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IM Chat Transcipt During Ring Cermony

April 8, 2008 – 11:17 am

Crundy and I were on chatting it up on instant messenger while the ring ceremony was taking place covering topics from Buckner to RBI Baseball to Neil Diamond and more.  Here’s the transcript:
Session Start (jaymansf:lifeafterdesk): Tue Apr 08 10:29:11 2008
[10:29] lifeafterdesk: that is funny
[10:29] jayman SF: buckner?  wtf?
[10:30] lifeafterdesk: i think i would boo him
[10:30] [...]

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Pics from Sox at Oakland on April 1

April 2, 2008 – 4:28 pm

It was the Red Sox first game of 2008 in the U.S. and the home opener for Oakland.  I had some great seats about 30 rows right behind home plate.
Ellsbury takes the first pitch of the night
Dice-K warming up
Great night for baseball
Papelbon in to close out a 2-1 Sox victory

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Previewing 2008: The Bullpen

March 31, 2008 – 12:08 pm

Don’t expect Hideki Okajima to repeat his 2007 season. He’ll be solid, but last year he came out of nowhere to be lights out. Hitters will adjust this season and how Okie adjusts will determine his success this year. I expect him be a solid contributor and setup man to Papelbon, but [...]

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