Annika Jumps IN

Here is another video of one of my nieces jumping off the diving board. Annika is 3 and does NOT do a belly flop! This was great though because it took her a few days to have the courage to do it...but once she did she could not stop!! It was fantastic!!
Right now I am too frustrated with the Red Sox right now to write anything about sports, but it is boiling inside of me and about to come out. Soon I will be writing a long post about the FranCOMA, clutch hitting and how this team will NOT win the World Series this year. Anyway...

Remember...Lets Go Sox and Rah Rah Carolina, Lina

Ginny Flops and so do my Sox

This is my little niece, Ginny. This is one of the funniest things that I have ever seen. I think you all enjoy wathing her attempt at a dive!
Opinion of the Day
Watching the Red Sox split a home series with a not very good Blue Jays team has me very worried. I know they are still up 9 games to the Yanks and I know that many of the Red Sox are starting to play better, but what is going on is too reminiscent of last seasons disaster. Papi, Youk, and Tek are all banged up. Schill is also hurt and because of that 2/5ths of the rotation is Taverez and Kason Gabbard. Early on the Sox were winning close games and now they keep finding ways to lose winnable 1 run ball games. In yesterdays tough 2-1 loss to the Jays, the Sox had 11 hits! 11 HITS and ONE RUN!! WHAT IS THAT!?!?!? This worries me...which is what makes me a Red Sox fan. I even woke up the morning after the World Series victory and was convinced it was not really over. We shall see. Oh the life of Red Sox fan!

Remember...Lets Go Red Sox and Rah Rah Carolina Lina

New Jersey Days

So we have been in Jersey for a a week and are having a great time. There is nothing more important than family. It has been nice to relax, swim and enoying each others company. Good times.

Stat of the Day:
Even after the Red Sox disappointing loss last night, I can still find joy in Yankees signing of Roger Clemens. In fact, I think that is why I have a blog.
This is his line for the season so far:
2-4, 4.20 ERA, 8 starts, 9 games pitched...The Yankees are 3-5 in games he starts and 3-6 in games he pitches in. I know he pitched well against the Twins and Angles, both good teams and very impressive preformances, but last night he ATTEMPTED to pitch against the AAAA Devil Dogs. And once again got hammered. $840,000 a start for this????? WOW. Congrats to the Yankees for making sure the Sox did not make the same mistake. (Just like they did with Jose Contreras, Javier Vazquez and Carl Pavano...that Brian Cashman sure knows how to evaulate pitching, huh?)
Anyway, one day I will clue you all in to why I dislike Clemens so much.

Remember...Go Sox and Rah Rah Carolina, lina

Here is the clip...

Amazing...Gotta Love those Yankee Announcers

This may just be my favorite clip of Suyzn Waldman freaking out when Rawger Clemens announced his comeback. Classic. They have lost 7 games in the standing since that day. He is without a doubt worth being carried in just like that by his teammates. In fact I believe that Pettite and Jeter did that before his first game.

STAT OF THE DAY:
5-6, 1 HR, 5 RBI.
That is the line for Red Sox ALL-STAR third baseman Mike Lowell. It was his fourth 5 RBI game and first 5 Hit game in his career. Congrats to him, he deserves it.
Also a big Congrats to Hideki Okijima who was voted onto the All-Star team. I do not always agree that middle inning relievers should be in the mid summer classic, but he has been one of the most valuable players on the team with the best record in baseball.

Remember Go SOX and Rah, Rah, Carolina, lina

Future Dwight

This is one of the most classic pranks by Jim on Dwight from the Office. I am telling you...watch this show and get addicted. You will thank me later.

In North Carolina

We are finally in North Carolina in our spacious new apartment. It is awesome. We love it, except the fact that we do not have any of your stuff. The moving company will not be here until friday night at the earliest. Luckily my parents were here for the first few days, so we are doing just fine. Grace has adjusted really well and is growing really fast. She is fantastic.

STAT OF THE DAY:
So it has been a long time since I have giving you all a stat of the day, so todays is loaded...
0, June 14th, 66 and 12

First the number 0. That is the amount of strikeouts that the Rocket had against one of the greatest hitting teams in baseball this year...the Orioles! WOW! I know he was very impressive aganist the Twins this week, but 0 strikeouts against the O's. 880,000 a start is really worth it.
Second, the date June 14th. That was the last time the Red Sox 9 million dollar shortstop, Julio Lugo, had gotten a hit until he singled in two runs on July 3rd! In the meantime Orlando Cabrera is hitting .330 and picking up clutch hit after clutch hit. Whoops.
66-The number of hot dogs that american Joey Chestnut ate in 12 minutes to win the Coney Island hot dog eating contest. This is the first time that an american has one in 6 years and it was huge. AND REALLY GROSS. I do not think I have eaten 66 hot dogs in the last 10 years and I am not sure if I will ever eat one again now.
And lastly, 12. The number of games the the Yankees are out first place on the day that Murray Chass said they would pass the Red Sox. And guess what...he is still harping on it today. This is the text that I received from my dad yesterday..."So who was the the ny writer that said the yankees would be in 1st today and now their twelve back? Life is good." Yes life is good. Let's just hope it gets better.

Remember Go Sox and Rah Rah Carolina, lina