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By the way, kudos to the couple of Finns I met last night - my first set of Fans from Finland; I just thought it was cute the way they asked for a hot dog. Usually the Japanese win the accent award, but this times the Finns win.

As far as the baseball was concerned, I thought the Tigers' manager Jim Leyland was going to pull bullpen guy Rooney in the ninth with one out to get. It almost looked like a shade of the panic shown by the Orioles manager on Sunday night. It turned out Leyland was taking a moment to reassure Rooney to get that last out.]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 09:05:00 EDT http://Fred.tigblog.org/post/205421 42.3583333 -71.060277842.3583333-71.0602778 http://Fred.tigblog.org/post/201387
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May 2007 Newsletter


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Sausage Cook Blog

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This is my first post concerning this year's edition of the Red Sox. From my position grilling sausages inside the park, I have a good view of the mood of the fans, what's on everybody's mind, a few inside tit-bits from park employees and how things are shaping up in '07. I'll be posting from time to time as I'm inspired to comment on all things Red Sox.

Dice-K mania is definitely on the up and up. It's bringing a lot more Japanese fans to the games, tons of journalists, created a fan-club called the Dice-K Girls ( all very pretty from what I've seen so far), lots of dubious sushi in the bars around the ground, and a cautious sense of optimism from serious baseball people. Red Sox Nation wants to love Dice-K, but there is a sense that he has to earn the love of the Nation - it won't be granted unconditionally until the results are posted. The jury's still out on Dice-K, despite two high quality starts already in (April 15).

The park feels more crowded inside - partly 'cos fans are hanging out below the stands to stay warm, eat and drink - and partly due to the extra seats installed along the right field roof. There's a new little stand up there; the owners try to squeeze more people in each year.

With three washouts already on the books, the latter part of the season looks to be filled with double-headers. You have to feel sorry for Seattle, losing a complete three-series in Cleveland, and then one with the Sox last week. Anaheim is copping it over this weekend. Playing a doubleheader at home must be a huge advantage when it comes time to play.

Alright - that's it for this weekend. There will probably be no game in the morning - and no Marathon either. A good day to stay in bed or head to the warm office job.
Seeya,
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2. Lisa loves people. When she meets new people socially or professionally she's immediately engaged and curious, rattling along in conversation. It's a thrill to be with her in these situations.

3. Lisa loves children. If you've ever seen Lisa walk into a room with kids in it, you'll recognize this. Within minutes the kids are whizzing around Lisa, doing all manner of scandalous things, until it ends in tears or bedlam and the child's mother is putting the child to bed or hustling Lisa out the door.

4. Lisa is really smart and hardworking - a real go-getter. You go, girl.

5. Lisa loves reading. It's a good thing these items are in no particular order, because this one competes to be at the top of the list. How can you go through life not loving reading?

6. Lisa loves theater and acting. A frustrated actress, Lisa goes through life as a real-life Norma Desmond, every moment an opportunity for melodrama. Mostly amusing.

7. Lisa loves the outdoors. Deep sigh of satisfaction to be with a woman you can take camping and sleep on the hard ground without complaint (of course, my back hurts very badly).

8. Lisa is really pretty. It goes without saying that I think my wife is really hot. Say no more.

9. Lisa loves Australia. What a relief! What a pickle I would be in if she didn't - but who doesn't love Oz?

10. Lisa loves me!! Everybody knows of course, that the previous nine items are a necessary prelude to the important one which is all about ME!!!!

11. Bonus item. Lisa knows that I love her and I love knowing this fact.

12. Bonus item #2. Lisa loves sports. This is a godsend to the red-blooded, sports-addicted male. There's no explanation required for the entire Sunday devoted to football, or an entire month to World Cup soccer, or an entire season to coaching rugby. Lisa is right there with you.

13. Bonus item #3. Lisa loves sleeping. This is wonderful on Saturday and Sunday mornings when I have plenty of time to do whatever I want, which is usually reading the newspaper.

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Today I opened the door to the "Working Families Party", a new political party in Massachusetts, according to the young man. He plied me with information about a new campaign apparently sponsored by labor unions like the CIO. His list included all manner of union locals and labor groups. I told him I was a member of the teachers' union and that most of the positions on his paper seemed consistent with the teachers' union's positions, which I contribute to and generally support.

Almost straight away he hit me up for money. Who does that? I mean, I know he's knockin' on doors with a schedule to keep, but who gives money on the spot to a political party they've never heard about. Maybe some see the affiliated organizations and figure, hey, it's all good.

Anyway, after a brief discussion about the differences between technical voting arrangements in Australia in the US and Australia, I told the guy I was happy to keep giving $20 out of my weekly paycheck to the teachers' union, which works on the same issues, instead of this unknown new group.

But doesn't the teachers' union support the Democrat Party reflexively? Is it doing enough for working families - the apparent focus of the guy on my doorstep - or does the union "merely" concentrate on the needs of teachers? With tens of thousands of teachers in Massachusetts alone, surely that's a lot of working families.

Perhaps these new guys deserve a chance. God knows Mass. is a political monopoly. The last exciting thing to happen in Massachusetts politics was the Bill of Rights in 1791, and we have Rhode Island and Delaware to thank for that. [OK, legalizing gay marriage was exciting for some]. As I closed the door after the guy, I thought to myself, I'm going to visit their website - check them out. Oh, and when I become eligible to vote in the US I might even vote for them.

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