The Great Fat Hope

Shake me, Shake me.  Baby baby bake me.  -Heavy D &the Boys

Public Service Announcement:  OK, here we go!  Is this what it comes down to?  The fate of the Red Sox placed squarely on the shoulders of one David Boomer Wells.  Eatn’, drinkn’, fightn’, eatn’ some more,  David Wells?  Tito Francona seems to think so:  “He’s kind of a freak of nature. The asshole can come out there and throw strikes. He gets out of bed, has a beer, whatever, he can throw strikes.”        

I agree.  He may pitch as early as Monday.  No rehab start, just going out there and throwing strikes.  Heck, he can’t be any worse than Kyle “Cut by the Royals” Snyder.  2-2, 7.15 ERA.  And believe me, if he wasn’t on the Sox, he never would have those two wins.  He can’t be worse than Kason Gabbard.  Who?  Exactly.  With Clement hurt, Wakefield hurt, and no trade for a starter likely, Red Sox nation turns its lonely eyes to you, David Wells.  Please don’t let us down.

Public Knowledge:

1.  Harold Reynolds:  Claims he was fired for huggung a woman.  Ya right.  Word has it he’s been hitting on everything in sight up there in Bristol.  11 years in one of the best jobs in the world down the tubes.  What a dummy.  Well at least we have John Kruk to look forward to.

2.  Floyd Landis:  Missed two races since the Tour De France.  Apparently in hiding.  Sources say he failed a drug test.  Shocker, a cyclist coming up dirty.  Armstong is clean though.

3.  These pesky Yankees just won’t go away.  They’re supposed to be battered and bruised but here they are.  1 1/2 games out of first, 1/2 game in front of the Wild Card.  No-names getting it done.  Even with all the cry baby A-Rod stuff, here they are.  Boomer, c’mon man, we need you.

4.  The Twins just caught the White Sox.  I can’t wait for Ozzie to implode.  its going to be great.

5.  Is Mark Prior back for real?  Cub fans and fantasy owners everywhere want to know.  5 2/3 innings of no-hit ball against the Mets.  Pretty, pretty good.

6.  Clemens can’t buy a win and the Astros are all but out of it.  I love it.  Rocket went to the Houston so he’d have a shot at the title.  Ya, right.

Public Figures:  Brought to you by the good folks at Elias Sports Bureau and ESPN the Worldwide Leader.

1.   Justin Verlander notched his 13th win of the season and grabbed a share of the major league lead in that category. Since 1900, the only pitcher to lead the majors in victories  in his rookie season was Grover Alexander (28-13), who did it for the Phillies in 1911.

2.  The White Sox posted a 57-31 mark during the “first half” of the season, but they’re only 2-10 since play resumed after the All-Star break. No other team that was at least 25 games over .500 at the time of the All-Star Game has ever lost 10 of its first 12 games after the break.

3.  Mark Prior‘s day was over after 103 pitches, five walks and 5 2/3 hitless innings. Over the last nine seasons (since 1998), the only other pitcher to be removed that late in a game with a no-hitter intact was Atlanta’s Damian Moss on May 3, 2002 (no runs and seven walks in seven innings).

Peace out homies.  Six Two and Even!

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