Photo of JD Drew taken by Kelly O’ConnorHaving a wonderful weekend with the Sistahs. (Sadly, ending today.) Can’t ask for better weather, better company or better results from the scoreboards. Sox win the first two of the weekend, Yanks lose the first two.
Happy days, people.
A message for Jerry Remy: It’s pronounced "Dawn – uh – lee". There are three syllables. Donnelly. This isn’t so tough. Even Don Orsillo pronounces it correctly. "Don-lee" is a totally different name.
Get it right, bub.
And about this upcoming series at home against the Indians (where I’ll be at two of the three games)…Sox fans, lay off JD Drew. He’s having a rough time of it right now and that will only be emphasized with Trot Nixon’s return to Fenway. Keep some things in mind, though. It isn’t his ‘fault’ the Sox didn’t re-sign Trot. It isn’t his ‘fault’ the Sox gave him the money they did, and it isn’t his ‘fault’ they let him have number 7. This guy is our right fielder now, not Trot.
Now I love Trot. Hell, I bought the tickets for tomorrow’s game the DAY he signed with Cleveland and purposely got them in a section where I’d be able to see him and cheer him when he takes his position. No one was more pissed than me about JD having number 7, and no one was more upset than I was to see Trot with another team. Much like Nomar, I have a very difficult time watching Trot play now because I wanted him to finish his career in Boston. But he’s an Indian now. I wish him every bit of luck and all good things.
But I want him to lose tomorrow.
And I don’t want Red Sox fans to use his return to Boston as a springboard for booing JD Drew tomorrow night.
Give the guy a little slack.
I can’t wait to be part of the massive ovation Trot gets tomorrow night. I truly can’t. But I’ll be cheering for JD just a little louder tomorrow. I hope Sox fans at the park do the same. Let him know he’s ours.
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