Mood:  energetic

Greetings from cool and rainy Boston - host of Games one and two of the 2007 World Series. Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is about 2.5 miles my home - one and a half blocks to Beacon Street, then straight down Beacon to Kenmore Square, bang a right on to Brookline Ave., and you're there. As I'm writing this, it's the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Sox are up 13-1. I'm thinking, I can go to bed before the game ends, and not wake up to find a shocking turn of events tomorrow. Let's hope.

And now, a couple notes on the Series, from my local perspective. 

During the pre-game blather by Buck and McCarver, they showed a picture of the Challenge Burger from the Eagle's Deli, in Brighton, MA. That's 5 lbs. of beef, 20 slices of cheese, and 20 slices of bacon, and it comes with 5 lbs. of fries. The Eagle's is about four blocks from home. I've eaten there once - for pancakes. Nothing to write home about. But, for late night burger pigging out, I'm sure it's fine.

Now, the seventh inning. Can McCarver not second guess every move and non-move by the manager?!?!?!?

I was back and forth past Fenway a few times today, but didn't get to hang out, or get too close. I can say that Kenmore Square, home of the Citgo sign you see over the Green Monster, is a mess - still torn up from all of the on-going construction.  It wasn't too bad at 9:30 AM, and I'm glad I got through it a bit before 5 PM tonight. I'm sure the driving has worsened as the day went along - so many pedestrians to avoid. Lots of folks wandering around not watching where they're going. 

It would be great to go to the games here, but I'm not willing to part with that kind of cash, nor trade sins of the flesh for tickets...not that most of the offers on craigslist are for guys. (But MissO will have more to say on that topic soon.) We'll see if anything turns up for game two.

OK, time for the bottom of the seventh. I think I may need to hit the hay, secure in the knowledge that the Sox won't blow this one.

Niters.