Red Sox Tied for First Place in the Division

As I head to bed tonight, I want to leave you with a little something to put a smile on your face.

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The Magic Number Is..........

..........to clinch a playoff spot.

And our hats off to Dustin Pedroia (for MVP) tonight for getting his 200th hit this season in tonight's win against Toronto. He is only the third Red Sox Player to get 200 hits and 50 doubles in a single season. Who were the other two? Tris Speaker (1912) and Wade Boggs (1989).

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Dustin Pedroia for MVP

Is there anyone left in RSN who isn't convinced our very own "F@ck yeah" kid should be the 2008 American League MVP?*

Need a little nudging? As of the time of the blog post these are Pedroia's stats in the American League

Offense

• 1st in number of Runs (112)
• 1st in number of Hits (193)
• 1st in BA (.327)
  
• 1st in Doubles (48)
• 1st in 4-Hit Games (7)
  
• 3rd in number of At Bats (602)
• 3rd in Total Bases (300)
  
• Tied for 7th for most games played (143)
• Tied for 10th for Sac Flies (7)
  
• Tied for 12th for OBP (.377)
• Tied for 14th for Sac Hits (6)
  
• 18th for SLG (.498)
  
• Tied for 18th for Stolen Bases (17)
  
• Tied for 22nd for RBIs (78)
  
• Tied for 36th in Homeruns (17)
• Tied for 47th in Walks (45)**
  

Defense

• Fielding Percentage of .991
• 6 errors in 661 total chances
• Turned 89 Double Plays
  

*My dad thinks Pedroia's biggest competition for AL MVP is Rangers player Josh Hamiltion. You know, the guy with the amazing story. More than his story, are his stats which may give Pedroia a run for his money.

Player	TEAM	POS	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
J Hamilton	TEX	OF	142	567	90	173	33	5	31	124	309	60	110	9	1	0.372	0.545	0.31
D Pedroia	BOS	2B	143	602	112	197	48	2	17	78	300	45	48	17	1	0.377	0.498	0.33

**Our Destroia doesn't walk much. He's too busy swinging. The Boston Globe had this to say yesterday

Dustin Pedroia has swung the bat 1,114 times this season. He has connected with 1,027 pitches and missed 87. Think about that. It's the best percentage in the majors this season.

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Kevin J. Shea at Fenway Park

I was at last night's game.

The one I'm not going to write about for obvious reasons.

While it's always great to be at Fenway Park - to smell the sausages, to hear the crack of a bat, to see that perfect green grass - the highlight for me (besides SoxyHusband coming to surprise me and say "hello") had to be watching artist Kevin J. Shea painting a portrait outside of Gate A.

I snapped a few shots with my snazzy new camera.


Shea then pulled out a little card, with a print of a similar portrait he painted, signed it and asked me to email him the photos. I'll happily do so - and am thankful he gave me the "mini portrait" as it seems unlikely I'll be able to afford one of his prints any time soon (especially since my purse was stolen - have I harped on that enough yet?)

He is a very talented artist. If you haven't checked out his work yet, you should: www.kevinjshea.com.
To my photography friends: What would you have done differently if you were taking these pictures? How would you have edited them? I am going to be asking for a lot of help as I get back into my photography hobby.

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Faith Rewarded

No, I'm not talking about the video of the historic 2004 Red Sox.

I'm referring to something which has happened since my last blog post. In that post I mentioned how the low-lives who stole my purse, also stole my faith in people.

Since then I've received some really nice comments and emails. One of which was from Tony Schinella the Editor of the Belmont Citizen-Herald.

I'm not sure how Mr. Schinella found my blog post, but he posted it on a Belmont Blog. You can see his post, Do you know these suspects? here.

It's little gestures like these which may help catch my purse-stealing lucifers.

Thank you, Mr. Schinella and everyone else out there trying to help me - whether you know me or not. You are restoring my faith in people.

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To Catch a Thief (or Thieves)

Getting your purse stolen really sucks.

You know what sucks just as much, if not more? When you have video of the thieves rummaging through your wallet and trying to use your debit card but they are still at large!

Yep, that's the case in my situation. The asshats were caught on video, however the police have been unable to ID them. ARGH!

Being the squeaky wheel I am, I didn't want to just leave things as is. Come on, these people are on tape! Somebody HAS to know who they are!

Dear Loyal (or first time) readers of SoxyLady,

My life has severely disrupted by these low-life pieces of scum. Not only did they steal my new Coach Bag, my George, Gina & Lucy Wallet, my passport, my money, my checks, MY PRIDE, they stole my faith in people...again.

Somebody out there has to know who they are. I'm not asking you to be a rat on your friends or family members. I'm asking you to help us ID these people so they don't steal from me, you, or your grandmother again.

You don't need to give me their name and address, I'm just asking you to drop an anonymous tip to the police detective (Detective Orta (781) 314-3600 x 3555) on the case. I'm offering a reward. I could give it to you through the police department, or directly if you want to tell me who you are.

Here are the details. The scene of the crime was the Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont, MA. It just so happens the parking of the Reservation is in Waltham, MA so those are the officers/detective I have been working with. The thieves tried to use my card in Cambridge, MA. If you live in or around any of these areas (or know somebody who does) please take a look at the pictures and let me or the detective know if you have any idea who these people are.

I will be forever thankful.

Sincerely,
SoxyLady

Pictures and information have been posted on the Mass Most Wanted Website.
http://www.massmostwanted.org/index.cfm?ac=casedetails&CaseID=20080540

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Because there is no such thing...

as too many cute doggy pictures. There are a few sites I browse on a regular basis, but here are some recent favorites from I Has a Hot Dog.

The doggies of one of my favorite authors!

This is probably a lot more funny if you're a Boston Terrier owner, like I am.

See more dog pictures here! Happy Friday!

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2008 Red Sox At-Bat Songs

Finally I've been able to start to put together a list of the 2008 Red Sox At-Bat Songs (and Pitching Entrance Songs for the pitchers).

The 2007 Red Sox At-Bat Songs post was hugely popular - and even plagiarized by a local radio station.

There is a lot more uncertainty with this list so help me out RSN!

Jason Bay - Alive by Pearl Jam
Josh Beckett - Rock Star by Nickelback
Paul Byrd - unknown
Sean Casey - Plush by STP
Kevin Cash - unknown
Alex Cora - unknown
Coco Crisp -Sexy Can I by RayJ / Lollipop by Lil Wayne /(formerly) Buy U a Drank by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc
Manny Delcarmen - Stand Here With Me by Creed
JD Drew - unknown
Jacoby Ellsbury - Cherub Rock by Smashing Pumpkins
Mark Kotsay - Low by Flo Rider
Jon Lester - unknown
Javier Lopez - Misirlou by Dick Dale
Mike Lowell - Iron Man by Black Sabboth
Jed Lowrie - Teenage Kicks by The Undertones
Julio Lugo - Impacto by Daddy Yankee
Justin Masterson - unknown
Daisuke Matsuzaka - The Second Coming by Juelz Santana / Real Thing Shakes by B'z / Stronger by Kanye West
Hideki Okajima - Okajima-Oki-doke by Mr. Yoshie
David Ortiz - AYO Technology by 50 Cent / This is Why I'm Hot by MIMS / Big Poppa by Notorious BIG / It's Okay (One Blood) by The Game / Get Buck in Here by Akon ft. Lil Jon
Jonathan Papelbon - Wild Thing by the Troggs / Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys / (previously) Bodies by Drowning Pool
Dustin Pedroia - F*** wit Dre by Dr. Dre / (previously) The wash by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre (Samples: Uphill (Peace of Mind) by Fredrick Knight)
Chris Smith - unknown
Mike Timlin - Black Betty by Ram Jam
Jason Varitek - Back to Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down / (previously) Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts / (previously) Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down
Tim Wakefield - How Bad Do You Want It by Tim McGraw
Kevin Youkilis - Push It by Rick Ross

Last year I was able to link to an mp3 of each one of these songs, but the links are all invalid now. Anyone know where I can link to them now?

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Update to Stolen Purse Drama

It's been about a week since my purse was stolen at Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont/Waltham, MA. In that time I've received my new Debit Card and New Credit Card. I still don't have my new license (it was my temporary license which was stolen...I applied for my new one on July 18th). I'm still not able to report my passport stolen, because you need a valid form of ID and I don't have one - thanks to the slow ass RMV.

The detective has pulled the ATM tape from Bank of America and there are two thieves. A mother effing male AND female. I don't know why that makes my blood boil, but it sure as hell does. Some hussy is walking around with my new coach bag and my brand new George Gina and Lucy Wallet. The detective was not able to ID the thieves but the tape will be passed on to area police departments to see if anyone is able to. If they can't, I need to find out next steps. I cannot let this go. It's on now you mother effers!!!

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Dear Jason Bay,

Welcome to Boston!

I think we'll get along famously. Sure, it may take some time - I just broke up with someone after almost 8 years of a love-hate relationship, but we'll get there. I'm confident.

How exciting that you played on the Cape League in '99? Do you realize how many of your new teammates also shared in that experience?

• Jason Varitek (Hyannis in '91 and '93)
• Mike Lowell (Chatham (your former team!) in '94)
• Javier Lopez (Falmouth '97)
• Kevin Cash (Falmouth '99)
• Kevin Youkilis (Bourne '00)
• David Aardsma (Falmouth '02)
• Sean Casey (Brewster '94)
• Jacoby Ellsbury (Falmouth '04)
• Justin Masterson (Wareham '05)

Too bad you didn't get here a few days earlier - on July 30th the Red Sox honored this year's Cape League All Star players on the field. Casey and Masterson handed out plaques. It was great.

I love that you grew up wearing a Sox onesie, had a Yaz and Rice poster on your wall and loved the atmosphere of Fenway Park when you played here in '05.

Bucks fans say you took yourself a little too seriously at times, but I think you can let loose when you need to.

(photo courtesy of Blindspot1330)

Maybe you'll join in with the fans tonight, as they sing Sweet Caroline. Maybe you'll walk around wearing this new Tshirt...

...or send one to your friend Nady as a joke. Whatever you do - go out there, play hard and have fun.

Let's catch a Pearl Jam show next time they're in town, k?

Love,
SoxyLady

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