I don't think the Sox made a mistake moving Pedroia. They had an opening at 2B and moved him over there to get him into the lineup. Also, if you recall, there were some questions about his conditioning at the time, something he's supposedly worked hard on since. Also, they did at least explore moving him there before signing Scutaro (something that certain Sox Therapy mods scoffed at :).

Hey, what's the Daria reach?

Remember the show Daria on MTV?

This is the Daria reach.

And don't worry, your uncoolness was hardly closeted.

I saw the Sox and Yankees at Fenway earlier this month, and, happily, "Yankees Suck" chants were few and far between. One started very late and went on for a little while -- I forget what the score was at that point. But it used to be much worse: constant "Yankees Suck" chants in Boston, constant "1918" in the Bronx.

(Worst "Yankees Suck" chant I personally witnessed: on the ramp leaving Fenway after the Yanks beat Pedro 3-0. This was '00, I think. Talk about idiotic.)

[296] Well, yes, *now* they do.

I don't despise them any less for it, but let's be honest, it wasn't Yankees fans chanting "Yankees SUCK!" at the victory parade for the 2001 Patriots' Superbowl win ...

Where's Fly?

When I read "Daria reach," my first thought was that it had to do with that show, then I thought, no, impossible, no one would ever refer to that in any way ever again.

I'm here.

I still hate Papelbon.