Friday, July 6, 2007
PROZAC NATION
Maybe that should be the new name for "Red Sox Nation." Because some Sox fans really need to level out.
I just got home from work, and as I usually do, listened to the Red Sox wrap-up show on Boston's sportstalk station, WEEI.
The Sox had just squeaked by Tampa Bay, 15-4. They only managed to eke out 21 hits. Just awful.
And you'd think it really was awful if you listened to the callers.
In the 25 minutes it takes from door-to-door, I heard them call in from Connecticut and the Cape, from New Hampshire and Boston.
And they are worried.
Manny and Papi aren't hitting for power.
Lugo can't hit at all.
Pedroia's slower than molasses.
Can we get rid of Crisp to make way for Ellsbury?
We need help in the bullpen.
PEOPLE! LISTEN UP!! GET HELP!!!
The Red Sox have the best record in baseball. What's it going to take to get you to enjoy it?
They have a double-digit lead over the Yankees. (Which, honestly, has me a bit bored. There's no "edge.")
They're sending six players to the All Star game, tops in the majors. (It's been a long time since I've seen something as honest and sweet as Hideki Okajima bowing to the Fenway Faithful when it was announced he made the All Star team. And to think most of us thought Theo signed him to carry Daisuke Matsuzaka's bags on the road.)
So take a deep breath...back away from the phone ("Hi Mikey, first time, long time...")...and as the late great comedian Bill Hicks used to tell the occasional dim bulb in his audiences, "relax and enjoy your hair."
Everything is just fine.
I just got home from work, and as I usually do, listened to the Red Sox wrap-up show on Boston's sportstalk station, WEEI.
The Sox had just squeaked by Tampa Bay, 15-4. They only managed to eke out 21 hits. Just awful.
And you'd think it really was awful if you listened to the callers.
In the 25 minutes it takes from door-to-door, I heard them call in from Connecticut and the Cape, from New Hampshire and Boston.
And they are worried.
Manny and Papi aren't hitting for power.
Lugo can't hit at all.
Pedroia's slower than molasses.
Can we get rid of Crisp to make way for Ellsbury?
We need help in the bullpen.
PEOPLE! LISTEN UP!! GET HELP!!!
The Red Sox have the best record in baseball. What's it going to take to get you to enjoy it?
They have a double-digit lead over the Yankees. (Which, honestly, has me a bit bored. There's no "edge.")
They're sending six players to the All Star game, tops in the majors. (It's been a long time since I've seen something as honest and sweet as Hideki Okajima bowing to the Fenway Faithful when it was announced he made the All Star team. And to think most of us thought Theo signed him to carry Daisuke Matsuzaka's bags on the road.)
So take a deep breath...back away from the phone ("Hi Mikey, first time, long time...")...and as the late great comedian Bill Hicks used to tell the occasional dim bulb in his audiences, "relax and enjoy your hair."
Everything is just fine.
Posted at 12:20 AM by Gerry
5 Comments:
Gerry, I'm so glad you were able to see Okie's bow to every fan at our Fenway. I wish I had been there. I voted so many times, as did my fellow RSN bloggers, fans too, and RSI (Red Sox International). And RSI is Japan, at least the readers I have from that Red Sox happy land. Isn't that great? ....I've haven't been this happy in a while.
On to the Motor City.
Have a great weekend.....
Hi Peter...
You even convinced me to cast a vote or 3.
Have a good weekend yourself.
Thanks...you made my day!
Gerry;
Thanks for telling people to lighten up.
People need to remember "It's just a game!"
I am more worried about Gas Prices going up again and catching up to milk prices.
Anyways I just watch the games and enjoy them. Others should too
Mark
I'm with you Mark. (Unless the Red Sox lead shrinks to under 7 games by mid-August.)
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