Easter was lovely. Dinner at the country club was extremely nice, very impressive. Most of the family was there, along with Rob W, who i had met once before when the Ackers had invited a handful of 'young people' to Nadine's about a month+ ago for dinner. The food was incredible, and it was great to be with the Ackers, who have all made me feel very welcome. The biggest excitement of the dinner was when one of Nadine's Easter gifts, sitting in front of her almost in centerpiece position on the banquet table, caught on fire. The flames blazed maybe a foot high before the waiter who was refilling water glasses doused the blaze. Almost no one noticed at first, including myself.
Well, actually, the biggest excitement of the dinner was the updates that Kathleen and Andrew would sneak to me. Negatively charged excitement. They were pretty much all the same- seemed like the Yankees had scored another run everytime they checked the score. I was wallowing but trying to concentrate on other things. Trying to be a good sport, trying to act like it was just a game. By the time I got home, i figured it would all be over... but instead, when i arrived home 3 hours after the first pitch, it was only the 7th or 8th inning! AND, the Red Sox were ahead! There's no describing how the next 45-60 min went for me. What a come from behind victory!!! It was so good to see the guys on the team, so comfortable catching glimpses of the park from all different angles. I felt at home. So much familiarity.
Of course, things havent gone the way Sox fans would have wished since that game. But what more can we ask for than long intense games vs the Yankees? I cant stand the statement that that ump made- about how the length of the Sox/Yanks games are a disgrace to baseball, are embarrassing. That doesnt make sense to me at all. I get so much enjoyment out of that matchup- I'd watch for longer than 4 hours, I'll tell you that much.
Lunch break just ended. Chad Billingsley and CJ Wilson were incredible today, kudos to them. Tough loss for the Rangers after CJ's great debut as a starter. And there's something wrong with this picture... the Nats are beating the Phils. ???
PAWSOX OPENING DAY TODAY! I'll miss watching you from the stands, Michael Bowden. Maybe you'll miss that too. Cant believe that Jeff Natale and Sean Danielson have moved on to different teams. The minor league teams are so shifty, it's insane of me to get attached to players. They come, they go.
PS, MLB.TV is terrible. but at least i can see the game. more later. they need to fix their issues, i'm paying too much to only be getting a fraction of the product i paid for!
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