Mannyfest Dustiny!

Q: How do you stop a run-away freight train?

A: Send it through Fenway Park when Josh Beckett is on the mound!




The Sox are going to win the World Series...it's our Dustiny!




Beckett set the tone tonight by striking out the first 3 batters he faced, and then Dustin hit a lead-off homer. It really just went downhill for the Rox from that point.


Poor Franklin Morales got Rocked...


His ERA is 94.5, to be exact.


Every Sox starter (with the exception of Jacoby) got a hit tonight. Julio Lugo had the best game of his life, with 3 hits and a walk.



I have to admit, I've been pretty afraid of Colorado. But not anymore! : )

Bring on the Angels!

The Angels are in town for the ALDS!

Here's Big Papi before Game 1...



Mike Scioscia has clearly been to Big Papi's house before and isn't too fond of Papi's welcoming gestures...



Youk got Game 1 off to a great start with a solo shot...



Then Papi hit a two-run blast. Lugo was very happy about it...



Papi and Youk then formed a plan of action for tomorrow's game...



With Beckett on the mound, the Angels weren't having much luck getting hits. They were pretty bummed about getting shut out, 4 to nothing....


Beckett, on the other hand, was psyched enough to do his best Ralph Macchio impression...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This season is off to an interesting start.
Let's take a look at the good, the bad, and all the rest.

The good news...

Schill can still pitch like an ace.



Apparently, his first terrible start was just a fluke.


And guess what!
Josh Beckett is shaping up to be the awesome pitcher we all knew he had the potential to be! Hooray!




The bad news...

People are starting to realize that JD Drew is not Trot Nixon. Even though he stands were Trot used to stand and wears Trot's old number, nobody is fooled. Trot would have never let hits get by him into the RF corner the way JD has so far.



But, at least JD has been hitting consistently.
Don't worry JD, I ain't mad atcha. You're just NOT TROT.


Papi has already started his slug-fest.
But here's where things start to get ugly...

Just what is Alex Cora doing to Papi?




The Papel-bomb is not impressed...




And Dice-K is suddenly realizing what the hell he's signed up for.

Poor kid.

The Sox are looking good!

It's finally baseball season, and the Sox are ready to do battle again.


Papelbon is happy to be closing again...




Beckett is ready to show us the size of his balls...




Tek is ready to lead the team and look damn hot while doing so...



Yum.


Schill is ready to take out Beckett, karate kid style.
(Sweep a leg! No mercy!)




Look-ee here. What the heck is Manny doing?
He's not being Manny, that's for sure....




He was planning to rob a bank after this game. 20 mill is just not enough.




Johnny looks like he's ready to kick some ass...




Oops, not that Johnny! Wrong picture. I meant this Johnny.



He's gonna be our pitch-hitting lefty.


Dice-K is learning one more pitch, just in case the gyroball thing doesn't fly...




Uh oh...he looks worried...




He must be looking at this nonsense...




Hey Dice-K! What are the Yanks gonna do this season?



That's right. They're gonna choke.