Tag: Adrian Gonzalez

All Star Stupidity

Ten years ago, on the night of the Home Run Derby, my niece Madison was born. At the HRD, Luis Gonzalez ended up being the winner and every year on the night of the Derby, I tell Madison about how…

Walk Off Happiness

Many is the time a game stresses me out so much that I shut off the volume…why I’m not sure.  To drown out the disappointment of the crowd or announcers?  Maybe I think if I don’t HEAR it then it…

Whither .500?

I turned off the game when it was over, not even staying up for the post-game breakdowns, and I fell asleep. I dreamed of people I haven’t seen in years and woke up feeling a bit melancholy and not even…

Who’s number one?

Well at least no one can complain about Big Papi. One of the things that kept coming up the most last night was in regard to John Lackey.  (Which I have no argument with right now.  He did not look…