Great win today for the Sox. Foulke got a little bit roughed up, but I'm not too concerned. Schilling looked great...hitting 95 on the gun. Papelbon had an outstanding inning. Overall thumbs up for the pitching staff...and hats off to the offense - Papi, Lowell, Tek, AGon (is that his nickname?), and to Crisp on the bases -- he really threw Millwood off.
Overall. I'm a happy fan. Now, on to the Lenny Trivia. Bill Ballou from my hometown T&G drops this little piece of trivia on us:
• Boston opens the season with two Rule 5 draftees on the roster in pitcher Lenny DiNardo and outfielder Adam Stern. That has never happened before. Neither player may still be in the majors by the end of the month, though.
Awesome, right? Go ahead and slip that into casual conversation. 94% of people will not have any idea what a Rule 5 draftee is -- they'll think you're a sabermatician. Tell them your name is Bill. Bill James. (Or Bill Ballou will work too...buy only on the WooRats).
NOTE: That WooRat link is awesome. It's to the Urban Dictionary. Ok, I'll give it away here:
Woo-rat
a resident of Worcester, MA, usually used in a derogatory fashion by a nonnative college student in a club setting.
"The place was packed up with Woo-rats, so we decided to go over to Irish Times instead."
I gotta say. That definition isn't quite right. Woo-rat is bascially a term of honor among my fellow Worcester natives. Now the Shrew-rats...them you gotta look out for.
