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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Ballou: Another Drew attracts anxiety for Red Sox

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posted 3 days ago by Repoz to history, red sox | 27 comment(s)

Scat Ballou: Is this the way to make a shiity column…? You bet it is!

Now, the Sox have taken it to a new level with the Brothers Drew.

Neither is very good, but there’s something about a Drew that whoever Boston’s general manager is can’t resist, be it Theo Epstein or Ben Cherington.

OK, J.D. Drew had a couple of respectable seasons with the Red Sox. And, OK, Stephen Drew is a good defensive shortstop. Still, starting with Opening Day of 2010, Boston has committed $37.5 million ...

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1. salvomania posted on January 10, 2012 at 05:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I wish you had posted the version of "Why Do I Cry" from "A Session with the Remains"---this one's nice, but the "Session" one blows the doors off it....

2. Nasty Nate posted on January 10, 2012 at 06:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Anyone ever gone to one of these things?

3. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on January 10, 2012 at 07:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Went to the first one and then went again last year. It's an awful lot of fun. They keep it moving along pretty well with auctions and stuff between sets. The music is OK though I'd personally have preferred a bit more in the line of full bands rather than the amount of "all star" band type of stuff. That may have been a function of seeing Kay Hanley on stage and not hearing any Letters To Cleo stuff. Bronson Arroyo could have a pretty good career in a cover band though, he was surprisingly good. Mike O'Malley seemed a bit more impressed with himself than I thought he should have been but other than that everyone was great.

Oh, and Heidi Watney in person is even more spectacular.

4. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on January 10, 2012 at 07:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Susan Tedeschi is only Grammy award-nominated? I thought she'd won like five of the things.

...Apparently she's been nominated in six separate years, but never won. Injustice!

5. tfbg9 posted on January 10, 2012 at 08:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Pearl Jam sucks.

6. villageidiom posted on January 10, 2012 at 09:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Susan Tedeschi is only Grammy award-nominated? I thought she'd won like five of the things.

Lost Best New Artist to Christina Aguilera. (Other contenders that year were Macy Gray, Britney Spears, and Kid Rock... So it could've been worse.)

Lost Best Female Rock Vocal to Sheryl Crow.

Lost Best Contemporary Blues Album to Etta James, then Delbert McClinton, then Derek Trucks.

She's been nominated (with Trucks) this year for Best Blues Album, and hasn't lost yet! (But she's up against 3-time-winner Keb' Mo'.)

7. Bitter Mouse posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Pearl Jam sucks.

Word. But where were you in the music (Bill James mailbag) thread?

I would check the thread to see if you were there, but I have no bookmarks and so I am lost. I miss bookmarks. I miss them so much. I think I am going to go and have a nice little cry.

8. vortex of dissipation posted on January 11, 2012 at 07:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Susan Tedeschi's version of John Prine's "Angel of Montgomery" is wonderful.

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