Hatless Manny.
















Went over to Best Friend's to help celebrate her birthday last night and had a really good dinner. Then Game 6 started. Uh-oh.

Thoughts on Game 6:

Can't fall behind as quickly as the Indians did last night. That J.D. Drew grand slam was a terrible blow. Moreso, because he's not really liked by Red Sox Nation and now they have someone new to cheer for.

Where have you gone, Travis Hafner?

Now that Rafael Perez has blown up, we have no reliable lefty in the bullpen. And why was he first out of the pen last night instead of Aaron Laffey? I mean, that's why Laffey is on the playoff roster.

Did Kenny Lofton misplay that ball that Kevin Youkilis hit off the wall for a single? And how about Youkilis using a header to deflect Asdrubal Cabrera's relay throw at first base?

Fausto Carmona once again debunks the theory in this town that because he threw poorly last time, he would do well this time out. Man, was he bad yesterday. Look at Dice-K the last two months. Same problem.

Joe Borowski gave up some runs last night. Meaningless, yes, but shows the Red Sox they can hit him.

Curt Schilling woke up the echoes for last night's start. Pretty efficient. 90 pitches in 7 innings.

The Tribe defense could use some work. A couple of bad games recently with the gloves.

Grady Sizemore's foul attempt at a home run was an optical illusion, wasn't it? One replay, definitely foul. The other, I dunno, it looked like it may have been good.

Game 7 looks like Johnny Fullstaff against Johnny Fullstaff. We have got to Dice-K and his nibbling once before. Maybe we can do it again.

Meal of Links

Once more, some useful websites. Good stuff here.

John McCain, ABBA fan. I saw McCain had his Mom campaigning with him the other day. She's only 95.

Super Dave vs. Mr. T:



Exercise Yard

Here is the article from the Chronicle about Paul Byrd and HGH. Even if his reasons for ingesting HGH are legitimate, his career definitely took a turn for the better once he started using it in 2002. As a teammate of Jason Grimsley, I might add.

It's a real gray area for baseball. Adam LaRoche of the Pirates has ADHD and takes Concerta. Last year, when he first started taking it, his numbers went up and he had his best season. Now does he have an advantage over the other guys because of the drug, I don't know. It's interesting that in track & field, a well-known doping sport, LaRoche and I assume, Byrd, would not be able to compete. In effect, they'd have to seek employment elsewhere. Baseball would never take that approach, I don't think, but it probably deserves further study to determine if a legal prescription gives the player an advantage.

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None, a beautiful bye-week Sunday.