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Hood's In The Woods

Roving BLOHARD Reporter Joe Cosgriff checked in this afternoon with the story about the downed Hood blimp. Photo below is from WHDH / TurnTo10.com who reported no injuries. Red Sox fans know the airship well due to its seemingly ubiquitous presence over Fenway Park.

Contrary to rapidly circulating rumors, the blimp did not crash under the weight of the recent promotional deal that Hood signed with Red Sox Centerfielder-For-Life, Coco Crisp.

Eat At Mo's

STEINER SPORTS this week announced the Grand Opening of Mariano Rivera's "Mo's New York Grill" located in New Rochelle, New York.

The BLOHARDS wish him well and several members have already offered free marketing and menu advice...

Slogans: "Eat at Mo's, you'll get no runs!"; "Enjoy our split finger soup!"

Appetizers: T.J. Bean Soup; Bowa Soup; Chien-Ming Chicken Wangs

Breakfast: Goose Eggs a la Gossage.

Gourmet Hot Dogs: The Big Unit (A real dog!); Mike’s Oscar Myers Weiners

Entrees: Melky Melt; A-Rod Kebab; Bernie Burger; Chop Suey Matsui; Chicken Rodriguez Fingers; Joe "Chicken Catcher” Torre"; Bob Shepard's Pie; The Flamin' Damon; George B'Hamburger; Cracked Ribs a la Pavano; Enter The Sandmanwich

Drinks: Giambi Juice; Melky Milk

We're probably only scratching the surface. If you've got more, feel free to pile them on here!

The Spaceman Has Landed

Today marks the official DVD release of Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey by first-time feature-length documentary film producers Brett Rapkin and Josh Dixon. The film, a documentary about former Red Sox star Bill Lee, has already played to favorable reviews on NESN and the loaded-with-extras DVD release comes on the heels of Brett and Josh's appearance at the recent Fall BLOHARDS luncheon where they previewed the film to an enthusiastic crowd. The DVD is now available for purchase on SpacemanInCuba.com, as well as on Amazon.com and other fine e-tailers and retailers nationwide where you may save a few bucks.

It's noteworthy to mention here that the DVD has been released by Hart Sharp Video, the fine folks who brought us "Still, We Believe…The Boston Red Sox Movie" and "Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox".

A thorough investigation of the Spaceman DVD is currently being conducted by BLOHARDS Brass and other BLOHARD Knights of the Ergonomic Keyboard who have promised a complete review in the very near future.

Until then, the official press release has this to say...

On The Road Again, I Got You Babe

9/24 WITH BIG PAPI AND THE BABE. With little else to cheer about after yesterday's Wild Card elimination, we turn now to David Ortiz and Babe Ruth.  In the Red Sox 13-4 loss today, Ortiz hit home run number 53 on the season which was also his 32nd on the road, tying him with Ruth's 79 year old American League record. Congratulations Big Papi and we wish you well in your attempt to break the record tomorrow!

Today in history also marked several other notable Ruthian events...

Prepping For Post-season Play

To whom do the BLOHARDS throw support in the fast-approaching post-season? 

A vexing question, potentially answered by counting the number of Ex-Red Sox on the rosters of teams like the Padres, Dodgers, Mets, and (gasp) Yankees. Ok, that last one was a joke, but they do have a few. I also view this as a bit of an experiment to see whether or not the Ex-Red Sox factor would work opposite of the Ex-Cubs factor.

In any case, what team wouldn't want the sort of vociferous loyalty that our membership would bring?  I'd submit that BLOHARDS could help a team's "tenth man" by becoming an "eleventh man."  Over the next week or so we'll attempt to answer that question here, and just as soon as the Red Sox are mathematically eliminated from the Wild Card race we'll name our "favorite".

In the meantime, our friends over at FenwayNation.com make a strong case for the hometown Mets, with the Top 10 Reasons Why Sox Fans Should Root For The Mets...

Clinch Your Teeth

The Boston Red Sox last night were exterminated from the American League East division race for the ninth straight time by the New York Yankees. On the bright side however, the Sox have a solid grasp on 4th place in the AL Wild Card hunt, only 9.5 games off the pace, with 10 games to go!

Somewhere, Kevin Millar is saying, "Don't let them win one. They have Beckett tomorrow and Tavarez on Friday. And after that, Hansack goes on Saturday and anything can happen!"

From Our Friends At Bat For The Cure

Dear Friends of Bat for the Cure:

As you probably know we are about to host our 5th Annual Fantasy Softball Challenge at Keyspan Park on Saturday, September 30th. You can also guess that we are in need of volunteers to help us make this day a success. Where else can you get a glamorous job like selling raffle tickets and tee shirts or taking tickets at the front gate or best of all making sure there is water and ice in the dugouts? Along with the bright lights and lavish working environment you get the benefit of a huge paycheck, a heartfelt acknowledgement and thank you from all of us that you cared enough to get involved in the fight against prostate cancer.

So let us know if you can help us and when you’d like to do it. We need people for everything from the early morning load-in at 8:00 a.m. to final evening pack-out at 6:00 p.m. and everything in-between.

Thank you in advance – see you on the 30th!

Ed Randall and Tony Lacitignola
batforthecure@yahoo.com
Co-Founders

No 'I' In JETER?

Derek Jeter - Team Player?  Did anyone else notice that with his 25-game hitting streak on the line, Derek Jeter swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time since the 2002 season?  According to Stats, Inc., Jeter had taken 3-0 pitches 118 consecutive times from the start of the 2003 season until Sunday night's fourth at-bat.  He wound up grounding out softly to first, the runner who moved to third was stranded, and the 4-2 Yankees' lead turned into a 5-4 Sox win. 

As the terrific Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus observed, "Let's be clear about this: Jeter was swinging to extend the hitting streak." 

Now Don't Be Sad...

...'cause 3 out of 4 ain't bad!