In my family, Christmas Eve is the big deal. Christmas Day is nice, what with opening presents from under the tree (and from Santa!) and having dinner with more of the family, but Christmas Eve is when all the BIG cooking and baking gets done and when we get together for our Yankee Swap and gift exchange for the kids in the family. In my town, a parade of emergency vehicles rides through the town Christmas Eve night and at the end of it is Santa on his sleigh. It has become a tradition in my family for all of us, adults and children, to run outside and wait for Santa to show up…it’s something we all really look forward to and I can’t wait for it again tonight! I’ll probably be sneaking in a midnight mass as well. Something I haven’t done EVER. December has been a crazy month for me, but tonight makes it all worthwhile.
A little baseball talk before I sign off to finish wrapping presents and bake cookies.
If JD Drew doesn’t become a Red Sox player, I won’t be devastated. I worry about his shoulder and about his body of glass so if Theo walks away from this train wreck, good for him! On the other hand, I really believe if Drew can stay healthy, he’s a bat we really need in the lineup. So, for me, the Drew situation is a win-win (until, of course, we sign him and he breaks his arm driving to the press conference). Of course, all things considered, I’d still rather have Trot Nixon.
As happy as I am to have Dice-K on the team, and I am, I just can’t get into all this "mania" surrounding him. I’m excited to see him pitch as anyone, but I’d like to see the media back off of him until spring training. Give the kid some breathing space, folks!
According to Gordon Edes, the Red Sox received permission to start the Patriots Day game at 10:05am. As insane as this sounds to some, if you’ve ever been to Fenway on Patriots Day, you know that this is a brilliant move and will cut down on pedestrian traffic. I haven’t been to a game on Patriots Day since, I think, 2002, but it’s a fun day to be in Boston (and for those of us who work in Boston, it’s a day off!) and with the early start this year it will be even easier to leave the game and check out the end of the Marathon.
And, finally, wanted to take this time to thank everyone who has come by the blog this year…I really appreciate the feedback and your visits!
Merry Christmas to all my fellow MLBLoggers, all the folks who visit here and all my friends and relatives!
Here’s hoping Santa is good to us all!
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