I hardly remember him with the bases empty except to give up a leadoff baserunner, but on fire with runners on.

since there’s the third gamethread, I wanted to fit in

Back in training.

Good thing no one else’s first name begins with A.

0-5, 3K’s, 4 SB’s against.

tomorrow we face a tip your hat pitcher.

Really really nice.

Serendipity, synchronicity, whatever.

It’s just possible that I overreacted.

Although I also had a series of posts in which I opined the Twins would be good this year, and I think I’ll be right about that.

Sort of surpassing my expectations.

Rick Springfield just sang the 7th inning stretch and Sox PR guy Pat O’Connell is acting like a school girl. I’m worried about him.

... and somewhere out there Lou Hernandez and Rick Hahn are laughing at him.

Let’s not forget the Orlando Cabrera quote of the day: ” .” Thanks Cabby, good one today.

Reliever Octavio Dotel threw a cup of water on the Rays mascot and now the two are in a water war. Can’t we just all get along?

http://twitter.com/cst_sox

Rays OF Rocco Baldelli (mitochondrial disorder), who has only played in 127 games over the past four seasons because of an assortment of injuries, went 1-for-5 as the designated hitter in an extended spring training game—his first game action since going on the 60-day DL on March 28.

http://deadspin.com/5011700/safeco-not-a-welcoming-place-for-gay-couples-brazen-enough-to-show-affection