Showing posts with label Clay Buchholz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clay Buchholz. Show all posts

Monday, August 27, 2012

The Boston Red Sox - Reflections From a Pink Hat



Red Sox fans, this morning, are still reeling from the news;
And I don't mean at the fact that our team didn't lose.
I am speaking of the trades...  They've gone and cleared the deck. 
Blew it up in hopes of seeing salvage from the wreck.

Even Pink Hat fans, like me, have given this team up.
Do we think there's more to do to fix the problems? Yup.
Don't know how it happened; who's deserving of the blame...
But the Pesky funeral attendance was a shame.

Papi, Salty, Buchholz and Padilla - those 4 went.
Maybe no-one realized the message that was sent...
In a town like Boston, where a lot of Irish live,
Blowing off a legend is a sin we don't forgive.

Nomar came and Youk sent his regrets...  He had to play.
They displayed the spirit missing from the team today.
Papi seems to have it and I'm sorry that he's hurt.
Season's over anyway. He should hang up his shirt.

Let him rest, then bring him back next year to lead the team.
Hope that he'll step up to be the Keeper of the Dream.
Baseball here in Boston isn't just about the stats...
Not when half your audience is watching in pink hats.



Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Boston Red Sox - Another Curse?

Picture credit: SpringerCreative.com

Lately Boston's Red Sox haven't been a lot of fun.
On a brighter note however, yesterday they won.
Snapped a 4 game losing streak with Buchholz on the mound
And I'm feeling hopeful that the team will come around.

Still, I think the dug-out hasn't found its happy place.
Valentine can't seem to stand the sight of Youkilis' face.
Shopping him to other teams - Not getting any bites.
I would bet that tension's led to arguments and fights.

Call me superstitious but, I sense another curse
As the situation seems to go from bad to worse;
JetBluePark.com still leads you to the Yankees' site.
Think the owners of the park have got to make it right.

"Sports gods? That's just crazy," says my Yankees' loving spouse
(Which can lead to stressful conversations at our house.)
"Sox need runs... That's all it is," my most beloved said.
Easy thing for him to say...  His Yankees are ahead.