http://www.deweyshouse.com Inside the head of a Red Sox fan Fri, 09 May 2008 12:57:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was a tale of two Verlanders.  The first inning Justin was hitting the corners with his fastball and cutting up Red Sox hitters.  From the second on, he regained his control for brief instances, otherwise the patient Red Sox stalked the troubled ace and pounced when he was most ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/09/youkilis-beckett-tame-tigers/ I'm not sure why I listen to sports talk radio. Maybe because my forearms get a decent workout when I yank hair out of my skull. There's always one guy on the Red Sox who gets stamped with a bullseye in April, and wears it throughout the entire season. ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/08/lay-off-of-lugo/ On the heels of whispers of trade discussions in Denver, Terry Francona decided to thaw out Julian Tavarez and send him to the mound in a 1 run game in Detroit. The last time Tavarez was actually used in a game, a land bridge existed between Alaska and Asia. Alas, ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/08/tavarez-showcase-directed-by-wes-craven/ It's a strange game. April 10th, Wakefield and Robertson locked horns in an eighteen run, four hour marathon. I rushed home at eight o'clock last night only to see half the game gone by and the remainder finished before the second half of the Celtics' game. Thank ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/07/tim-tremendous-timlin-fine-crap/ Daisuke Matsuzaka was credited with the victory last night, and this speaks to my amazement as to why the baseball world has had such a raging stiffy for the "Win" statistic over the past 120 years or so. Let's break it down: 5 innings pitched. Well, that's the minimum requirement I ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/06/matsuzaka-gets-the-win/ With April behind us, we've got a general idea of the character of this Red Sox team. One thing is certain: It's gonna be a rollercoaster ride that will weaken the most iron of stomachs. After starting a Far East induced 5-6, the Sox vaulted to the top ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/05/series-preview-sox-in-detroit-may-5-8/ Sports Illustrated recently ran an interesting little poll, asking fans how they rate their baseball stadiums based on a variety of factors, including atmosphere, food, neighborhood, among others. Surprising to some, but not as surprising to some others (myself included), Fenway Park had a rather lackluster showing, placing 21st ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/01/thoughts-on-fenway-park-where-do-we-go-from-here/ Sox Win in Carbon Copy of Previous Night's Victory, Starting Pitching On Fire As much as I enjoy watching this team play high stakes pepper with Vernon Wells, it will be nice to see a 10 run rout as some point in the near future. Regardless, the Red Sox have developed quite ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/05/01/walk-off-warriors/ This is outrageous, absurd, and indefensible. Basically, if you don't have box seats at a Dodger game, good luck getting an autograph.  Under the guise of answering complaints regarding "the crowded conditions pregame at [box] seats and on the concourse from fans trying to get close to the players,"  Dodger stadium ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/04/30/scrooge-mccourt-strikes-again/ A young man once walked into a doctor's office after sprouting up six inches in a summer. "Doc, I'm confused." He paused. "I'm having these new, strange feelings. Sometimes I can't control my emotions." "Well Jonny, you know at a certain point in a boys life things start ... http://www.deweyshouse.com/archives/2008/04/30/turning-point/