April 4th, 2005, a national holiday, baseball season begins. Right out of the gate, we get a home & home series between the New York Yankees and the Cock Sox. Apparently winning a championship in Bahstun makes you have heart problems. First Tedy "Hair Helmet" Bruschi has a stroke and they find a hole in his heart, then Terry "B'ham's Benedict Arnold" Francona is hopitalized for health issues. Lay off the clam chowdah, dickheads.
Things started out good for the Bronx Bombers, 9 to 2 win in game one, David "Fat Fuck" Wells got lit up, Kevin "What a Tool" Millar got hurt, & a walk off victory in game two. But, Mariano Rivera and PayRod took a serious dose of cough syrup. Rivera blew the save in game two and blew it again when Rodriguez couldn't field the ball cleanly to end game three. Is Rivera finished? Yes, well against the Trash Sox anyway. But, he did manage a save in game five. And, Curt Schilling got shelled in a AAA rehab start and in game five. Actually, I don't dislike Schilling all that much, he's a hired mercenary and he isn't totally on the garbage truck with the rest of those bastards. He did root against the Patriots in the NFL playoffs last season and didn't support John Kerry. That's got to count for something.
Although, Jason Giambi is clutch, and clutch is everything. Two big homeruns for him. Must be taking the 'roids again of course, because nobody can hit a ball with a bat without steroids. Obviously I kid, because I don't give a fuck about steroid use in sports, I just want to watch the games. Now, his neck did look much larger, maybe the witch hunters at ESPN need to look into Giambi again.
That cavedweller Johnny "Make Fire, Kill Meat, Ball Hit Bat" Damon still looks like a complete and total ass. I don't mind facial hair or long hair for that matter, in fact I think team policies about hair length and facial hair grooming is a bit ridiculous. But, when you look like you've been hiding in woods from the fuzz or chilling with Tarzan, that's too much.
Of course, now we come to the ring ceremony. "Something that hasn't happened for 86 years, " which I've heard over and over. Where Manny "Glad Bag" Ramirez, David "Big Pussy" Ortiz, Mark "Bolivian Flake" Bellhorn, Bronson "Peanut Butter & Crack Sandwich" Arroyo, & they rest of those fucking idiots get their ice.
The award for douche of the week is a tie between Derek "The Beast's Brother" Lowe and Dave "Monsters Inc." Roberts. It's okay to go to the ceremony to get your ring if you're no longer with the team. But, if you wear your former jersey, that's fucking stupid. I don't want to hear that they were forced to, that's bullshit, they had a choice. And, Derek Lowe stuck the knife a little deeper into the backs of his new teammates by saying that Boston is a great place to play and he wishes he was still there. I think Milton Bradley, Eric Gagne, & the rest of the Dodgers need to have a "blanket party" for old D. Lo. But, apparently, we're all in Bizarro world because nobody seems bothered by this. Only a small minority of people like Harold Reynolds, Joe Morgan, among others see it as betrayal. Of course, the liberal, east coast biased sports media sees no problem with it. Now, if any other team had won the championship, and former players came back wearing their old jerseys, ESPN and others would be calling for blood. You know they would.
Anyway, let's hope to see some more vicious feuds between these two rivals as the year progresses. I'd like to see somebody crack open Keith "BP" Foulke's skull. Plus, there will be the progression of Edgar Renteria, Matt Clement, & other new members of the Waste Management society from normal baseball players to Red Sox Trash. Holla...
JPN