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I Lost a Bet

... and my dignity for a day. I had bet a Yankee fan that the Red Sox would win the season series in 2006. Said fan giggled uncontrollably as he took this picture. Note that the baseball ornament on the belt buckle spins. Had I not been traveling on Halloween, I could have worn this as my costume. To more accurately simulate a female Yankee fan, I would have teased my hair up, wore copious amounts of cosmetics, and cracked my gum loudly. He was so overcome with glee he forgot to take a picture of the back of the t-shirt. It had 26 World Series trophies compared to six for the Red Sox with a caption that said something to the effect that it would take three centuries for Boston to catch up. Since 2001, we’re 1-0 while the Yankees are 0-2....

Quinquaginta

Game 152: September 20, 2006Twins (90-61), 8Red Sox (81-71), 2W: Boof Bonser (6-5)H: Jesse Crain (8)H: Pat Neshek (8)H: Keith Foulke (13)BS, L: Craig Hansen (2, 2-2) For me, this game was just an appetizer for Thursday night. I did have a chance to go to Fenway on Wednesday night thanks to the kind offer of Witch City Sox Girl (who, alas, won’t be posting any longer), but I actually had to prepare for a full slate of meetings at work as well as make a sign for the series finale. So, I didn’t see David Ortiz’s 50th home run in the flesh. It came in the sixth inning against Twins rookie Boof Bonser. I also didn’t witness Dustin Pedroia’s first major league run batted in in the second inning. And also missed seeing Bonser pitch in person. I actually had a bet with a friend of mine from the Royal Rooters message board. Bonser and Francisco Liriano were making their first major league starts in the same week and both would be pitching in the Milwaukee Brewers series in May, Liriano on the 19th and Bonser on the 21st. The categories were strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, win, and quality...


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