The Boston Red Sox today received righthanded pitcher Virgil Vasquez on a waiver claim from the Detroit Tigers.
What do we know about him?
Well:
Last year for Detroit, he pitched for 16.2 innings total. In those 16.2 innings, he allowed 27 hits, 16 runs (all of which were earned), allowed 7 home runs, walked 5 and struck out 7. His ERA was 8.64.
We'll see how he works out, but pitchers are always a good thing to have, right?
Right?
Showing posts with label Bosox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bosox. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Sunday, December 02, 2007
see ya later alligator
Apparently the Sox feel the need to get rid of their new, young, and upcoming players to get older (most of them past their prime) players.
Ellsbury is on the block for us to acquire Johann Santana. If we're going to trade Ellsbury, let's get someone better....like CARLOS Santana....
Ellsbury is on the block for us to acquire Johann Santana. If we're going to trade Ellsbury, let's get someone better....like CARLOS Santana....
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Add one more to next year's team
Mike Timlin has been signed for a one year $3 million dollar contract
Monday, November 12, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Sox update
Youk is being benched tomorrow night....we'll see how that goes.
Papi at 1st base always makes me tense!
Papi at 1st base always makes me tense!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
and they've done it again!!
I stayed up REALLY late last night to watch the Red Sox KICK SOME BUTT!!!
That was a GREAT game! and as everyone keeps saying, the final score was NOT indicative as to how the game went. It was a nail biter up until the end.
Staying up until 1 am, and the alarm going off at 5 am is a BAAAD combo. I was so tired this morning I put my coffee down sometime around 8:30 half full and I didn't find it again until 6 pm tonight during jazz band.
argh
That was a GREAT game! and as everyone keeps saying, the final score was NOT indicative as to how the game went. It was a nail biter up until the end.
Staying up until 1 am, and the alarm going off at 5 am is a BAAAD combo. I was so tired this morning I put my coffee down sometime around 8:30 half full and I didn't find it again until 6 pm tonight during jazz band.
argh
Friday, September 28, 2007
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Following the Sox Day 7
Again, no pics, but I will get them soon!
Today we started at A Christmas Story House and Museum. It was fun to look around and see what you remember from the movie (even though Debbie has apparently never seen it). They had the snowsuit and rifle in a display case. They also had many leg lamps that you could buy (I bought a nightlight version) I never realized the movie was shot in Cleveland (it took place somewhere else, and a lot of the scenes were also shot in CA as well as Canada). A few years back, the house was for sale on EBay, and a guy (who has the company that makes the leg lamps - apparently he's obsessed with the movie) who lives in CA bought it and is having MAJOR renovations done to make it look like it did in the movie. They mostly used the house for outdoor scenes in the movie, they shot the inside scenes on a soundstage. The house was originally a duplex, and had to be completely gutted. They couldn't recreate the dining room, because there wasn't actually room for it in the house, it would have to be on the neighboor's property if they wanted to do that. All of the furniture that is in there was donated, and is all 1940s-era furniture that is similar to what they used in the movie. It was fun. I'll post pics later.
Next we went to the Cleveland Zoo. IT IS HUUUUUGE!!! We didn't even get a chance to see some of the exhibits because it was so big! It was a lot of fun. We saw a rainforest exhibit, and I got to touch manta rays, and there was an entire Dinosaur exhibit that had life size moving mechanical dinosaurs. One of them even spit water (instead of poisonous juices, which is a good substitute as far as I am concerned). There were a lot of great exhibits, I had a great time, and took A LOT of photos. (which, again, I apologize, but I really don't feel like logging them into shutterfly...I want to label, and don't just want to dump).
We went to Houlihan's in Tower City for dinner again. I forgot to mention that we went there yesterday too. So let's backtrack...
Yesterday we went to Houlihan's. GREAT FOOD!!! They have this special - 3 minitinis for $8.50, instead of one martini for the same price. It was way cool, because you can try three different ones. I tried a quavatini, a chocolatetini, and a cosmotini. We split an appetizer sampler of buffalo fingers, stuffed mushrooms, and quesadillas. Then I had AN AMAZING SALAD!!! It was a Calamari salad with an asian-inspired base. You eat it with chopsticks, and it has cabbage instead of lettuce. And the strangest thing is, it had BANANAS in it...which sounds like it would be gross, but it was DELICIOUS!!! And since our waitress accidentally spilled a little of the martinis on me, she felt bad and gave us a free dessert. Yum!
Today we went back to Houlihan's, and we requested the same waitress, because she was so nice. We practically got our own room. We were in a little niche, and there was no one else around. I got the three minitinis again, but I got a bluetini, adam and eve tini (apple) and the cosmo tini again. I ordered the Ahi Tuna Salad, which has the same base as the calamari salad, but has Ahi Tuna again. IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!!!!! We split an order of creme brulee for dessert. YUMMY!!!
Then it was off to the ballgame. We left later than normal, because there was a thunderstorm DIRECTLY overhead, and we didn't want to go outside in it. One crash of thunder was so loud, I swear to you it shook the entire hotel!!! The game was only about 1/2 hour late in starting, which wasn't too bad. Tonight's game was definitely NOT a pitcher's duel. We ran away with it for a bit, the Tribe tried to come back, but it wasn't enough, we blasted in a few more, and it was over. There was a 3 week old baby girl behind us with her parents, and this was her 2nd Sox game!!
Great game tonight!!
We head back to Pennsylvania tomorrow, and fly out of Pittsburgh to Boston on Saturday. Perhaps I should call my little brother at some point and remind him to pick me up from the bus station....
Today we started at A Christmas Story House and Museum. It was fun to look around and see what you remember from the movie (even though Debbie has apparently never seen it). They had the snowsuit and rifle in a display case. They also had many leg lamps that you could buy (I bought a nightlight version) I never realized the movie was shot in Cleveland (it took place somewhere else, and a lot of the scenes were also shot in CA as well as Canada). A few years back, the house was for sale on EBay, and a guy (who has the company that makes the leg lamps - apparently he's obsessed with the movie) who lives in CA bought it and is having MAJOR renovations done to make it look like it did in the movie. They mostly used the house for outdoor scenes in the movie, they shot the inside scenes on a soundstage. The house was originally a duplex, and had to be completely gutted. They couldn't recreate the dining room, because there wasn't actually room for it in the house, it would have to be on the neighboor's property if they wanted to do that. All of the furniture that is in there was donated, and is all 1940s-era furniture that is similar to what they used in the movie. It was fun. I'll post pics later.
Next we went to the Cleveland Zoo. IT IS HUUUUUGE!!! We didn't even get a chance to see some of the exhibits because it was so big! It was a lot of fun. We saw a rainforest exhibit, and I got to touch manta rays, and there was an entire Dinosaur exhibit that had life size moving mechanical dinosaurs. One of them even spit water (instead of poisonous juices, which is a good substitute as far as I am concerned). There were a lot of great exhibits, I had a great time, and took A LOT of photos. (which, again, I apologize, but I really don't feel like logging them into shutterfly...I want to label, and don't just want to dump).
We went to Houlihan's in Tower City for dinner again. I forgot to mention that we went there yesterday too. So let's backtrack...
Yesterday we went to Houlihan's. GREAT FOOD!!! They have this special - 3 minitinis for $8.50, instead of one martini for the same price. It was way cool, because you can try three different ones. I tried a quavatini, a chocolatetini, and a cosmotini. We split an appetizer sampler of buffalo fingers, stuffed mushrooms, and quesadillas. Then I had AN AMAZING SALAD!!! It was a Calamari salad with an asian-inspired base. You eat it with chopsticks, and it has cabbage instead of lettuce. And the strangest thing is, it had BANANAS in it...which sounds like it would be gross, but it was DELICIOUS!!! And since our waitress accidentally spilled a little of the martinis on me, she felt bad and gave us a free dessert. Yum!
Today we went back to Houlihan's, and we requested the same waitress, because she was so nice. We practically got our own room. We were in a little niche, and there was no one else around. I got the three minitinis again, but I got a bluetini, adam and eve tini (apple) and the cosmo tini again. I ordered the Ahi Tuna Salad, which has the same base as the calamari salad, but has Ahi Tuna again. IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!!!!! We split an order of creme brulee for dessert. YUMMY!!!
Then it was off to the ballgame. We left later than normal, because there was a thunderstorm DIRECTLY overhead, and we didn't want to go outside in it. One crash of thunder was so loud, I swear to you it shook the entire hotel!!! The game was only about 1/2 hour late in starting, which wasn't too bad. Tonight's game was definitely NOT a pitcher's duel. We ran away with it for a bit, the Tribe tried to come back, but it wasn't enough, we blasted in a few more, and it was over. There was a 3 week old baby girl behind us with her parents, and this was her 2nd Sox game!!
Great game tonight!!
We head back to Pennsylvania tomorrow, and fly out of Pittsburgh to Boston on Saturday. Perhaps I should call my little brother at some point and remind him to pick me up from the bus station....
Following the Sox Day 6
Ok...one day late, and no pics (cuz I am tired)
Yesterday was spent at the West Side Market, which was way cool, and if I lived here, I would shop at all the time. It has fresh fruits and veggies, and local butchers, seafood, and pastries. I bought a sour pickle to eat right then and there, some chocolate-covered espresso beans, and some stuffed olives (stuffed with some different italian meats ie. capicola, prosciutto, etc) I saw lots of fish, and even an entire smoked pig!
We also spent many hours touring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I could have probably even spent longer there, but I COULDN'T BRING IN A CAMERA!! grr argh I'm an angry gumball!!! I wanted to take lots of pix to show my students, but I could only take some photos of the outside and the lobby, nothin on the inside of the museum. I got to see the different outfits that several artists wore, which is really fun, because I kept thinking, "wow that's a nice pair of pants, or wow that's a nice pair of shoes", and then I read the names, and they were worn by men. HA! Jimi Hendrix had some nice clothes!!
Then we went to the ballgame. We lost, but it was still a great game. It was a pitcher's duel to the end. Beckett made one mistake, and it turned out to be the game winning one. Oh well, that's baseball.
I will get pics up as soon as I can sit down at the computer for a while (there are quite a few)
Yesterday was spent at the West Side Market, which was way cool, and if I lived here, I would shop at all the time. It has fresh fruits and veggies, and local butchers, seafood, and pastries. I bought a sour pickle to eat right then and there, some chocolate-covered espresso beans, and some stuffed olives (stuffed with some different italian meats ie. capicola, prosciutto, etc) I saw lots of fish, and even an entire smoked pig!
We also spent many hours touring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I could have probably even spent longer there, but I COULDN'T BRING IN A CAMERA!! grr argh I'm an angry gumball!!! I wanted to take lots of pix to show my students, but I could only take some photos of the outside and the lobby, nothin on the inside of the museum. I got to see the different outfits that several artists wore, which is really fun, because I kept thinking, "wow that's a nice pair of pants, or wow that's a nice pair of shoes", and then I read the names, and they were worn by men. HA! Jimi Hendrix had some nice clothes!!
Then we went to the ballgame. We lost, but it was still a great game. It was a pitcher's duel to the end. Beckett made one mistake, and it turned out to be the game winning one. Oh well, that's baseball.
I will get pics up as soon as I can sit down at the computer for a while (there are quite a few)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Following the Sox Day 5
What a close game!!! SOX WIN 1-0!!
Trot started in tonight's game, but he didn't do much. It was a really close game the entire night. Pitchers duel between DiceK and Sebathia, it was a really good game.
We went shopping earlier today at the mall that is attached to our hotel. I definitely got a nice birthday gift from Victoria's Secret - I bought a $50 bra and two $15.99 bras and used a $10 coupon and only paid $60. It was sweet. I also got a pedicure at a spa....niiiice....
We had lunch at the Great Lakes Brewing Co. We split a sausage sampler appetizer - 4 different types of sausage with mustards. Yummy! I had a portabello sandwich...also yummy. There were a LOT of yummy beers to choose from. I apparently picked the most bitter one to try, it was still pretty good, and it also had the most alcohol per volume.
Then it was off to the game!
I think we might go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow (I know I said that yesterday, but I think we really will tomorrow)
Monday, July 23, 2007
Following the Sox Day 4
SOX WON!!! WOOT!! GREAT GAME!!!
We went shopping in Grove City, PA this morning at a HUGE outlet mall. I bought some clothes and a game called Encore. Then we went on to Cleveland.
It took us a while to get here, but we're in Cleveland. There's a lot of construction around the hotel, so it was a little tricky to get here, but we're here safe and sound.
I'll check out the hotel tomorrow and take some pics. In the mean time, there are more pics on my Shutterfly site.
We're thinking of going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow.
Monday, June 25, 2007
aww man!
Unfortunately, this is during my vacation week, so I won't be around...
NASHUA PRIDE
July 26, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Celebrate El Guapo Night, and the first 2,000 fans will receive an El Guapo Bobble Belly!
I can't find a picture to post, but they showed one on TV, and it was HILARIOUS! Big giant belly, and the belly bobbles up and down, not the head!
HA! I want one!
NASHUA PRIDE
July 26, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Celebrate El Guapo Night, and the first 2,000 fans will receive an El Guapo Bobble Belly!
I can't find a picture to post, but they showed one on TV, and it was HILARIOUS! Big giant belly, and the belly bobbles up and down, not the head!
HA! I want one!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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