Cellar Evacuation Com-...Cellar Evacuation Comp-...Cellar Evacuation Compl-...Cellar...Aw, Eff It
Alright. I'll accept it. Sox-Yanks is pretty big. Dudes across America are gettin' excited for this series, fans are bustin' out their seriously hilarious gear. Television ratings will go through the roof. Good times will be had by many. Especially by those of us watching this, this or this instead of installment one of 27 that these two AL East clubs will meet this year. Okay, not many of you will be watching this one or this two. Hell, maybe even less of you will be watching this three. I, for one, though, am excited for Twins/Royals matchups this year. Yes. The Twinkies opened the season storming diamonds left and right, and will likely march straight through the summer, reaping the rewards of the AL Central division title. Their hitting/pitching combo dominates most foes. And they have certain guys that continue to crush even the loftiest of Royals' optimists every year. His unofficial title as Royal killer, though, may have been passed on to another division foe.
Trust me when I say it's pronounced "Teein'." His stick -- after a brief re-assignment to Omaha late last year -- came alive with fury. His pre-season outfield ability looked very little like an ability of any kind. But he's come around. I was supremely pissed when it looked as though the Royals were going to give Angel Berroa another shot as opening day approached. I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why they were putting Teahen in an already-crowded outfield when they could just cut their ties with the '03 AL Rookie of the Year and shuffle Teahen into is spot. The addition, however, of Tony Pena, Jr. has been nice. He's currently tied with New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes for the MLB lead in triples. And he's displayed a sweet glove as well.
Now, if the Royals can just get Mike Sweeney out of his God-awful season-starting slump, keep DeJesus' bat crackin', and get a little more production out of the middle of the order, they'd be halfway home to decency. The rest of course would involve not blowing leads and giving up huge leads early in games, feats the Royals have mastered over the last two years. I'm staying optimistic. I'm watching zero very little Yankees/Sox this weekend, and I will definitely be getting my Boof Bonser on this weekend. Let Operation Climb Out of the Cellar commence.
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Um, Teabag is no shortstop. Good times though. And if you missed that game at Fenway I apologize, as it was epic. Coming back from four down against the Greatest Closer Of All Time, sweet.
First off, that's the first position he played. Second of all, I don't even like green. Third, it wasn't televised here. For a reason. And the good guys game back from down, also. Notching W #5. That's right. That's how we roll.
You don't get ESPN?
Yes, buddy. I do. But it wasn't on. SportsCenter was on at first pitch, followed by NFL live, and then some '07 draft special, followed by Baseball tonight. It was on ESPN in Arizona?
Jeez, wonder why it wasn't on? Hmmm ... I thought EVERYONE loved the Yankess vs Red Sox. What are you tryin' to tell me? Am I to believe that the whole damn country doesn't give a shit. Are you tryin' to say that folks outside of the Northeastern US couldn't care less. I just don't believe it. Say it ain't so.
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