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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| So I'm sitting around with a few friends watching the SEC championship game on this lovely Saturday evening, enjoying it with both eyes. We're sitting here playing the "I hate..." game where you all go around and list things that you hate. Now, I know that this sounds particularly negative, but it's more about listing pet peeves than actual hates.
One thing I do hate, however, is the fact that there is a real, good, long time until Spring Training even gets going. Wouldn't it be super...
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Great Ceasar's Ghost Batman!
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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| So much to discus since my last post! Well mostly on the DP front. Due Process, I mean, come ON! What is THAT about?
I kid. I kid. But seriously, a six year deal and the AL MVP title? I like it. No, I love it. When we went around the table at Thanksgiving to say what we were thankful for I said Dustin Pedroia's cat-like quickness and defensive perfection. Well, not really, but I was a'thinkin' it. Speaking of the giving of...
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i AM a guitar hero
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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| So last night I borrowed a friend's Guitar Hero game to give it a whirl. After the initial pains of setting up the Xbox 360 (honestly, my kids are playing with sticks and rocks - technology is awful) we finally got the Aerosmith addition of the game a-rockin'. That is, until we tried to move the Xbox and all hell broke loose. I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that the slightest spring breeze sends this particular Microsoft product into a tizzy. I used to slam the CRAP out of...
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Sittin' pretty
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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| From my couch on this rainy Friday evening, it seems to me that the Sox are looking fairly decent going into this year's free agent hullabaloo. We aren't necessarily 'dying' to fill any roster holes and in my opinion really just need to look into a big bat to get some clout in the lineup besides Ortiz. Teixeira would be amazing - but Youk and Lowell are our guys at the corners and I am not willing to snub either one. They've both been huge assets to our roster...
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I'm not at any CMA parties...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| However, I did just return from watching the closed captioned version of the festivities at the gym. While most of the time I was busy searching the crowd for my country music sweetheart Kenny Chesney, I did manage to break my gaze to appreciate how dolled up and gorgeous all the female artists looked. I think some of those dresses cost more than my car.When the cardio portion of my evening was over and I took a moment to glance down at my own ratty, sweaty gym getup I...
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"There are no cats in America"
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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| If you can I.D. what movie this is from - you win a virtual thumbs up from yours truly.Let's see what in the world is going on in Red Sox Nation? We have the flood gates opening to free agent shopping on Friday. Let the rumor mills begin... I would also like to send some accolades Jacoby's way for his 3rd place finish in the ROY race and for his Legacy Award. Buen trabajo! This would be where I would place a yellow smiley face sticker -...
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Mo Mo Mo
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Kelly Barons wrote this 1 month ago on |
| I, for one, am exstatic that Mike Greenwell and Mo Vaughn have been inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame. Mo Vaughn not only provided me with my first real life look at a 'power hitter', but was absolutely MASSIVE when I met him at Nomar hitting camp on my 16th birthday. (um, best gift ever.)Additionally, one of my first Red Sox memories was Mike Greenwell running head first into the Green Monster tracking a fly ball in left. My little girl mind was absolutely...
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Congrats!
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Gold Glove to our little scrappy Pedroia. I enjoy him immensely and not just because of his prowess on the field, but his great attitude and the fact that he reminds me of Thumper from Bambi.CONGRATS!
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It's been awhile...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Man, what a week - I would like to solicit some sympathy if possible. I haven't posted in a few days aaaand here's a few of the reasons .why:1. I had to have emergency dental work done because my jaw was in so much pain I couldn't eat. And anything to keep me from eating MUST be intensely painful.2. I rear-ended a Corvette on my 30 minute lunch break - this event took over two hours to resolve. Happy one month anniversary at my new job!3. I was...
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'Bout to watch game 5
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Jeanne just announced that the Rays were about to try and redefine the term "underdog". Redefine it to what? Not coming from behind to beat the heavily favored team? Not being terrible for over a decade before beating the former world champions in the ALCS? I'd like to be candid for a moment and make a casual suggestion to anyone who is going to be talking about sports in my presence for the next - well the rest of my life. Ridiculous sports cliches are...
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True to Tek
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| I cannot imagine a season in Boston without Tek. I want to put that out there for all of you to mull over - think about it and get back to me. It's like trying to make a High School Musical 4 without Zack Efron (yes, I did go see HSM 3 on opening night last night. And yes, it WAS a Friday night. And yes, I AM 23-years-old) While Lester was an absolute wonder on the mound for most of the season this year, I have to wonder if he could have amassed the...
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I needed a day...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| I don't like to blog without a good, solid night's sleep between myself and an upsetting game. Ok, I admit I am guilty of that sometimes, but I thought in the case of a Game 7 ALCS situation, I should take some time to reflect.I'm upset - I won't lie about that. I wish I could be excited about a Sox/Phillies championship series, rather than resigning myself to cheering for the AL team by default. However, I would like to take a step back and take off my Red Sox...
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Deep breaths
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| So last night I was in Chatanooga, TN for a show and had to get updates on the game from my friend who was recieving text updates on his phone from his friend who was actually watching the game. Got that? Needless to say we both did a very lame happy dance when Tek hit his homerun (catchers are just the bees knees dontcha think?)Anyway, after a glorious ride on the new cycle this morning I'm about to settle in for some fantastic football and mentally prepare myself for...
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I spoke too soon!
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Man, that was a beautiful thing! So glad our bullpen and JD Drew came through so huge in the end - sometimes it feels good to be wrong.I remember this feeling from 2004 and thinking 'now it's a series!' Doesn't 3-2 just have such a sweeter ring than 3-1? I will sleep sweet tonight :)
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My only consolation...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Is that Boston-born Carlos Pena looks like he will be making his first trip to the World Series. Well done Haverhill High, well done.Tomorrow night I'm having a Halloween-themed scary movie night with some friends. I feel like we should have moved it up to tonight and just watched this game.I am not pleased.
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Wait on Wake
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| What a dismal two days in the world of New Englanders - the only consolation is, the last I checked, the Giants were getting soundly beat by the Browns (my dad's second favorite team and thus, my second favorite)I'm predicting our boys to even it up at two though - although we generaly do fair pretty well when down 3-1 in ALCS play. I like Wake in post season starts; he's a journey man with nerves like J.B. Fletcher (10 bonus points if you know who that is)In...
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Game numero dos
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Watching the game on the couch with my parents and little sister. We just got home from the bar (after the joint turned 21+) and are holing up hoping to get out from underneath this 8-6 deficit. I enjoyed the chap from Quincy at Sam's tonight who met my dad and bought his two Bud heavies because of their shared love of the Sox. You have to appreciate the camaraderie south of the Mason Dixon line. Let's see Ortiz do something big here...
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8:37 on the dot
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Kelly Barons wrote this 2 months ago on |
| It really feels like an episode of the twilight zone doesn't it? The Rays and The Red Sox in the ALCS - it's a snowbird's dream come true! I would like to go on record as saying I'm going to continue to call them the Devil Rays in my private life. I see no need for a name change and quite honestly don't think Rays sounds all that much more fierce than Devil Rays. My family is coming into town this weekend to visit and I asked where they would like to have...
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Game on! and on and on...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Doesn't it seem like playoff games always last for hours longer than they should? I remember in 2004 being at Fenway until 2 in the morning and then having to get up for an 8am calculus class the next morning. Needless to say I barely passed that class. I don't know about you guys, but by the time in the season I just don't have it in me for these nailbiters. My heart is tired - let's just clobber 'em and get to the ALCS! Am I right? As I was...
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Your eternal reward...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| I'm sorry I already used to title Bay Bay... when you're hot you're hot!Glory be - I'm glad we're on our way back home to our native coast however I'm a bit more focused on the SEC matchup I'm about to attend: Auburn vs. Vandy. WAR EAGLE my friends - waaaar eagle.The baseball gods were definitely smiling down on all us Boston fans when they made this year's ALDS schedule - no tailgaters remorse for those of us who are going to be otherwise occupied for most...
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Bay Bay!
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Although I was much too tired to venture outside my humble home to watch the Sox on a real TV I was able to vividly imagine the lovely 2-run shot by Jason Bay. I'm definitely feeling good about tomorrow night's game with Dice-K on the mound - let's just get this series taken care of as quickly as possible!It's also odd to me to think that about a half a dozen of our best guys are 25 or younger. I was checking out Redsox.com today and that little fact popped out at me...
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High hopes
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| On Saturday night I watched Angels in the Outfield. Wow, that is a pathetic sentence. However it did get me very excited about tomorrow night's game. It also didn't hurt that the film has Matthew McConaughey playing outfield... I was at a friend's house last night for MNF and a friend of mine was going on about how she wasn't going to get her hopes up for this series - excuse me, but isn't getting your hopes up the very foundation on which Red Sox Nation was...
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Thank you!
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| It was perfectly sunny here today - what was going on up in Boston? Pretty lame sports weekend with no Sox today and no Pats tomorrow! You have to give it up for the staff at Fenway this weekend. Rain outs and the follow up double header are probably the most exhausting things in the history of the world. That being said, I'd like to shout out to some of the people who break their backs to make these things happen!1. The grounds/OPs/maintenance...
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Who was it...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Someone, somewhere always talks about the no-hitter and ruins it. You know the type. Some joker whose been at the game since the middle of the second, has already had half a dozen beers and couldn't tell you the difference between a texas leaguer and bunt. In between swigs of Sam Adams and bites of Fenway Franks they manage to spew... "Hey, nobody's gotten a hit yet..." Every fan within a 20' radius will turn their heads and heaves a...
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And it begins...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| We're in! Five playoff trips in the past six seasons; it's easy to start feeling a little bit spoiled. Our nine hits off Lee have me feeling confident that our offense still has the spark we need to carry us deep into October.I looks like we'll be facing off against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim West Coast Near Disneyland Sort of near Mexico (Clearly, I have a serious problem with their name) and we've faired well against them in the past. One of my...
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It's officially Fall Ball
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| I will feel so much better if we can just get a nice solid victory tonight. You know that feeling after you've taken an exam, and you're just waiting to get it back to see how bad you did? That's what I'm feeling. With the Jays getting just three hits yesterday and Beck on the mound tonight, I'm feeling pretty confident. Let's just hope for a liiiittle more pop from our offense tonight. Jacoby and Papi can't do it alone!I wish I would have been...
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I love that watching sports on...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Call me an "glass-half-full" kinda gal, but despite putting us in a 5-0 hole in the first two innings, I think Lester showed a lot of conviction and heart staying in the fray through seven. With a playoff berth an almost (knock on wood) certainty, it would have been all too easy for Lester to have walked off the mound with his head down and waited for his next outing. The kid's got resolve and I love Tito for sticking with him - he's proven time and time again that he's...
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The Power of Papi
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Papi's power is coming back - color me excited. Like most of you, I would so much rather win the pennant, but then again you have to know how tired the guys are getting this time of year and winning the wild card and giving everyday players a little rest may do us good in the long run through October.But as Papi says, "When you're in, you're in." I suppose it doesn't really matter all that much as long as we're in the postseason run.Good...
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So...you a Red Sox fan?
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| I think it's safe to assume that I'm not just sitting here alone watching the only TV in this bar on FSN because I think a 66 m.p.h fastball is the most interesting thing going on in the world right now - I am in fact a Red Sox fan. Other than Papi's two homeruns, tonight's game was less than enjoyable. What was worse however, was that during post-game trivia, my team came in DEAD last.Can you answer this?In what year did all three of...
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Hip-schmip
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| If I could hit homeruns with an ailing hip - let's just say I wouldn't be confined to slow pitch rec-league softball. I get a blister and I'm limping for a week...I just can't say enough good things about Mike Lowell; I would love to give him a high five right about now. That's not to take away from anyone else's contribution to shutting down Kazmir last night. It's nice to give the snowbirds something chirp for!One of my friends from Boston is in...
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Check it out...
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| This doesn't have a thing to do with the Red Sox - so I give you full permission to stop reading now if that's what you were looking for. I want to encourage anyone who has not read the bestseller Three Cups of Tea to do so and to check out their website www.threecupsoftea.com as soon as possible.Three Cups of Tea chronicles the journey of Greg Mortenson as he works to build schools...
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Two-for-Two
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| I'm pretty excited that this rainy Sunday produced victories for both the Pats and Sox. Jon Lester looked great in his 10th win at Fenway - it's great to see him still looking so strong this late in the game. I decided I'm going to be Ed Hockley for Halloween.
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Backwards Bizzaro
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| First of all - Jacoby was safe! Second of all - I truthfully am not used to seeing the Rays, their little uniform star and all - on the top of the standings on the Green Monster. I feel like I'm in that episode of Seinfeld where everyone looks the same, but they're actually a polar opposite, better version of the original.I watched the second half of the game last night on the treadmill at the YMCA and was that girl talking to...
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#200
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Is it weird that I feel a sense of motherly pride that Mike Lowell hit his #200 career homerun last night? Well, clearly the answer is yes, but you felt it too. Didn't you? Yeeeeeah, you did. I wish things could have gone better for us last night, but apparently me covering my face with my hands and tapping my feet at a constant rhythm in front of my friend's TV isn't quite the good luck charm I thought. In other news, I found a cooool bar with NESN -...
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Not-so-Boston Marathon
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| So, I just signed up for the 1/2 Marathon here in Nashville and it got me thinking about how different this experience will be from when I ran Boston in 2006. One of the best things about running that year were the constant Sox updates we were given from people watching the race. I remember one family about 2 (foot) hours outside the city had a whiteboard they were writing updates and when Mark Loretta hit his walk-off everyone (including runners) within a mile radius was cheering...
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Patsheads
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Kelly Barons wrote this 3 months ago on |
| In light our win today (and in the hopes of a speedy recovery for Tom) I have posted my first blog on my Patshead page. Check it out!Please don't laugh at my page... I have no friends. However, in real life, I swear I do!
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Huzzah for Lowell
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Kelly Barons wrote this 4 months ago on |
| Mike Lowell with 4 RBIs and a solo HR in his first game back? Not too shabby; I think that definitely warrants a t-shirt wash. Beck looked good on the mound - as does Wake right now. I cannot believe he's pitched in 500 games! I wonder if he ever thought he would reach this milestone back when he was with the Pirates? Today I saw a girl in a Red Sox hat and I smiled knowingly at her, but I, myself was not wearing any Red Sox attire, thus, I think she...
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Becks Back
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Kelly Barons wrote this 4 months ago on |
| Last night I watched the Giants beat the Redskins. I was displeased. However, I am pretty excited for Beckett's start tonight (Millwood's been hot, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed) and to have Lowell and Casey back in action. My Lowell jersey is the only Sox shirt that made the move down here with me and it just didn't feel right to sport it when he was on the DL. Well, if I'm being honest, I just don't think that I've done laundry since Lowell last...
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Sox in the South
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Kelly Barons wrote this 4 months ago on |
| Somehow watching Alex Cora score the winning run against the Orioles lost a bit of its luster for me when I was forced to watch it on a 2" X 2" window on my laptop. Seeing the rest of the team mob him at home and jump up and down isn't quite the same when a pop-up for free ringtones disrupts the celebration.Since moving to Nashville I have been in search of a place reminiscent of the good ol' Cask 'n' Flagon. No such luck as of yet. It's a bit scary...
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