Simple Pleasures

There are certain things in the Red Sox that Katie and I just find, well, amazing.
I like to refer to these things as our "Simple Pleasures."
Behind the cut, you shall find this list, with a few pictures to illustrate my point.


1. Pap's Commercials
Dunkin Donuts, Modell's, 125 Auto... Pap seems to be the one to pick when it comes to having a Red Sox endorse your product. I have decided that the winner in this contest of the best Pap Performance has to go to his new Dunkin' ad.However, I can't find it on YouTube, so here's his absolutely STELLAR performance in his 125 Auto ad:



2. Tek's thighs.
Now, I know that this made be an odd thing for someone to find awesome. Those people have obviously never seen Tek's thighs (See also Number7):



3. Dice-K's pitching wiggle
Honestly, watch Dice-K's pitch very closely next time. His lower half does this little wiggle before he pitches. It's not HIGHLY noticeable, but if you're looking you'll see it.

4. Dustin's most recent stubble.
He is clearly trying to look older. Awww, that's precious. He wants to be like one of the big boys.
(I couldn't find a picture of this, but if he doesn't shave for tomorrow's game, I'm sure I can get one =D )

5. Jacoby's one-sleeve
Last season Jacoby's one-sleeve was a major mystery. Did he have a strange birthmark? Embarrassing tattoo? Was he shooting up heroin in between games? Apparently not. It's just an arm-warmer. Something about the fact that he just doesn't want to wear an extra shirt is quite, umm, interesting ;-).



6. Lowell's eyebrows
Ok, this is a common source of affection. Everyone loves Lowell's eyebrows because they are clearly magical.


7. Jon Lester's Sweet Ass
We are not fangirls. Really. We don't simply like players because they're good looking/popular/super famous. We like everyone. But honestly, honestly you can not ignore Jon Lester's mighty fine ass. That is all. (ED. NOTE: This is mostly Katie. I can't help but agree, but this one is mostly Katie =D )



8. Johnny Pesky
Whenever I see him I smile. He's amazing. He is essentially my favorite person in the world. When he smiles, I smile. He cries? I cry. It is that simple. And when David Ortiz envelopes him and that ridiculous bear hug, Manny Ramirez kisses his cheek, or resident King of Niceness Tim Wakefield walks him across the field like his own grandfather it just makes my heart smile. I firmly believe that Johnny Pesky brings out the awesome in the world. (ED NOTE: This one is all Katie again. Not that I don't heart Pesky, but this is all Katie =P )



9. The speech patterns of the Sox.
Jacoby says ummm, ya know, and generally stumbles. Dustin says umm sometimes more than Jacoby. And Beckett often parallels the mouth of a sailor. Either way, the post game, locker interviews are some of the most golden pieces of Red Sox footage.
Key phrases:
"I don't make those fucking decisions."
"...Execute fucking pitches."
"and, ummm...."
"we just have to, you know, ..."

10. Clay and his frog-resemblance.
But it's a cute froggie. The kind you find in your back yard and want to keep in a jar with little holes in the lid. He also looks like he should be a high school freshman. You know, back when he was stealing laptops. Or at least being the look-out for other people stealing laptops.

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Who can it be now?

Who can it be knocking at my door throwing out the first pitch?
All Tom Werner will say is this:
"It will be a great day," said Red Sox chairman Tom Werner. "We have a lot of surprises -- [including a] very exciting surprise about who is throwing out the first pitch so I'm going to tease everybody about it -- but it will be a great experience. We've got a lot of great plans. Opening Days are great, but to combine it with the ring ceremony will be terrific."
"All I can say is," said Werner, "I think everyone will get goosebumps."

All I can say is...WHO IS IT?!?! It's driving me INSANE! I WANNA KNOW!

well I guess I'll just have to wait until tomorrow at 1 o'clock, be there! I know I will with Mary and a few family friends. I'm leaving school an hour and a half early my dismissal note will say: "Katie will need to be dismissed at 12:25 today because the Red Sox are on. That is all."
Ok so not really I'll probably make up a doctor's appointment or something because some people just don't appreciate the Red Sox the way we do here in the House that Awesome Built but whatever.
THE END!

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The Day That I Don't Know the Name Of.

So technically it's Opening Day.
But it's in Japan.
Whatevs.

EITHER WAY, I am going to Katie's at SIX IN THE FREAKING MORNING to watch it.

Wearing my Paps shirt =)

And apparently she's making breakfast HAHA.

So, no matter how I look at it, it's gonna be a sa-weet very early morning.

More things to post after the game =)

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Hey...How About Them Patriots

Just congratulating the Patriots on being super awesome oh and 18-0.
Keep it up boys beat the other Manning!
That is all kthx.

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Ok a few posts back Mary did a top 12 list of reasons Jacoby needs to stay in Boston. She noted that Massachusetts has the ever amazing Mohawk Trail while Minnesota does not. In my commen t to that post I mentioned "a legit 100 foot Native American" well being the loser that I am over break I've been kind of bored and decided to find photographic evidence of this statue.


ok so you can't see the whole thing but seriously I'm short but I'm not that short my friend and I were only up to his knees!

The Mohawk Trail has some other cool stuff too.
Like my bff the bear


Giant teepees/wigwams


Super-pretty crater things where i wanna have a picnic


Pretty Rocks lol


plus a bunch of super cool other stuff that I don't have pictrues of. So yea basically Massachusetts is waaaaaaaay cooler than Minnesota and Jacoby has to stay.

oo and the other girl in the pictures is my other friend Mary not the one that writes here but she is equally awesome.

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This is why I love my family.

So, I was in Connecticut all day. My Great-Uncle Harold had recently died and my parents and I went down to CT for the family-gathering (the funeral is tomorrow, but we can't make it).
ANYWAY... I was sitting on my second-cousin Steve's couch, talking to his brother (my second-cousin Ron), and we started talking about the Red Sox. Ron was telling me that his daughter, when she was little, was really into the Red Sox, and she went to a game with him and his wife. She was absolutely in Red Sox heaven... until the end of the first inning. She was saying "Ok, can we go home now?" and Ron went "Umm... that's only the end of the first inning. There's eight more left."
Aparently, she grew out of the baseball thing pretty soon after. I mean, she was really little. But up to that time, Ron was so happy that he had a daughter who was so into the Red Sox.
Then, this year, he said she got into them again.
The reason?
"I think that we owe it all to Jacoby. Really, that appeared to be one of the major factors in her watching the game. Now she loves them again."
I don't know which makes me happy more: Jacoby turning one of my female relatives into a Sox fan... or my female relative getting back into the Sox because of Jacoby.
Hell, I blame Dustin for my Sox-dom. Oh, and Katie.
Also...


My Great-Aunt was telling me that any time that we feel like coming down to Florida for a visit, that we could stay with her.
Now, by the way, she lives about ten minutes from where the Red Sox have their Spring Training.
I mentioned somewhere around the 14th of February, and she said "Yeah... that seems fine to me..."
This, my friends, could be an amazing spring.

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Jetman!

For those of you who don't know what Jetman is... it's a highly addicting game on facebook. The Wikipedia article on it is here.

ANYWAY, as Katie was mindlessly playing it last night, and probably beating my high score, she got to thinking...


Katie: cant you just picture pedroia sitting for like hours playing jetman and he keeps like challenging jacoby and clay and beckett
Mary:AWWWWWWWWWW
Katie: but beckett sucks so he always write like in the challenges and hes like THIS GAME FUCKING BLOWS DICK
Mary: LMFAO
Katie: and like JETMAN IS A BITCH
-Johnny Cash distraction-
Katie: and you know becketts sitting listening to johnny cash while hes playing
Mary: HAHAHAHAHA
Katie: and he keeps losing cause he starts air guitaring
Mary: HAHAHA and thinking he sees a deer over the monitor. i bet pap plays too with jet brew
Katie: hes like i wish they had jethunter
Mary: LMFAO
Katie: and clays like they should have jetfrog
Mary: awwwwwwwwww
Katie: but since they dont have jethunter beckett uses jetcow and pedroia is like they should have jetchipmunk but he uses jetbanana instead and jacoby just uses the regular one cause hes a loserrr.

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Top 12 Reasons to Keep Jacoby in Boston.

Not only are Katie and I making amazing Red Sox lists today, but we are also listening to "Shipping Up to Boston", "Tessie" and "Sweet Caroline" on repeat.

This is why I hate the offseason, among other things.

I swear to god, that comment will spawn a list at some point....

But for now, follow the link to our Top 12 Reasons why Jacoby Needs to Stay With Boston...


1. Dustin would be too broken up about losing his best buddy that he wouldnt be able to play.

2. Minnesota is NOT for lovers.

3. He's become quite fond of the beach.*

4. New England has closer weather to Jacoby's home land than Minnesota, so we remind him of home.

5. Minnesota is no fun.**

6. Jacoby looks better in red.***

7. We have Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Harvard, and The Partiots.

8. We have more Taco Bells than Minnesota

9. We have some pretty damn cool Native American things that he can relate to. Minnesota does not. (IE: the mohawk trail)

10. Boston is SOO much easier to type than Minnesota****

11. We have better theme songs.

12. This would not be nearly as amusing without Jacoby.


*I only assume that he has become fond of the beach. Who wouldn't? They're pretty, and I bet he loves walking around in a bathing suit, showing off. You can't do that in Minnesota.
**Again, I only assume
*** When I was writing this, I asked Katie what Minnesota's colors were. Her reply:
Katie(2:24:16 PM): like dark blue and a lil bit of red
Katie(2:24:21 PM): and like gray and white
Katie(2:24:24 PM): they're a fucking mess
So basically reason number 6 and a half: At least we know what colors we are.
**** You have NO IDEA how many times I had to type "Minnesota" to get it right. We poor sox fans would get hand cramps trying to write it!

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10 Things to do on a Snow Day

AKA 10 Things to do while Putting off my english homework for one more day.




10.Think of 10 reasons the Twins would be better off not trading Johan Santana for Jacoby Ellsbury or Clay Buchholz.

9.Wake up at 7 and wonder why on a regular school day you don't want to wake up but today you just can't sleep.

8.Read a book about Southie.

7.Check Boston.com every 10 minutes to make sure you didn't miss anything.

6.Watch Faith Rewarded...twice.

5.Listen to Christmas music and try to figure out what the hell you're going to buy your best friend for Christmas.

4.Not put your clothes away like your mother asked you.

3."Forget" about your homework...again.

2.Wonder why it's 20 degrees outside and 90 degrees in your room.

1.Write a list.
photo c/o Kelly O'Connor at sittingstill.net

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Can I has prospects? K thx

Can't this Hot Stove stuff just be over?!?! I am completely attached to our prospects, mostly Ellsbury but I love the others too. I mean I went to Futures at Fenway this year and took like 20 pictures of Justin Masterson on my friends camera. And like Mary already said I don't want Lester traded I'd miss him too much. =(

This just saddens me. Ellsbury is young, wicked awesome, and SUPER fast. Plus he says the word "neat". Also, of course in the minds of Mary and I Jacoby and Pedroia are BEST BUDDIES! they're like the dynamic duo and with Buchholz with them they're just adorable. YOU CAN'T BREAK THAT UP!
In conclusion
Dear Red Sox,
Please don't do that to me.
Love always,
Katie<3
photo c/o Boston.com

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