The Boston Red Sox - Yoouuuk! Noooo!

Not Youk!  Not the Yankees! Please, gods...  Anyone but them!

Must you give the Red Sox' enemies another gem?

Wasn't Damon bad enough? And now you give them Youk?

When I heard the news he'd signed with them I thought I'd puke.

Thank you Bobby Valentine...  (I beat on him a lot

And, I guess it's true I never gave the man a shot.

After Kevin Youkilis left - 'cause Bobby said he should -

I felt, right away, the Red Sox' future wasn't good.)

Youk could sign with any team.  Why must it be New York?

Yes, I know I'm sounding like some kind of "pink hat" dork,

But it really breaks my heart when former Red Sox go;

Put on Yankee pinstripes for a huge amount of dough.

Not Even Stephen King...

"Study, Dammit!" - a provocative poster from Stephen's college days - is now on sale, with proceeds going to The Maine Campus and the University of Maine.

I'm a fan of Stephen King's; I'm seeing him tonight.
I think I'd read anything that he decides to write.
First time that I browsed the web ('cause I was feeling bored)
Thought I'd check out Stephen King; I found his Message Board.

Met a lovely group of people there and made some friends,
Who I will impose on for my own (quite selfish) ends;
If, perchance, some one of you who's planning to be there
And has tickets on the floor (I'm breathing thinner air);

If you get the chance to ask him questions and you're stumped,
Please don't ask him where his ideas come from - you'll get jumped.
Tell him that you love his books, admire his great skill.
Say the chance to meet him here tonight is such a thrill...

Then ask him the question that his fans all want to know;
Has he heard the rumors Kevin Youkilis might go
Put on Yankee pinstripes? Does King think that, even he,
Could convey the horror felt by Red Sox' fans like me?

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.

The Boston Red Sox - Yankees. Damn.

Coming to the All-Star break, the Red Sox tied for last;

Found the weekend painful but my husband had a blast.

For he is a Yankees' fan while I support the Sox...

Latest series nearly put our marriage on the rocks.

43 and 43 - it isn't looking good.

Meanwhile, Youk's the hero in his newest neighborhood.

Almost all our stars are beaten up - except Ortiz.

Sports gods, keep him healthy. I am asking nicely. Please!

Poor old Bobby Valentine is struggling, but still

Manages to do the best with what he's got.  He will,

One day, be forgiven for the Kevin Youkilis trade...
Clearly, I am one of those who wishes Youk had stayed.

I know I am not alone - Obama learned it too

When his joke about the trade was greeted with a "Boo!"

Shouldn't tease a Red Sox fan who's team's not doing well.

If you do then be prepared to turn and run like hell.

Sense of humor tends to fade, as Mr. S. just learned

Offers of affection - made by him towards me - were spurned,

After he had dared to wish that Youk became a Yankee...

Not a chance that he was getting any hanky-panky.

The Boston Red Sox - Yoouuuk! The View From the Pink Hat Camp

Pink at heart.

Red Sox team's performance lately's been beyond rebuke -

Only thing that makes me sad? They've gone and traded Youk.

So, another Red Sox hero showing signs of rust,

Joins the list of stars the management's left in the dust.

Nomar, Moe and Pedro...  Okay - Manny? Not so much.

Just this year it's Wake and Tek with whom the fans lost touch.

Here in Boston, if you use your heart and not the stats,

Sports announcers have a name for you...  We're called "Pink Hats."

(That name is a reference to a game they like to play;

Find the drunkest girl in pink and see what she will say.)

My B hat is blue and red and yet - my heart is pink.

Every time we lose a guy I love my spirits sink.

Yes, I know that modern payment structures need the trade;

That it's how today's enormous salaries get paid,

And I also know Will Middlebrooks' been playing great, 

But I'll miss the yells of "Yoouuuk!" when he stepped to the plate.

Going to Chicago - Switching Sox from Red to White...

Took his name-plate down before the game was through last night.

Call me Pink Hat all you wish but I think that's just wrong.

Glad he heard the cheers he's earned before he moved along.

The Boston Red Sox - Another Curse?

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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.