Blogging BLOHARDS

Last Chance For "Billy The Kid"

BLOHARD members and Tri-State area friends, you have until 9PM tonight to cast your vote for the top 10 candidates vying to become President of Red Sox Nation.

It should be pointed out that only one of the remaining 25 candidates hails from BLOHARD-country: Mr. William "Billy the Kid" French, 18, of Rye, New York.   

French's platform, which reads like a kinder, gentler Unabomber Manifesto, calls rightfully for the end of "propaganda that is anti-Red Sox Nation/New York Chapter"; the First Annual Bill James Day; and Brian Daubach Bobblehead Day. No argument here!

BLOHARDS should seriously consider Mr. French's candidacy despite the confusing use of the phrase "right-wing BLOHARDS" in his platform.

You go, Bill! Godspeed.      

Bill Lee & The BLOHARDS Storm Joey Reynolds

WOR Radio personality Joey Reynolds (center, wearing the attractive green "Boston Yanks" t-shirt) played host to former Red Sox star / Yankee-killer Bill "Spaceman" Lee (left, of course) and a few BLOHARDS earlier this week on his nationally-syndicated overnight talk show. The services of Lee, who defeated the Yankees twelve time during his career, could have been used this week as the Sox dropped three straight in the Bronx.

Pictured here with Reynolds and Lee (from left) are BLOHARDS Chris Wertz of Professor Thom's; Blogmeister Frank Minishak; "Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey" Producer Brett Rapkin; El Presidente Joe Cosgriff; and author of "Our Red Sox" Bob Sullivan.

If you weren't awake while all of the nonsense ensued, you can listen to a recorded stream here, or download it as a podcast here.

(Photo courtesy of WOR.)

Break On Through To The Other Side Of San Diego

Ted was supposed to join us at Petco Friday night but he didn’t post.  Mr. Yawkey and I wound up sitting by some guys from Revere who had flown in for the game.  They were trying to convince each other they knew what Dice was throwing but none of it sounded plausible. 

After the game we went back to Mr. Yawkey’s suite at the Del.  He groused about the greed of the resort’s owners for the rates they were charging and the time shares they had built by the tennis courts.  We sank into creaky wicker chairs on the balcony and stared into the salty darkness.

Thom's to host BLOHARDS Monday 6/18

Viewing Party Set: Braves to be rendered timid

The next BLOHARDS' informal viewing party will be held at Professor Thom's (219 Second Avenue) on Monday, June 18th. The Red Sox will be playing the Atlanta Braves on the road that night. First pitch 7:00PM.

The Monday night slot allows the BLOHARDS team to defend its all-time record score in Quizmaster Quinn's Monday Night Trivia Contest. Chris from Prof. Thom's has also promised us a few innings of Play-By-Play Karaoke for would-be Orsillos and Remys (and Suzyn Waldmans). There will be a karaoke sign-up sheet available at the BLOHARDS table on the night of the event. You'd be crazy to miss it.

Rocket To The Future: Clemens Signs Again!

Feeding The Thomster

Join author Seth Mnookin, author of Feeding The Monster, this Thursday evening at 7:00 PM at Professor Thom's, 219 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. Seth is in town to do a reading and to promote the paperback release of his best-selling, popular book about the 2004 Sox.

Additional info here!