Tossing Batting practice…and practicing my Spanish in case I get that job teaching history to ESL students in Roxbury…

Well, not much more to add about the Patriots complete and utter demolition of the Chargers. I’m happy, f*** them, especially LT, I hope he ruins every fantasy team in the country.
I can’t stand listening to all the trash talk they spew because they simply went 14-2 last year with one of the easiest schedules in the league.
Since it’s pretty obvious that they’ll never be able to stay classy, I’m just going to have to go a different route.
“Go f*** yourself San Diego!”

Moving right along, it’s really really, really premature to say 19-0 is even a possibility, but holy smokes what if,(pinching myself) really, is it possible….no, stop undefeated talk is for crappy pundits. Maybe if they do it, they could just forfeit their playoff game like Chris “everybody blows me, but I’m not particularly insightful in the studio” Collinsworth suggested.
He should be banned from television forever, or at least be stuck on a panel with Ben Wright, Al Campanis, and Jimmy the Greek in a continuous 24 hour all moron channel.

Eric Gagne my patience has worn out….at least we’ll get a first round raft pick for this guy next year. Let’s hope he’s more Clay Bucholz, than Daniel Bard.

Bronson Arroyo, still remains the lone major league pitcher I truly believe I could hit (the 2005 season where opponents collected 135 hits and 17 homers off him is my proof) but good lord that fat hanging splitter to Jeter is maybe the next closest thing.
The only thing that would have been any more obvious that that was coming would have been if the Sausage Guy on Landsdowne Street put on a glove for that at-bat.

Jason Giambi could sweat in a meat freezer, which incidentally is where I hope they find him one day after all those steroids drive him to Caminitti-land.
This week’s Patriots camera thing, (I’m sick of calling it a “gate”) has only multiplied my hatred for the fat cheating turd, because all he did was admit to using banned substances, rat out other players, and he’s back on the field without any sort of suspension or fine whatsoever.
That’s crappy, but I mean after hearing how Belichick somehow has pushed the earth off its axis and the NY press can proclaim that all along they knew he was the anti-christ, I’m sick of the free pass he gets.
I hope Collinsworth goes back and says they should forfeit games because of what he did, when he dies an “untimely” death in his 40s.

As for the rest of that series, well I sincerely hope Papelbon solves this suddenly rampant, I can’t get NY hitters out ailment, before it becomes an acute outbreak of Calvin Schiraldi Disease. (I said it before, how come the Yankees get all the good ailments and injuries named after their players)?

Shelley Duncan, I’m on your side….but I still think you’re father, and brother suck.
Speaking of Duncan is there any form of a waiting period to be inducted to the Shane Spencer Hall of Fame? And what are the landmark numbers for that? A minimum of 25 gushing stories in the tabloids touting your minor league successes before the fans clamor for a call up? No less than three curtain calls in your first week, and at least 12 for the year?

It's annoying as hell that Manny hasn't been able to come back from the oblique injury yet, but nothing angers me more as a Boston sports fan than people who have never suffered an injury like this assuming he just doesn't want to play.
Say what you want about Manny, but he usually only needs one day off, not 25. I'm sure he wants to be out there, its a friggin pennant race for god sake. But if he came out and played tonight, hurt himself, and had to sit another 20 games, well then we definitely kiss any postseason success goodbye.
If we lose the division so be it, you just have to get to the dance, look how bad the Cardinals played last year in almost squandering a lead? or the White Sox in 05?
If it were Ortiz with an oblique we'd be taking about how courageous he is to take batting practice for seven straight days in order to come back.

It’s September so you know BC is 3-0, though for the next three weeks BC High is actually playing a tougher schedule according to the RPI than their college counterparts.
Matt Ryan, Glenn Foley is on the phone and he wishes to speak with you.
On the flip side, Jags, meet Tom Coughlin. How come we never heard about Coughlin’s miserable drill sergeant personality when he was at the Heights?

Charlie, it’d be ok to be 0-3 if you could at least score some points. But if the Irish fire him they can kiss their program goodbye, and the lure of Notre Dame and all that history will only be seen in old video clips…like championship boxing.
If they only give him three years, while firing an alum, who only wants this job how do they expect to ever hire anyone else with any credentials whatsoever.
Weiss can’t recruit with Florida or Ohio St. because Notre Dame kids have to actually be able to read.

Count me in for a casino in Middleboro, though judging by most of the people I’ve met there before in hillbilly country, what happens in Middleboro has always stayed in Middleboro.