Rainy days for Boston? Better than it sounds.

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Sports/2009/06/13/Bowden-works-toward-sticking/1244947003.html

on circulating trade rumors involving him:

"..if i cant control it, why worry about it."

on the idea that he could already be in a starting rotation were he with a big league club elsewhere in MLB:

"Yeah, you know what, you do think about that.. I would rather stay in the minors an extra year or so to play for Boston, to play in Boston at Fenway, and just with that group of guys."   !!!!! Yes indeed!!!

very well spoken, especially at the end.

In other news, it is an amazing tribute to our team that Dice-K can be a sure bet to flop on any given night, and yet we still function around him. 11-6.  Hawt dog. They really are hometown heroes. 

I've been saying Varitek gets 30 homers this season... but he's had a bit of a lull on that front lately. Let's get it started again Captain. Get a few this week.

Leftover cinnamon pancakes, leftover iced coffee, and church..

UPDATE 5:45pm

Amazing how much can happen in the span of a few hours. Church was great, and i had meeting for "Soccer Nights" volunteers that covered lots of things we'll need to know in order to corale the 300 kids that will be kicking  soccer balls  across Russell Field in 2 weeks. Anyway, now here I am, trying to digest a game that I think I really just had to be there for. A Beckett homerun? Baldelli and Green with back to back hrs? That sounds great. Just dont look at the score... or at the recap of what happened to get us there. 11-6, Phillies. Beckett gave up 7 runs (6 earned), which I could stomach as it's nothing I havent experienced before.. but Danny Bard gave up 4 in .2 innings. YIKES (and that's not even mentioning the 3 walks he issued). Didnt even get himself through the 7th inning. You know, the bright side of this is that I (in all of my infinite wisdom right?) think it's important for young pitchers to face adversity in the bigs, and to overcome it. So Daniel Bard. Here's your chance. Worst outing of your MLB career. Dust yourself off, know that I still like you, and go get 'em next time. (Except... I think you may be dropped back down to Pawtucket soon.. hope not, but we'll see.)

15-5 is the final score of the Paw Sox game vs Syracuse.. and the Paw Sox were the ones who came out on top. Now THAT is unbelievable. Bailey and Chavez had hrs, but they only account for 4 of the runs scored (1 and 3 respectively). Aaron Bates (called up from AA on June 8) continued on his offensive rampage, going 3-5 with a walk. Kid's already hitting cleanup, if that tells you anything about the state of Pawtucket's bats.

Pawtucket tomorrow and Tuesday! Fenway on Thursday with Victor. Fenway on Saturday with Pat.