Dear Sports Gods; Definitely Not Gloating!

 

I am being very careful as regards my Sox

Because I am superstitious, which my husband mocks.

He does not believe in sports gods; said they're just a joke.

I bet that his Yankees wish he'd thought before he spoke.

Red Sox are so far in front of other baseball teams

They've exceeded even Fenway Faithful's wildest dreams...

But, I'm trying not to gloat before the play-offs start

Knowing that it risks the sports gods breaking Boston's heart.

Go ahead and laugh it up! Feel free to talk some trash...

Don't believe me! Then, when all your sports dreams turn to ash,

I won't say I told you so (that makes the sports gods mad)

But I will be thinking it...  And gloating, just a tad.

The Red Sox & The Bright Side of Reno

I don't plan to watch the Red Sox anymore this year;

It's no fun to see a team I've always held so dear

Flounder through a season - piling loss on top of loss -

Now, with renovations going, I don't give a toss.

Once I'd be depressed that Boston's season's shot to hell,

This year I don't have the time or energy to dwell.

Hopefully, by football season, all of this is done

And sports news is all about the games New England's won.

You're Welcome. Sincerely, Fenway's Faithful

'though it seemed like sour grapes, because our team got swept,

(Fenway's Angels looked down on the Red Sox and they wept)

New York's Yankees came to Boston... Beat us all three games.

Fenway's Faithful spent the weekend calling A-Rod names.

Someone had to do it, 'though it's fitting it was us.

Other ballparks might have felt they oughta make a fuss

When the record that's been held by legend Willie Mays

Fell to one whose steroid use affected how he plays.

That would be embarrassing.  In Boston we ignored

Any ceremony for the home-runs A-Rod's scored.

Don't be worried baseball fans.  We booed him for your sake.

You are welcome.  It's a sacrifice we're glad to make.

I Wish the Pats Were More Like the Sox

Red Sox gave Big Papi an extension for a year

Making it extremely likely he'll retire here.

Glad they gave him what he asked for; I think it's his due.

Wouldn't want to see him leaving Boston.  How 'bout you?

Good thing that it isn't football that Big Papi plays.

Not a lot of loyalty in Foxborough these days.

We don't pay our stars what they deserve and so they leave us.

Even though I'm thrilled that we are signing Darrelle Revis,

Wilfork wants to be released and  I'm still missing Wes.

Thank gods we kept Edelman.  Does Brady need him?  Yes.

Patriots play hard-ball but I'm glad the Sox did not;

Boston owes Big Papi and the Red Sox quite a lot.

Photo/Courtesy of The Boston Globe

A Weird World Series

Photo/Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox Collection: Getty Images Sport

This has been the weirdest Series I have ever seen...

Sometimes I could not believe my HDTV screen.

Both games in St. Louis finished with the strangest plays.

Baseball sports gods must be working overtime these days.

Game 3's controversial call; obstruction at 3rd base.

Salty threw to Middlebrooks, who landed on his face.

As he tried to get back up he blocked the runner's path.

Game was tied; the call was made at home...  You do the math.

Was the call correctly made?  The experts say it was.

Not mad at the ump for that - was mad at him because

His strike zone kept changing; seemed he had a favorite team.

Red Sox' strikes called "balls" so often ...  Made me want to scream.

Game 4 had a shocking end as well; a play at 1st.

Runner had a tiny lead but got his feet reversed.

Koji turned and threw him out.  Game over. Boston wins

Thanks, in part, to Jonny Gomes. Henceforth, absolved of sins.

Game 5 is a rematch and Jon Lester gets the call.

In Game 1 he was accused of doctoring the ball.

Who knows what will happen next but - something else that's weird -

Cards are growing whiskers now... They've learned to fear the beard.

The Boston Red Sox - The 2013 Home Opener

We're all pink hats for the Home Opener. (Photo/Cognoscenti)

It's a perfect, springtime day for crowds on Yawkey Way;

Faithful fans who've come to watch the Boston Red Sox play.

It's the team's Home Opener - they're currently in 1st -

And, to make it sweeter, New York's Yankees tied for worst.

Expectations are not high for how our season ends

(And that was before we see if Lackey's "bicep" mends.)

Farrell has his work cut out as he rebuilds the team...

Even so, that doesn't mean a "pink hat" fan can't dream.

Yes, I know that baseball season's barely even started.

That it's likely, come October, I'll be broken-hearted.

But it is enough for me, this early April day,

That my 1st place Red Sox are returning to Fenway.

Opening Day - Yankees v. Red Sox: Fingers Crossed

(Photo/carlyfinseth.com)

Yankees host the Red Sox in their Opener today.

I am always trepidatious when these 2 teams play,

But this day is special 'cause it falls on April 1st,

Meaning that the sports gods may decide to do their worst.

April Fool's Day pranks can be amusing; sometimes, not.

If the joke is on New York then Boston has a shot.

In a normal Opener the home team, mostly, wins;

Baseball fans read omens from the way their team begins.

But, because it's April Fools, the sports gods may decide

They will intervene by helping out the other side.

In this case that side is mine.  I've got my fingers crossed

That tomorrow's headlines read; The New York Yankees lost.