Originally written July 2003

Tossing Batting Practice… until Byung Hyun Kim officially joins the Sox.

So the Sox added a shaky Korean pitcher to the mix, to counter the Yankees shaky Cuban pitcher, well I guess imitation is the best form of flattery.

Only Bill Buckner has a worse track record in New York than Kim.

Kim may speak little English, but rest assured Red Sox Nation, “You Suck” translates well in any language.

I’m taking June 15th in the pool of when Bill Mueller goes down with an injury that lingers the remainder of the season, and contributes to a freefall in production.

See what happens when a white guy gets “Giggy” with it, he embarrasses himself.

Giguere might have been riding one unbelievable hot streak, but Martin Brodeur is still the best active (see below) playoff goaltender, and one of the two best I have ever seen.

The only one better than Brodeur, is the man himself. I would like to take a timeout to acknowledge Patrick Roy. Back in the late 80s and early 90s when it was fun to care about the Bruins Patrick Roy was the nemesis. He was Derek Jeter and Roger Clemens rolled into one. It was so hard to root for him when Ray Bourque was looking for his Stanley Cup, but I had to put my differences aside for the greater good. I miss hockey the way it He single handedly carried those Montreal teams deep into the playoffs and willed them to victory, especially in 1993. (Can you name anybody else on that ’93 Stanley Cup champion team, He won 10 overtime games that playoff year). I miss hockey the way it was played before it looked like soccer on ice, in fact I miss rivalries like that in any sport. The Sox-Yankees is that intense, but there is nothing else that can rival the hatred those two teams had for one another. The Garden and the Forum are gone, so is Ray Bourque, and now Patrick Roy. It’s the end of an era, and damn do I feel old.


Riddle of the day: What do they call hockey in the rest if the world? (answer below)

Roll out the red, white and blue balls, its an all ABA NBA Finals. I better see some old school George Gervin finger rolls, and at least one guy in a giant Dr. J-esque afro.

The fact I feel like this is a good deal for the Sox makes me very nervous. There isn’t any outrage at trading an All-star for a shaky pitcher. Nothing, I bet in the long run we get hosed in this deal.

The Mavs have been eliminated for less than 12 hours and I miss them already. Their inability to hold a large lead, or be fazed by a large deficit, as well as the hot potato style of offense made everyone of their games entertaining to watch.

Don Nelson’s inability to win in the playoffs would qualify him to be the next Red Sox manager.

Steve Kerr is living proof that no matter how old, and slow white guys get, they never forget how to shoot.

I read the NY and Philadelphia papers everyday now, and I am convinced the Mets and Phillies have been playing each other for a month.

Answer: Soccer

Elton Brand, Jason Collins, and Richard Jefferson were just named to the U.S. Olympic qualifying team. These three are never going to play except garbage minutes, if they do it’s a crime. Wouldn’t it be better if they added three guys on an NBA roster who never play? Or the walk-ons at Duke who have perfected the “I know I’m never gonna play, but I’m gonna jump up and down like a lunatic whenever we score a basket” routine.

Finally, a fond farewell to Mr. April, Red Sox nation will miss you next year when we jump out to an early lead atop the AL East, only to plummet in the standings like your batting average and power numbers as the season wears on.