Way to go, Red Sox!

Thank you for erasing some more of the pain of 1967, 1975, 1986 and 2003. You dudes are truly the best.

Have we learned nothing from Jimmy Fallon?

"What are you kids laughing at? If you say 'Jimmy Fallon', I'll know you're lying." So says Homer Simpson.

But, I am referring to the great movie Fever Pitch ("great" being a relative term), starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. Fallon's character is the most extreme obsessive Boston Red Sox fan who falls for the beautiful professional woman and can't seem to reconcile the two. Anyway, in the penultimate scene in the movie, Fallon is dining in a restaurant with his friends and notices that Johnny Damon and two other Red Sox are also dining there. It is immediately following a humiliating loss to the New York Yankees, leaving the Red Sox in a 3 games to 0 hole in a best of 7 series. The die hard fan suddenly realizes that the Red Sox players themselves are not considering their baseball as life and death like their fans do, and he realizes that there is more to life than a baseball obsession.

Fast forward to October 18, 2007 when poor (well, not really) Manny Ramirez is taken out of context for an utterance similar to the message of the famous scene in Fever Pitch. The players are amazing for being able to deal with the stress and disappointment of their profession, by being able to put everything in perspective. Life will go on if we lose. And by taking that easy going approach, it just might give you an advantage over the other team who may be pressing too hard.

Thank you, media, for once again blowing everything out of proportion.


Oh yeah, another thing: Manny may be slow coming out of the batter's box, but his amazing hitting stats speak for themselves. Maybe Manny isn't Charlie Hustle, but look where he ended up.

Colorado Rockies become the 10th Expansion Team to Reach the World Series

At least, I think I have that right.

New York Mets 1969
Kansas City Royals 1980
Milwaukee Brewers (Seattle Pilots) 1982
San Diego Padres 1984
Toronto Blue Jays 1992
Florida Marlins 1997
Arizona Diamondbacks 2001
Anaheim (Los Angeles)(California) Angels 2002
Houston Astros (Colt 45s) 2005
Colorado Rockies 2007


That only leaves the Texas Rangers (Washington Senators), Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos), Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Of the ten who have made it, six have won the World Series, although Colorado may make it seven this season.

Don't Give Up Hope!

I know, I know, the New Orleans Saints have the absolute worst net points total in the NFL and have not won a game yet. But, they have a game in hand on the rest of the teams in their division. If they win that extra game, then they are only a couple of games out of first place, and there is still lots of season left to play.

I am not sure why everyone is so down on the Saints. I have suffered with them through some pretty miserable seasons before. Sometimes it just takes a little time for them to hit their stride. I missed the game today, but it sounds like they could easily have won it with a few breaks, like if they had made the last minute 50+ yard field goal instead of the other team.

No doubt it will be difficult to win without Deuce who is gone for the season. But I will keep wearing my McAllister jersey with pride and will keep cheering for my team to play well and to win; because they are my team and I love them. I am proud of them and know that they will turn it around sooner or later. For now I will keep the faith.