We aren't the champions

I'm back from vacation. I will recap my cruise to Bermuda in another post. But first, let me reflect on the sadness that is the B's and C's both being eliminated from the playoffs within a few days of each other. A moment of silence. Now, let's move on to the Sox. I'm mad at Tom Brady for being such an ignorant heel to Bridget, so the Sox are all I have for now.

Take it to the limit

Red Sox. Blah.

Phillies and Tampa Bay: I call it the Who Gives a Crap World Series.

Until next year...

Pap gets dirty

Holy crap, there is nothing sexier than a funny guy. Here is Jon Papelbon with his now-famous tribute to Dirty Dancing. Hysterical and hot all at the same time.

Oh, Manny

How we will miss you. My husband wrote a song about you and everything. You're off to the land of the fruits and the nuts where you belong. Godspeed.

Went to a Red Sox fight and a game broke out

So Coco Crisp loses his shit on the Rays pitcher. You can see the whole fight here. The whole game was a brawlfest -- apparently Manny and Youk were yelling at each other earlier. It must be hard to play with the same guys for six months of the year. Still, the fight is quite entertaining to watch.

Good weekend. We have a graduation party, and possibly some postbaby body clothes shopping will be done.

UPDATED: As Reid pointed out, MLB took down the video. Here is a shorter one that's still available.

Another reason Yankees suck

Their fans -- especially ones who run down Red Sox fans in a parking lot because they're trashed and are talking smack. You knew the national media were going to be all over this one, didn't you?

The last blog post of 2007

What a year! We:

• Put in a pool
• Got a new stove and over-the-hood microwave and convection oven (thanks, Mass state lottery)
• Went on several mini-vacations
• Watched the Pats go 16-0 (I love saying that) and the Red Sox win their second World Series in three years (that never gets old, either)
• Oh, and got pregnant, spending most of the year preparing for the arrival of Boo Boo the Bear
  

On that last one: Like General Francisco Franco being still dead on that old SNL Weekend Update sketch, I am still pregnant -- 39 weeks to be exact. I can't wait for him to be born, but I'm hoping he holds back until this round of snowy, shitty weather passes through.

Happy new year! We're laying low tonight -- hard partying and pregnancy really don't mix in my book. And you?

Pap on Letterman

Here's Jon Papelbon's interview on Letterman last night. I was long asleep when it was on, so I enjoyed the video.

This rivals Wrigley Fields

Franklin Park Zoo names baby giraffe Sox after Red Sox World Series victory. What a cutie.

Papelbon pictures

Something to make the girlz' (and gay boys') hearts go pitter-patter: Pics of Pap hamming it up at the parade yesterday. Yum yum.

And the front pages

Journalist that I am, I enjoyed this roundup of front pages from all over New England, Denver and New York. I actually like the Herald's head (How Sweep It Is) the best.

The sweepest day

Sox: Win the World Series in four. My boyfriend Papelbon throws the last pitch and then promptly loses his shit. As does the rest of Boston (and about 40 miles west in Leominster). Those Rockies didn't know what hit them.

Pats: Blow out the Redskins 52 to 7. As spectacular as their play was, it got to a point where a) I was embarrassed for the 'Skins and their fans and b) I was starting to get offended by the blatant score runup.

Still, it's a good Monday. For once.

Last night's crushing of the Rockies

Holy crap, I wish I had watched last night's game. Check out this opinion piece about how good the Red Sox truly are.

The Boston sports slaughterhouse weekend

Saturday: 12-2, Red Sox over Indians.

Sunday: 49-28, Pats over Dolphins (Hey, Belichick: Can we say "f you" to the league? My mom's take: It looked like a game of catch between Tom Brady and Randy Moss.)

And the big one, of course: 11-2, Sox over Indians to clinch the American League pennant and punch our ticket to the World Series. Holy crap, is that satisfying to say. Tons of articles written about the whole thing, of course, but here's one of my favorites about the little guy, Dustin Pedroia, and his heroics last night.

Hell, even the Bruins are doing well. And much to M's happiness, BC is second in the country.

Can we just freeze this moment in time?

JD who?

I missed last night's grand slam live when it happened, as we were flipping around, but amazing on replay. JD Drew, you are a rock star. And with less than an hour until tonight's game, here's hoping for more Sox heroics.

Remember: You have until the end of the night to vote for Manny and/or Livin' in Lynn.

More Manny being Manny

So Manny says it doesn't matter if the Sox win tonight. If it were anyone else, people would be up in arms. But this is Manny Ramirez. He pretends he doesn't care but he really does.

And speaking of Manny: M and I have been busy bees entering WROR's Townie Tunes contest. M wrote a great song called Oh Manny. But we need your help. Download the song here and vote for it -- the grand prize is a $5,000 royalty check.

I don't want to talk about the Red Sox

I don't want to watch them, either. I'll have Wally (of Loren and Wally, our favorite morning show) tell me on Friday morning. I just don't have the stomach for them right now (see my post about crying).

Papelbon, you crazy

When watching the Sox clinch the AL East title Friday night, I think I went to bed too early. I missed this -- my man Jon Papelbon doing his best impersonation of Michael Flatley on the field in his underwear (yummy). As Chandler said on Friends, "His legs flail about as if independent from his body!"

Good thing Dane Cook's hot

Because if I see a commercial for his movie Good Luck Chuck one more time during baseball? I'm throwing the TV out the window.

And speaking of baseball: I don't think I'm watching anymore. Especially if Eric Gagne is pitching. Terry, what were you thinking?

In Papi we trust

Did you SEE that walk-off homer? It was amazing. I'm so glad I stayed up. Papi, you are the man.

And I wrote a similar post last year, so you continue to be the man.