Gnopple

although, I'm standing by my vow...

Although I'm standing by my vow to never "hate" on a member of the 2004 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, I can't pretend that I'm happy with this statement, which couldn't have been a stupider thing to be said after getting DESTROYED by the Detroit Tigers last night:

On what's ahead in the offseason, Johnny Damon said, ``That's up for [GM Brian Cashman] and George Steinbrenner to address. The move to get me here was huge in shifting the  balance of power in the division to the Yankees."

I get it. We (the 2004 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox) finished 3d this year in the AL East. Not a cool thing. But it's not like Johnny was in Boston during all the first  9 season where we finished 2d to the MFY's 1st place. He came in 2002...CERTAINLY he helped our team win the World Series, but honestly, to say that his was the move that shifted the balance of power is a little bloated-headed. I mean, they haven't done any better (or worse) since he showed up. That the Sox didn't finish in 2d again (which I think is a good thing...for a later post) had more to do with losing almost EVERY position player for an extended stretch and losing many of our starting pitchers (including one to lymphoma...). So, while I still refuse to "hate" on Johnny Damon. I will post a link to the video that Graham recently posted on The Massachusetts Liberal.

Gnoppling

The blog and I have moved to New York. In the spirit of getting this blog up and running again (hopefully better than the last time I said that...EIGHT months and ONE post ago), I've given it a little redesign. I haven't started actually working at work yet -- haven't billed a single client, but man, am I a "professional reader." In the meantime, check out this cat: The Massachusetts Liberal, he's a Brooklinian Masshole (yes, that's an ethnicity).

Also - the Lenny DiNardo Blog has fallen on hard times. Rumor has it that LD himself actually came out and pitched for the Sox once or twice after rehabbing from godknowswhat injury he had--but I was on vacation in the Golden Triangle (pre-coup) and couldn't be bothered to post below-average appearances for a fast-sinking team. There will be a few updates on him this winter, as he's been slated to play Winter Ball.

Cross-Posting at TPM Cafe

  Howdy. In the spirit of getting myself back on the horse, I've re-upped on Josh Marshall's community site, TPMCafe.  The blog is called Gnopple Ganger - and we'll see how long I can keep going. The goal is to cross-post things I write for this, the gnormal Gnopple blog and the TPM one...we shall see.

Lenny DiNardo Blog

Hey all, because this site is so seldom used (and I stupidly paid for a year-long subscription to TypePad), I set up the Lenny DiNardo Blog to make it worth my while (and $$). Enjoy it - contribute as much as you can.

There's always next year...

Not that anyone feels bad for me...but it's never fun to lose.