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A Bad Moon Rising

I see Abreu arising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and Lidle
I see bad times today

Don't go around tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's Abreu on the rise

Plan Ahead: Sox Vs. Yanks In The Year Of The Pig

Think it's too early to start making your plans for The Year of the Pig?

Not according to Gordon Edes in today's Boston Globe.

Here's how the 2007 Red Sox/Yankees rivarly is shaping up. The teams are preliminarily scheduled to meet on five weekends next season:

April 20-22 (Boston); April 27-29 (NY); June 1-3 (Boston); Aug. 3-5 (NY); Aug. 28-30 (NY); Sept. 14-16 (Boston)

Mi Tío

Far from publicity’s toxic glare, safe in the rural bowels of the Dominican Republic, Manny Ramirez walked out to the middle of the Ramfis Bridge.

A thousand miles away, they had just played the All-Star game. 

Flushed With Envy

The Boston Herald today graced us with news from Lelands’, the Seaford, Long Island-based sports auction house. The Summer 2006 Catalog Auction, live for another 28 days, indeed features the fine piece of porcelain on your left.

That’s right, you can be the envy of your neighborhood with Lot 1542; the Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Home Dugout Toilet!

According to Lelands.com…

Feed The Monster In Manhattan

Meet Seth Mnookin, Author of Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Union Square located at 33 East 17th Street in New York City!

1966: Ted Said

"I guess every player thinks about going into the Hall of Fame. Now that the moment has come for me I find it difficult to say what is really in my heart. But I know it is the greatest thrill of my life. I received two hundred and eighty-odd votes from the writers. I know I didn't have two hundred and eighty-odd friends among the writers. I know they voted for me because they felt in their minds and in their hearts that I rated it, and I want to say to them: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Striking Out Prostate Cancer

Ed Randall's Bat for the Cure is hosting its Second Annual Diamonds in the Rough Golf Classic at the famous (not to mention, ultra-exclusive) Sleepy Hollow Golf Club on Monday, August 7th, 2006. This event will help in the fight against prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease. Proceeds will go to the St Luke's-Roosevelt Uroendocrine Research Lab and the new Cardio Center.

Co-Founder and COO Tony Lacitignola tells us, "On that day we'll be honoring a singular moment in sport's history, the 55th Anniversary of the 'Shot Heard Round the World', Bobby Thomson's 1951 playoff home run off pitcher Ralph Branca. You remember the famous call - 'The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant!'  Join us on August 7th for a complete 9 inning event."

Viewing Party Draws Nigh!

Town Fathers Move Against "Event of the Century"

Cosmic Balance Endangered?

Alarmed by the potential for mayhem, local and federal authorities are reportedly working to squelch a planned August 1 gathering of BLOHARDs. Concerns evidently stem from the unknown consequences of having so much brilliance and fervor concentrated in such a small venue. As described by one astrophysicist (who didn't want to be named since he's not authorized to speculate on the end of the universe), "The possibility that a 'singularity', such as we see at the center of a black hole, could be created is too large to ignore. As such, we...

NY Mag: Sox Fans Exiled In Gotham Grab The Mike

Check out "Spahtscastah Supahstahs" by C.J. Hughes in the July 24, 2006 issue of New York Magazine!

(Alyson Aliano Photo for New York Magazine)

Canonization of Big Papi

A Vatican inquiry to gather evidence for the canonization of David Américo Ortiz Arias, otherwise known as "Big Papi" David Ortiz, held its final session today.

The Vatican panel has gathered evidence on Ortiz dating back to his signing with the Red Sox in 2003.