I miss Trot Nixon

Image Source:Boston Dirt Dogs, via Edward O'Connor

It's still early, but this move isn't quite working out in the Sox' favor just yet:

Stats are YTD thru 5/24/07, courtesy of CBSSportsLine:

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.	OBP.	SLG.	Salary
Nixon	127	19	37	8	0	2	20	.291	.374	.402	$3MM
Drew	135	21	32	5	1	2	13	.237	.346	.333	$14MM

Ugh.

Originally posted 5/25/07

Lunch with Lou Piniella

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Originally uploaded by sindlinger

Courtesy of The Tribune Co., I got to attend a relatively small [~35 people] lunch at Harry Caray's with Lou Piniella this week. I should have a personalized photo with Lou on the way at some point, but here's a shot of the autographed ball we got while we were there.

Random observation: Lou looked pretty sharp in a suit. And if you've seen him on TV in the manager's uni, you know that's not a real flattering look.

Image Source: TimesLeader.com

Made me pretty glad I don't have to wear a baseball uniform on a daily basis, because I'm pretty sure Lou looked a lot better in a suit than I do, which means I'd probably look like a ridiculous jackass in a baseball uniform these days.

SB XLI Photos Are Up

sbxli-nfltailgate-fishcakes-with-dude, originally uploaded by sindlinger.

Just posted our SBXLI pictures on Flickr. This one, for example, is from the NFL Tailgate prior to the game. I was just trying to get a picture of the "Fish Cake Sandwich" sign, [provided by the Hot Dog Cart, of course], when this cat jumped into the frame. Kind of like how it turned out anyway.

Trip was great overall. Rain was a bit of a buzzkill, since we had tremendous seats [14 rows back on the 35 yd line, behind the Bears bench]. But stil, the folks at SI.com put on a first class weekend.

Originally posted 2/10/07

Jim Ed Rice - "Slugger and a Hitter"

Overall solid articlefrom Nick Cafardo in the Globe.

Including this nice nugget, courtesy of the Rem Dog:

"What Remy likes to point out is Rice was not only a slugger, he was a hitter. Rice is the only player in history with 35 or more homers and 200 or more hits in three consecutive seasons. He's one of 31 players with more than 350 homers and a .290-plus career batting average."

Originally posted 12/25/06