The World Tour Continues

The Sip world tour continues in Boston today for my annual trip to Fenway. Only today it's Patriots Day so the game is at 11 a.m. and I'm meeting my buddy at the Cask N' Flagan at 8:15 a.m. (sorry Dad). That is of course, if the weather doesn't wash away the festivities.

It was a heck of a chop back in NYC, opening day was great while Saturday's trip to the ballpark was nice only in that my buddy Nails got a good group together, AFOMG included.

A great thing is happening in New York baseball. The Mets look good, they do. Obviously the Braves (8-3) should scare people and the Marlins, we all know how Sip feels about them. We're in for an interesting season, one that will not be the breeze that 2006 was.

As difficult as the road ahead for the Mets figures to be, how about the road ahead for our geriatric neighbors in the Bronx.

The Bombers are finding out what happens when you have a team filled with old bones. You know, they break.

What's going down in Yankeeland is almost comical. Every day you open the backpage and another Bomber goes down. Wang, Mussina, Pavano, Matsui, Damon. All of a sudden the Yankees are seeing how the rest of baseball lives. Word hit Sunday that Pavano and Mussina were headed for the DL. Fierce!

Their division is too good for them to be so roughed up. Throwing out Darryl Rasner and Jeff Karstens is not how the Yankees have won in the past and it is for this reason that they will not win in the future.

It's almost comedic that the year that A-Rod becomes A-Rod is the year the Yankees start off 5-6. And I really do think it could get worse.

Curt Schilling has thrown two straight gems. Josh Beckett looks great. Dice-K seems like he should be fine. Package that with a dominant closer and maybe baseball's finest lineup and the Red Sox could be terrific.

BJ Ryan going down is no good for the Jays but that team can also score a bunch of runs. But the much more important question will be who will close, Jason Frasor or Shawn Marcum. Could be the difference maker in my fantasy league. I'm happy to say that I really do mean that.

I really think that this may be the year.

If the Yankees can't keep their rotation healthy and they don't sign Roger Clemens (which of course they will when they are 4 games back in June) I think the Yanks' 12-year run of playoff appearances will come to an end.

That's reason enough to celebrate.

Apologies for the brevity today. It's early and I'm kind of in a rush.

If you happen to be watching the game look for me in LF. I'll be wearing the only Red Sox jersey that I would ever feel right wearing. My old pal #2. The tooth pick chewing, dinosaur-denying 5-tool gem.


Our old pal, Carl Everett.

Vaya Con Dios,

Sip

(Pics courtesy of CBC.Ca, mlb.com, boston.com)