I knock someone on their ass, right? Calm down, Tito. No one is getting knocked on their ass. We lost a couple of games... You mean Eric lost a couple of games, right Mr. Epstein? * Kyle, it isn't fair to point fingers. We're still leading the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-6419124759754548902007-07-29T17:34:00.000-04:002007-11-20T09:17:54.545-05:00A Top Ten List to Pass the TimeFrom the home office in Oxford, Ohio, the top ten excuses the Yankees have for being in second place:10. It's only July9. Kei Igawa can only pitch effectively in months ending in 'pril.8. Mike Mussina misses Randy Johnson.7. The team prefers Liza's version of New York, New York over Frank's.6. Joe Torre quit two months ago and was replaced by a wax replica.5. Derek Jeter spent the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-77751758927737701392007-06-06T16:28:00.000-04:002007-06-06T20:43:03.205-04:00A Cell Phone Rings at McAfee Coliseum(looks at phone) I don't recognize this number. (answers) Hello?(silence)Hel-loooo, is anyone there?(whispering) You worthless, ungrateful lout. I can't believe you did this to me...What? Hey, who is this?Shut up, punk. I'm doing the talking here. I can't believe I rearranged my life just to watch you pitch, and for what, to see my team be humiliated...Hey lady, I don't know what you want orUnknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-21115103867532088832007-05-31T09:41:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:22:37.395-04:00Someday God will say "Ha" and someone will be in BIG trouble!So I was going to write something witty. A phone call, perhaps, where Bronson rubs it in to Lenny that, although he pitched 5 solid innings for Oakland, he imploded in the 6th and lost the game.Instead, I'm compelled to write about Alex Rodriguez."ARod" to most."Slappy" to me (And Bronson Arroyo.)I have never hidden my hatred for the Yankees. On my own blog, the tag line is "Because life is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25947352.post-48995002461810766542007-05-27T20:50:00.000-04:002007-05-27T21:14:49.420-04:00A Cell Phone Rings in Oakland Dude...answer the phone, I really need someone to talk to... Duuude, you've reached Lenny Dinardo! I'm not here right now because I'm gearing up for my STARTING gig on Tuesday night against Texas. That's right, bitches! Lenny Dinardo is in the starting rotation thank to his 1.83 ERA! Leave me a message and if I don't get too drunk after my win Tuesday night, I'll call you back!Beeeeeeeep! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2