I wish that fans could have the chance to see the "New Red Sox Movie" filmed by "amateur cinematographer and professional relief pitcher", Mike Timlin. The movie features behind the scenes footage of Boston's World Series run. According to Dan Shaughnessy's article in today's Boston Globe, many of Timlin's teammates describe the film as "Oscar worthy..."

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Better than hot dogs: Thanks to the guys at Surviving Grady for pointing out the RemDawg's latest (and greatest) idea: For about $20 you can get the RemDawg himself to "answer the phone for you". He will record a personal message with your name for use on your voicemail or answering machine...what could be better?

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By the way, welcome back to Boston Antoine Walker (what?, huh? he's back?) and good luck to the city of Philadelphia in its latest attempt to get one of its pro teams really close to championship caliber.

Barry Bonds' press conference yesterday did nothing to make me want to root for him to ever hit a homerun again -- never mind pass Babe Ruth's magical 714 homerun mark. Doesn't he realize that it's not his race, but his arrogant and bristly personality that isolates him? If a fun-loving player like David Ortiz had 703 career homeruns, I would be willing to bet that Big Papi would get a standing ovation in every park for every at bat. Even if Bonds hits 102 homeruns this year, the only time I will give him a standing ovation is if he trips over second base during his homerun trot.

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The Boston Globe reports today that Kevin Millar and possibly some of his Red Sox teammates may appear on an episode of Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." Now that would be must see t.v.

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Speaking of must see t.v., I can't wait for Jose Canseco's Pay-Per-View event where he plans to take a lie detector test to prove the claims in his book Juiced are true. Oh boy. Hasn't this guy already had his 15 minutes of fame?

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Korean Cartoons

Evan Brunnell at Fire Brand of the AL recently stumbled across some hilarious must see *Korean* cartoons that recap the 2004 ALDS, ALCS, and World Series. I'm not quite sure if the Koreans were watching the same games that we were watching but...well...just see the cartoons for yourself here.

Wha?

Can anyone explain this?

Bartman Ball Brouhaha

As a Red Sox fan, and once a superstitious slave to curse-reversing ice cream and my collection of 1918 pennies, I can't help but have a soft spot for Chicago Cubs fans this week as they once again invoke the infamous "Bartman Ball" from the 2003 National League Championship Series in an attempt to "generate positive energy for the Cubs."

The chefs at the Harry Caray restaurants in downtown Chicago and in Rosemont had planned to offer up the remains of the Bartman ball (you might remember the explosion ceremony last year) as part of a sauce that would feature the ball pre-soaked in a vat of Budweiser and combined with other flavorful ingredients to make a "curse ending sauce".

Bartman Ball

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) it now appears that the health department is on the restaurant's case. Chicago municipal code 4-8-010 states that no food can be served if it "consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for human consumption". Appropriately, a baseball that was blown up over a year ago violates the code. Instead of using the ball in the sauce, the chefs are simply going to capture the steam that rises off the ball and put the steam into the sauce.

Creative.

I can't quite understand the logic that having thousands of Cubs fans EAT the ball (or pardon me, the essence of the ball) that supposedly ruined a season will result in anything positive...But hey-- in 2004 a Los Angeles based "spiritual psychopharmacologist" created a "curse-reverser" for the Red Sox that included placing live clams in a black cauldron then drawing a bath with Dragon's Blood Foaming Bath and Samuel Adams beer...so who's to say it won't work? My only advice is to take Budweiser out of the equation. Isn't Bud brewed in St. Louis?

Good luck this season Cubbies. If the Red Sox can break the curse, so can you (maybe).

Drunk Birds

I came across a list of the top ten web searches for today and couldn't help but notice that "drunk birds" was the eighth most searched for phrase. So yes of course, (since everyone else is doing it), I decided to search for "drunk birds" and I stumbled upon this very strange story.

R.I.P. NHL

We care. Do you care? Vote now on ESPN.com.

Register for Green Monster Tickets

Red Sox fans don't forget - registration started today on redsox.com for the chance to purchase tickets to a Yankees-Red Sox game, the Patriots Day game, for Green Monster Tickets and the Right Field Roof Deck Restaurant.

The Red Sox have made a limited number of tickets available and will conduct random selections of winners from those who register for the opportunity. The winners will have the opportunity to purchase these tickets. You must register by February 14th. Visit redsox.com for more information.


P.S. Free shirts for anyone who wins and wants to invite us to the game with you...

Thanks to my pal Tim in AZ for linking to this new list on McSweeney's. It is the "play by play of classic sports rivalries if the team names actually represented the combatants. And also, instead of playing the sport, they're fighting to the death." Red Wings vs. Avalanche seems to be a crowd favorite:

Red Wings vs. Avalanche
"Why wouldn't they just let the whole bird fight? I don't understand. Now here comes the----"

"This match was over before it even began!"

Congratulations Patriots!

Congratulations to the Super Bowl Champion Patriots -- a new "dynasty"! I like the poll on Boston.com today which is: "If Belichick ran against Curt Schilling for Governor of Massachusetts, who would you vote for?". Last I checked (and not surprisingly), Schilling was winning the election 56.7% to 43.3%. Vote now.

Super Bowl Sunday Breakfast

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Here's a great scrambled eggs recipe for Super Bowl Sunday morning. Note the color scheme -- both red (Patriots) and green (Eagles) items.

Superbowl XXXIX Scramble
12 Eggs (beaten)
2 Chopped Andouille Sausage (pre-cooked)
1 Medium Fresh Green Pepper Sliced
1 Medium Fresh Tomato Sliced
Butter or margarine
Pepper

Cooking Instructions:
In heavy skillet, melt enough butter or margarine to cover the bottom of the pan generously. Over medium heat, saute the green pepper until it begins to soften. Stir in the cooked Andouille sausage. When these ingredients are hot, pour in the beaten egg and cook for several minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for one additional minute. Add pepper to taste. Remove from heat and serve. Tastes best when eaten with a Mimosa or Bloody Mary. Makes about 4 servings.

Super Bowl Prediction:
Patriots 24
Eagles 21
(In Overtime, MVP Corey Dillon, NE)

Patriots War Van

These people are nuts. And I love it.

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Go Pats!

Damon to Start the Season With "The Hair"

Don't worry...it appears that Red Sox centerfielder Johnny Damon will be starting the season with his shaggy head of hair in tact.

Boston.com wrote:
"Looks like our favorite leadoff hitter will start the season shaggy. Johnny Damon tells Boston Magazine his contract actually requires him to keep the long locks -- no, not his baseball contract, his book contract. In signing the centerfielder to write a book about the Sox magical 2004 season, Crown Publishing stipulated that he not cut his hair until after the publicity tour is over. (The book, 'Idiot...Or How I Stopped Thinking and Beat the Curse', is due out April 4, 2005). Asked about those goofy comparisons to God and Jesus Christ, Damon replied, "It's incredible...What more can you ask for? Even being mentioned in the same sentence as Jesus or God...I mean, those guys are awesome. I'm just a knucklehead."

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You Ain't Seen Nuthin' Yet

By Boston Dan
Blogger for www.drunkenbleachers.com

I am traveling to Ireland at the end of February with my rugby team to take on Limerick and Gary Owen. I have been really excited about this for quite some time, but one of the veterans on our team (a native of Ireland) just sent this email to me… which makes me VERY nervous. Please read it with a thick Irish Brogue:

“Whatever binges you have been on in your nascent lives--collegiate, Cape weekends, skiing, cruise ships, periods of beer consoled unemployment---believe me when I tell you you ain't seen nuthin' yet. You are going to a beautiful land where there is little of the pseudo-moral ambivalence about alcohol that we have here--In Ireland it is accepted, they function very well with it, and their beer is a lot better and stronger than yer Bud/Coors enhanced water that we drink here. Bottom line: you will be drinking with professional drinkers, and rugby professionals at that, all of whom are dedicated to showing you the time of your lives, bless 'em. No worries, no problems, except for one thing--after being there for a little while and partaking, sampling, imbibing and partying, it gets hard to play rugby, particularly after ten minutes or so when the dehydration and the 3am curryburgers with extra onions kick in...y'know, I was writing this with the intention of offering sage advice about all this but screw it-- I'm having some happy memories, like how the prop from Dolphin, with whom I had gone out the night before, and I threw up on each other during the first scrum… have a great time, boys--Up North Shore!”