Happy Halloween!

Halloween is not a big holiday with us. Mostly because it is too expensive to get dressed up and get out somewhere, but also because we only know one child under the age of 10. For the past few years we have lived in areas where not that many kids lived so I never had to worry about getting candy. This year is slightly different - we have a separate entrance to our place and a lot of kids live in the area. I hope I got enough candy!

What a jerk

Now I can say that A-Rod and his agent suck. What a dick move to announce that a-rod is opting out of his contract during the freaking WORLD SERIES. He is so pathetic I guess it was the only way he could get into the WS.

GO SOX!! To everyone in the Boston area - have fun watching the parade. Also, I'm sorry to those who have to deal with the traffic, but it's for a good cause. It's a beautiful day, try to get out and enjoy it!

RE-SIGN LOWELL! RE-SIGN LOWELL!

Sox Win! Sox Win!! Sox Win!!!!

The Red Sox again, are WORLD SERIES Champs! It was a great series, all the games were close, even the ones with the lopsided scores were close until the very end. Everyone contributed in their own way. Whether it be Ellsbury getting hits in every game and not being phased by the pressure of the World Series, Wakefield admitting he was too hurt to play and letting Lester take his place on the roster, Lowell making the plays to prevent the Rockies from scoring or Youkilis not playing and helping Papi to be the best first baseman he could be. It was a great team and they deserved to win. There were so many great moments: Perdroia getting the home run, Lowell stealing third, Papelbon throwing many more innings in a row than he did in the regular season and getting that final out.

Box score:

Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Ellsbury, CF-LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .438 Pedroia, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Ortiz, 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1-Crisp, PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ramirez, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Okajima, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Papelbon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lowell, 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 Drew, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Varitek, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 Lugo, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385 Lester, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Delcarmen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Timlin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Kielty, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Youkilis, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 33 4 9 4 1 4 10 a-Homered for Timlin in the 8th. 1-Ran for Ortiz in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Ellsbury (4, Cook), Lowell (3, Cook). HR: Lowell (1, 7th inning off Cook, 0 on, 0 out), Kielty (1, 8th inning off Fuentes, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Ellsbury 3; Ortiz; Lowell 6; Varitek 2; Lugo; Kielty 4. RBI: Ortiz (4), Varitek (5), Lowell (4), Kielty (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ellsbury. GIDP: Ramirez; Lugo; Pedroia. Team LOB: 3. Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Matsui, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 Corpas, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Smith, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .231 Holliday, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Helton, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 Atkins, 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .154 Spilborghs, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 Hawpe, RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Torrealba, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Cook, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Sullivan, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Fuentes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carroll, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 3 7 12 a-Singled for Affeldt in the 7th. b-Struck out for Corpas in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Helton (2, Lester), Matsui (1, Lester). HR: Hawpe (1, 7th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 0 out), Atkins (1, 8th inning off Okajima, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Matsui 2; Helton 3; Atkins 4; Hawpe 4; Cook; Sullivan. RBI: Hawpe (2), Atkins 2 (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Torrealba; Holliday. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: 3 (Atkins-Matsui-Helton, Helton, Tulowitzki-Matsui-Helton). Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lester (W, 1-0) 5.2 3 0 0 3 3 0 0.00 Delcarmen (H, 1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.75 Timlin (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.71 Okajima (H, 3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 7.36 Papelbon (S, 3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cook (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 0 2 1 4.50 Affeldt 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Fuentes 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 9.82 Corpas 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Cook pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: Lester 92-59, Delcarmen 19-10, Timlin 11-7, Okajima 15-10, Papelbon 23-18, Cook 70-47, Affeldt 12-9, Fuentes 17-8, Corpas 13-9. Ground outs-fly outs: Lester 5-9, Delcarmen 0-1, Timlin 0-0, Okajima 1-0, Papelbon 2-2, Cook 13-3, Affeldt 2-0, Fuentes 2-0, Corpas 2-1. Batters faced: Lester 23, Delcarmen 4, Timlin 2, Okajima 3, Papelbon 5, Cook 23, Affeldt 3, Fuentes 4, Corpas 4. Inherited runners-scored: Delcarmen 1-0, Timlin 1-0, Corpas 1-0. Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Ed Montague. LF: Laz Diaz. RF: Ted Barrett. Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, Out to LF. T: 3:35. Att: 50,041. Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

Congrats boys, YOU DID IT!!!!!

Here we go RED SOX, Here we go!

Let's Go Sox!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

New Link

I have added a new link under the links on the right of the screen. It goes to The Breast Cancer Site and when you go there, you click on the big pink box and when you do, sponsors of this page will donate money so that a woman gets a free mammogram who cannot afford it. It's free and only takes a second. Do it every day!

Wedding bliss!

This weekend my little sister got married to one of my best friends. It was a great celebration and everyone had a great time, especially the bride and groom. It was a beautiful day full of fun and love. Everything from the ceremony to the music to the food was fantastic. Congrats you two, I am so happy for you and love you both!

World Series here we come!

The Red Sox are yet again, ALCS champs and are headed to the World Series! It was a complete team effort, from the rookies to the veterens, everyone had a chance to contribute and prove themselves. It was fun to watch, and only a little nerve wracking (as any series should be). Way to go Sox! Bring on the Rockies!

Get your rally caps on!

Let's go Sox! Tonight is the night!

Next stop......

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!!!!!

Yeah Sox! We're ready.

Another reason

This article is fairly well put as to why the arts are so important in child development. I, for one, can absolutely attest to the idea that giving your child another output for their creative energy, other than school, is truly beneficial. They make new friends so they don't have to hang out with the people they spend all day at school. They don't just go home and watch TV or play video games. Their knowledge expands beyond the walls of school or the playing field. Yeah for music, dance and art!

Division Champs!

2007 Standings as of 9/30/07 AL EAST	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston	96	66	.593	--
NY Yankees	94	68	.580	2
Toronto	83	79	.512	13
Baltimore	69	93	.426	27
Tampa Bay	66	96	.407	30

That's all I have to say. YEAH SOX!!!! Oh yeah, and sorry to everyone I called/texted so late on Friday when we clinched. I was REALLY EXCITED!!!!!!