Well, it’s cold and snowy here in Boston, and I’m sitting here with a couple of my favorite scented pillar candles, to help warm things up a bit. Not much to talk about today, just a couple of things…
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If you are a PawSox fan (and who isn’t?), you may want to go to the 2009 PawSox Hot Stove League Party.  It will be held at McCoy Stadium on Saturday, January 17, from 11AM - 2PM.  PawSox manager Ron Johnson will be there, as well a several of the players.  There will be food, drink, baseball talk, and autograph/photo sessions.  Admission is free, please enter the ballpark through the left field tower entrance.  RSVP not necessary.
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Congrats to Jonathan Papelbon and his wife Ashley, on the birth of their baby girl, named Parker Alice.  She was supposed to be a New Year’s baby, but decided to make her appearance a few days early.
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Here’s wishing you all a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. And may the Good Guys win it all this year!

Mike and I went out to TGI Friday’s to have lunch today; we sat at the bar, as usual.  We like this particular Friday’s location, because it has a huge bar area, and many TVs, great for any and all sports watching.  We also like the food…a lot of it is fried and fatty, but they also have many healthy grilling options, as well.  And some good brews on tap, as well!

The Patriots game was on, of course, and we hung around to watch it.  We were thrilled that they won, and hoped that the evil Jets would win later on.  Yep, we had to root for the Jets, which is right up there with Sox fans rooting for the Y*****s.

We didn’t hang around for the Jets/Dolphins game, we had other things to do and we needed to get home.  But sadly, the Dolphins won, and so did the Ravens in their game against the Jaguars.  Which means that the Pats are all done for the year…no playoffs for them.

They gave it a good run, though.  With Tom Brady being out, that had to have hurt the most.  But Matt Cassel did a great job, though, he stepped up to a huge challenge and gave it his best.

Oh well.  There’s always next year.

Hall of Famer and former Sox teammate Dennis Eckersley thinks so…

I think the Jim Rice debate is finally over. He gets in this time. He’s gained a lot of votes over the years and he’s been so close, that this year he should get over the top. It’s hard for me to believe that it took 15 years on the ballot, because ask any of us who played with him and against him - he had that 10-year period where he was absolutely the most feared hitter there was. Jimmy deserves his due finally and he’ll get it.

I think he has a good shot at getting in this time, as well.  It’s time, already!

The votes are due in by Wednesday, says Eck.  Not sure when the Class of 2009 inductees will be announced.  But I swear, if Jim Rice is not one of them this year, I will throw something at the tv, and probably knock it right off the tv stand.

Which would not be a good thing, because I can’t afford a new tv at the moment!

Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and the final day of my little holiday song project.  And it’s not so merry, though, for Red Sox fans who were hoping that Mark Teixiera would be joining us next season.  Sadly, he ended up signing with the Y*****s.

This pisses me off, but not as much as not getting C.C. Sabathia.

Anyhoo, in (dis)honor of all of this, I give you I’m Getting Nuttin’ For Christmas…the funny version done by Stan Freberg.  Right-click and save, please!

I will be putting a song today on each of the blogs in My Vast Blog Empire, so be sure to look for them throughout the day.  Also, I will be posting a complete list of where all 23 Days songs are sometime, somewhere today.

Merry Christmas anyway!

But to watch the local Boston news, it’s the be-all and end-all of the universe.  They should just call it “The Snow Show” and not “The News”.  Even the sports reports are more about how the snow is affecting today’s Patriots game, and little more than that.

Sheesh, if I were taking that much footage of snow, I’d need another video card…or two, or three, or a hundred!

So I was wondering if anything new was going on with the quest to acquire Mark Teixiera.  I checked at RedSox.com, and it says that the Sox may still be in the running, after all.  We shall see.

I still hate Scott Boras, though.  Does he require that if you hire him as your agent, you can NEVER again speak for yourself?

In other news, I got my package of free schwag from the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, for getting our season mini-plan again for 2009.  There was a Ted Williams bobblehead, two lift tickets for Pats Peak, a 20 pound propane fill-up, a ten buck gift cert for T-Bones/Cactus Jack’s restaurants, a gift cert for some auto parts shop, and $20 in gift cards to Shaw’s supermarkets.  You can get all of this schwag, too, if you buy any season ticket/mini-plan (6 or more games).

Our tickets will be sent in February, and in April the new season will begin.  Can’t wait!