Okay. A rant. About something different this time. I don't feel like talking about how I hate our front office and that the GM-by-committee are not GMs at all but puppets. No. Because I forgot it is DECEMBER and the team has four months to get it right. Sounds like we're close to getting JT Snow who is a LHH and could platoon nicely with Youk.

SORRY BUT THE MOST AMAZING COMMERCIAL EVER WAS JUST ON NESN. STARTING JANUARY 3RD, INSTEAD OF RESHOWING GAMES FROM THE '05 SEASON THEY ARE RESHOWING CLASSIC RED SOX/YANKEES GAMES. YAY I LOVE LIFE!

Ahem. Sorry. Anyway. I must rant about something that I haaaaaate so much.
Fangirls.
I'm almost hoping we trade Arroyo so that the fangirls get weeded out. Johnny's gone and he's OMG SO HOTT11!1! so most of them are about to become Yankee fans. If we trade Arroyo to Seattle for Jeremy Reed (never ever happen, but hey...) then our Resident Media Whores are officially gone and HEY! We can actually focus on BASEBALL again! What a concept!

I've also heard the following from supposed "fans" this offseason:
"OMG IF WE TRADE ARROYO OMG I WILL NOT BE A BOSTON FAN ANYMORE OMG!"
"BILLY IS GONE I NEED TO BE A DODGER FAN NOW"
"WTF I don't recognize any of these players maybe it's time to be a full-time LA fan instead"

WHAT. THE. FUCK. i
If you are *SO* devoted to Billy/Arroyo/Johnny/whomever that you *only* follow the team that that player is on, guess what? You're not a Baseball Fan, much as you claim to be one. You're not even a Red Sox Fan. You're a Billy/Johnny/Arroyo/etc. Fan. You're a Fan of the back of the jersey instead of the front.

Baseball is a business. Players get traded. Players leave as free agents. They understand this. Yes, it sucks when your favorite player gets traded/leaves as a FA. But guess what: Life Goes On. The Red Sox will be a competitive team next year, despite losing *your favorite player*. And if you want to abandon your team because there are new players on it, or because your player gets traded, maybe sports isn't the right thing for you to be obsessed with. Seek Immediate Help, Please.

Okay, got that out of my system. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and is having a Happy Hanukkah (I still cannot spell that word...)

Rant about the offseason upcoming. Doesn't sound like I'm going to Ft. Myers this spring. Phooey. Damn WBC ruined ST. Gr.

Done.