This has to be quick because I've been playing chauffeur to Shalar (or shalar to Chauffeur?) for days now and today she forced me to bake in the sun for nearly four hours. I am a fair-skinned lass of Irish heritage; the sun is my enemy, not my friend. So I'm wiped out and can't write much at this hour. That's what mornings are for!
I'll just take a few moments to say we're in Wellesley, outside Boston, staying at the home of our extremely gracious hosts Lisa and Sheilah. And Sam, their blond, blue-eyed, adorable and precious 3-year-old boy. And Murphy, the sweetest dog in the commonwealth. For those not in the know, Lisa was my boss for many moons at the Blade; she gave me my first big break in the biz, and as if that weren't enough of a favor, here she is feeding and housing me on extremely short notice.
I'll take another moment to add that today was, from a logistic and atmospheric point of view, absolutely perfect. More on that later. But I'd go back to a game at Fenway in a heartbeat.
I've posted some photos from Saturday's Yankees game, with more to come later ... sorry for the brevity but your narrator is so tired. So, so tired.
Brief photo explanation: First photo is the iconic and historic Yankee Stadium. They're building a new one soon, so this was a good year to make a first visit there.
Second photo is me outside Yankee Stadium, to go in my collection of photos of me outside ballparks I've patronized. I have Dodgers and Giants photos from earlier this season, and of course a Nats photo somewhere. And then you have the road buddies, Shalar on the left and yours truly on the right. Shalar hates every photo ever taken of herself, mostly because she is delusional.
And finally we have an action shot from the Yankees game, right after Alex Rodriguez hit a homerun and drove in Bobby Abreu. Here are the happy dudes giving high-fives at home plate.
Scoreboard:
Harrisburg Senators 12, Altoona Curve 6 (MiLB)
Yankees 17, Tampa Bay 5
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5
I'll just take a few moments to say we're in Wellesley, outside Boston, staying at the home of our extremely gracious hosts Lisa and Sheilah. And Sam, their blond, blue-eyed, adorable and precious 3-year-old boy. And Murphy, the sweetest dog in the commonwealth. For those not in the know, Lisa was my boss for many moons at the Blade; she gave me my first big break in the biz, and as if that weren't enough of a favor, here she is feeding and housing me on extremely short notice.
I'll take another moment to add that today was, from a logistic and atmospheric point of view, absolutely perfect. More on that later. But I'd go back to a game at Fenway in a heartbeat.
I've posted some photos from Saturday's Yankees game, with more to come later ... sorry for the brevity but your narrator is so tired. So, so tired.
Brief photo explanation: First photo is the iconic and historic Yankee Stadium. They're building a new one soon, so this was a good year to make a first visit there.
Second photo is me outside Yankee Stadium, to go in my collection of photos of me outside ballparks I've patronized. I have Dodgers and Giants photos from earlier this season, and of course a Nats photo somewhere. And then you have the road buddies, Shalar on the left and yours truly on the right. Shalar hates every photo ever taken of herself, mostly because she is delusional.
And finally we have an action shot from the Yankees game, right after Alex Rodriguez hit a homerun and drove in Bobby Abreu. Here are the happy dudes giving high-fives at home plate.
Scoreboard:
Harrisburg Senators 12, Altoona Curve 6 (MiLB)
Yankees 17, Tampa Bay 5
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5
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I expect they're actually giving each other high-fives because they're finally over .500.
Sounds like you guys are finally hitting your stride after a rocky start. Time for a seventh inning stretch on the beaches of MV. Try to hold on to the momentum though, eh?