tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87039068315926720702024-03-05T03:45:02.037-06:00RandomnessKristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-77387163247403092072010-07-03T07:07:00.003-06:002010-07-03T07:08:11.148-06:00Dale Jr wins at Daytona in the #3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtfAmelK7CzXkwHaZ5gdSTyFiIQZzA0Iwk0hyphenhyphenfyrOrAlTavCnGYw3fvHj8RUIpLX5hHE4pg0rgqmatFUAqRVGpETjHZ822wdcxRKQO8Jy3FVOSx5bBLStxvZ8934XM7aldz8aoxHT9Pki/s1600/7b46a2db42c863b2bbae9cf89d57b265-getty-102197250rr039_subway_jalap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtfAmelK7CzXkwHaZ5gdSTyFiIQZzA0Iwk0hyphenhyphenfyrOrAlTavCnGYw3fvHj8RUIpLX5hHE4pg0rgqmatFUAqRVGpETjHZ822wdcxRKQO8Jy3FVOSx5bBLStxvZ8934XM7aldz8aoxHT9Pki/s320/7b46a2db42c863b2bbae9cf89d57b265-getty-102197250rr039_subway_jalap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489666022375762530" /></a><br />DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet into Gatorade Victory Lane in an exciting and emotional win in Friday night’s Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at historic Daytona International Speedway. <br /><br />In a green-white-checkered finish, Earnhardt, who was running the legendary blue and yellow paint scheme in honor of his father’s recent induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, was able to hold off a hard-charging Joey Logano.<br /><br />“The 20 car had a run on the back straightaway and I thought the race was over,” Earnhardt said. “It’s emotional. I’m proud of myself. I’m proud of what I did with the JR Motorsports group, I’m proud for Richard (Childress) and Teresa (Earnhardt) and everybody who came together to make this happen, but mainly the fans. I hope they really got a lot out of this. It was trying, emotionally, to put it together. <br /><br />“I was so worried I wasn’t going to win because nothing but a win was going to be good enough. If I didn’t win, what a waste of time, why’d I do it? So I worked hard trying to win it and not only for daddy. I’m proud of him for going into the Hall of Fame and he would be proud of this I’m sure. This is it. No more 3 for me.”<br /><br />Logano’s No. 20 SportsClips Toyota was strong throughout the race and pushed Earnhardt out to a comfortable lead on the final restart. Logano had a run going through Turn 3, but with no drafting help, fell back in line.<br /><br />“I just wanted to win real bad,” Logano said. “It seems like every time I come to restrictor-plate race tracks like this I push someone to a win. I just can’t get anyone to push me yet. It was a good run, but it’s not a win.”<br /><br />Earnhardt, who momentarily took the lead on Lap 3, led the most laps with 33. The win marked Earnhardt’s first Nationwide Series win on the 2.5-mile tri-oval since he won the race back in 2006. It was his sixth win at the historic track in the Nationwide series – the most among active drivers and just one win behind the overall leader Dale Earnhardt Sr. <br /><br />Pole-sitter and current points leader Brad Keselowski led twice for 16 laps and finished fourth.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-10775479895588782022010-06-13T07:51:00.002-06:002010-06-13T07:57:11.539-06:00Dating tips from Toy Story 3's KenToy Story 3 is filled with new characters with familiar voices, like Michael Keaton as Ken. Before having his manhood taken by Barbie, Ken was known for being a lion with the ladies. In the latest promo clips for the movie, Ken gives some much needed dating advice in a segment called, “Ken’s Dating Tips for Today’s Bachelor.” Check out tip #24.…..<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjpdffTvwwg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OjpdffTvwwg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Ken is definitely full of himself but everything he has said in the above video is true. It maybe over the top, but in the end he is right. Taking care of yourself is the first step to having a successful relationship. Maybe a little hard for guys to accept from someone whose hair doesn’t move. <br /><br /><br />The premise of Toy Story 3 surrounds Andy’s move to college and the toys needing to find a new home. Andy’s mother wants to put Buzz, Woody, and the rest of the gang out to pasture but somehow they end up at a daycare center. The joyous event soon turns sour when they realize that toddler’s aren’t that gentle or clean. From that point on, they devise a plan to break out of the daycare by any means necessary.<br /><br />Toy Story 3 hits theaters on June 18, 2010.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-33696456080540508332010-06-12T12:45:00.003-06:002010-06-12T12:53:36.963-06:00Toy Story 3: BarbieOoops! You have to be careful in marketing. Looks like naming one of your main characters after a sexual innuendo was a bad idea. Pixar and Disney really hit it out of the ballpark with ‘Woody’ from the Toy Story series. However, this Barbie doll packaging takes things a little too far:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgdgA6vHxz8eTH9gA0OGs4lC7Gz-8MiJ4zpAo9_C8794X9C0JFdBrNKg0oIb4VL9cnLQaTASPnu7SiSIiDiPs4XaRCA9mH_ne7Oyj2SZTOlOVZm9Vlz1fxjfQ2jmkqVsWdsuJJZSmVekI/s1600/wpid-downloadfile.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgdgA6vHxz8eTH9gA0OGs4lC7Gz-8MiJ4zpAo9_C8794X9C0JFdBrNKg0oIb4VL9cnLQaTASPnu7SiSIiDiPs4XaRCA9mH_ne7Oyj2SZTOlOVZm9Vlz1fxjfQ2jmkqVsWdsuJJZSmVekI/s320/wpid-downloadfile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481961702457275922" /></a><br /><br />By the way, there is also a "Barbie Loves Buzz" doll too.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-1201563093654712812010-06-11T17:04:00.003-06:002010-06-11T17:25:12.759-06:00Toy Story 3 is coming:11 years! That’s how long its been since audiences last saw Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the Toy Story gang. Starting next week, they are back and in 3D in “Toy Story 3”. This one picks up with Andy, the toys owner, leaving for college and the toys finding themselves in Sunnydale Daycare, a daycare for untamed toddlers with sticky fingers who do not play nice. New characters are introduced throughout the movie including Ken who falls in love with Molly’s Barbie doll, Mr. Picklepants, and a pink strawberry-scented teddy bear named Lots-o’Huggin Bear. Check out the trailer for more fun Toy Story 3 action:<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TNMpa5yBf5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TNMpa5yBf5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-79787203831779254732010-06-09T20:01:00.001-06:002010-06-09T20:01:59.289-06:00It's mine all mine!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw895Ro890iUHvAm3AfHMfLmDBiy4c5PBoahdETsb6h7tTtr-dbZONr6-nXBJZX1W2DGJR6KaNj1_ZrQC-syFATQ1sduHHZgY69XwTdRzbfuPZyrDu2FJJj-GcUi_NjrWuRAvIvvF3eSS/s1600/evo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw895Ro890iUHvAm3AfHMfLmDBiy4c5PBoahdETsb6h7tTtr-dbZONr6-nXBJZX1W2DGJR6KaNj1_ZrQC-syFATQ1sduHHZgY69XwTdRzbfuPZyrDu2FJJj-GcUi_NjrWuRAvIvvF3eSS/s320/evo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480959375724116338" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ladies and Gents, I’d like to introduce you to my new phone. I am now the proud owner of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G. I am so excited. Its so pretty! Its everything I wanted in a phone and then some. iPhone eat your heart out. The EVO is the first phone in the United States to have dual cameras. There is an 8 mega pixel camera on the back and a 1.3 mega pixel camera on the front. There is also a kick stand on the phone so you can watch videos easier. Can’t wait to learn more about this kick ass phone. Eeeek, I can change the screen color to pink. Oh lordy, I’m hooked to technology.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-7758205626648095932010-06-08T22:12:00.002-06:002010-06-08T22:28:32.531-06:00Weakness....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYadMp4LgE8W-pAwcFIvaLS4Z-aZsvZeF6lJnpiey4lw3_1pjOB4QbE8mbpgiLHsansLjzDrYlsc_-SEF6hIjFP7FbuS5cV_5sJcx1k9HDFWXWqJjGeT3nX8wt-9DWDekQKl1qz8oLXngq/s1600/weakness.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYadMp4LgE8W-pAwcFIvaLS4Z-aZsvZeF6lJnpiey4lw3_1pjOB4QbE8mbpgiLHsansLjzDrYlsc_-SEF6hIjFP7FbuS5cV_5sJcx1k9HDFWXWqJjGeT3nX8wt-9DWDekQKl1qz8oLXngq/s320/weakness.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480622117318345842" /></a><br /><br />The above phrase is used daily by members of the United States Marine Corp. (USMC) and often something you will hear me say over and over again. Heck, I’ve even started using the phrase to my patients a time or two. But as of lately, or should I say as of 2 weeks ago, I have quickly learned that pain is just that…A WEAKNESS! It doesn’t built character and frankly it makes me feel like a huge wimp. Since the car accident heard around the country, I have been in excruciating pain. I pray to God daily that it will go away quicker than it came in, and so far my prayers have been unanswered. Cruel joke if you ask me! As I sit here, I just hope the pain makes me stronger and a better person and nurse to my patients. Now I can empathize with them even more. I can try, some don’t listen, to tell them that it will go away. You just have to have faith. One day I hope to wake up and the pain be gone, but until then I am just hoping it makes me stronger so I can deal with the daily tasks at hand, even if I have to rock a Cam Walker Boot and crutches.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-22700916304203398012010-06-05T09:39:00.003-06:002010-06-05T10:01:52.193-06:00Sad pictures from the BP Oil SpillA baby starling found on Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach, Alabama<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbOK_6Gp77vW9iMqVUQ_AP8CaiznIiFr11U79Q4L2ST5vbJeyrC41Yr6zUi_Aq4QvVx-jq6WOc2MVqNRoy_HNLbVTM-cigIo84xw9cILnPgyxxCEswIqcDVh7CiXLwjr8QoTWALFsOYDS/s1600/little-starling-found-on-beach-road-55e1fcb8601a0d55_custom_665xauto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbOK_6Gp77vW9iMqVUQ_AP8CaiznIiFr11U79Q4L2ST5vbJeyrC41Yr6zUi_Aq4QvVx-jq6WOc2MVqNRoy_HNLbVTM-cigIo84xw9cILnPgyxxCEswIqcDVh7CiXLwjr8QoTWALFsOYDS/s320/little-starling-found-on-beach-road-55e1fcb8601a0d55_custom_665xauto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479319449955309410" /></a><br /> Oil coming ashore at Gulf Shores State Park<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpHYeKo9uws-xeC3BjBwX8E03zP-6Iq_t7cFFe2Z6M6a2UPGRx2LNJUulultRJheyT2OkXR2ER3hyphenhyphenVDtkqHI4g79ED6Kwv7OOAlhNLdVaRi2b-DeoWdG0CLGg90nIfawuohObI39yeHgs/s1600/gulfshores.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpHYeKo9uws-xeC3BjBwX8E03zP-6Iq_t7cFFe2Z6M6a2UPGRx2LNJUulultRJheyT2OkXR2ER3hyphenhyphenVDtkqHI4g79ED6Kwv7OOAlhNLdVaRi2b-DeoWdG0CLGg90nIfawuohObI39yeHgs/s320/gulfshores.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479319445176598930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuifAbfO_YF9zIeL2ef2Yui-uueWdgH7Qe9zhe5eoYZGabr7BMWnRsggOl-IyeLikLyeqQP7p4qIrOlICCA-G9GH4mAl0l72qQ9gToKxf2VXrIACVEhn9P0O1UhSeELPjALY4dmoRUzfaq/s1600/aptopix-gulf-oil-spill-1fee0422a0df6673.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuifAbfO_YF9zIeL2ef2Yui-uueWdgH7Qe9zhe5eoYZGabr7BMWnRsggOl-IyeLikLyeqQP7p4qIrOlICCA-G9GH4mAl0l72qQ9gToKxf2VXrIACVEhn9P0O1UhSeELPjALY4dmoRUzfaq/s320/aptopix-gulf-oil-spill-1fee0422a0df6673.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479319440446966354" /></a><br /><br />A Brown Pelican on East Grand Terre Island, La.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLAkvK55PD2s9OZis2QWjDCLtaHLxfSuFTw6ihAJzOhJd__u4GfQrk24PToDGo9Vc6pb0Pd2IxXY2x4vw-XKfQtNVgxXlYJQXPJwY2s6q1ebYqHlLv0nqgbLxFQQMmdmEt8OEgVBrULgd/s1600/gulf-oil-spill-9fed930d1e7521aa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLAkvK55PD2s9OZis2QWjDCLtaHLxfSuFTw6ihAJzOhJd__u4GfQrk24PToDGo9Vc6pb0Pd2IxXY2x4vw-XKfQtNVgxXlYJQXPJwY2s6q1ebYqHlLv0nqgbLxFQQMmdmEt8OEgVBrULgd/s320/gulf-oil-spill-9fed930d1e7521aa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479319437092673442" /></a><br /><br />A brown pelican covered in oil sits on East Grand Terre Island, La<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1UWfQQfL0lWLERNvYpYEBfi3MiqZB8kqMbXDuC4e425rVr-q2L7UQ1lO2eDGJ2LPdLYqJOK2TLJ6SZFg8JtlS71OBGP54cldmBrpUfuN-1r8oEmRaHtOl_kHqa9WCgqnw8ziuExitlnJ/s1600/covered-in-oil-f2a6f49dd0164e2b_custom_665xauto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1UWfQQfL0lWLERNvYpYEBfi3MiqZB8kqMbXDuC4e425rVr-q2L7UQ1lO2eDGJ2LPdLYqJOK2TLJ6SZFg8JtlS71OBGP54cldmBrpUfuN-1r8oEmRaHtOl_kHqa9WCgqnw8ziuExitlnJ/s320/covered-in-oil-f2a6f49dd0164e2b_custom_665xauto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479319434319219186" /></a>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-10607067587655625892009-05-25T20:37:00.002-06:002009-05-25T20:48:33.906-06:00Happy Memorial Day(NASCAR Style)NASCAR has a running tradition of patriotism and connection with the United States military. The National Guard, Air Force and Army are all sponsors of drivers, and you see numerous servicemen and women at the races each weekend. So it came as no surprise that NASCAR chose to honor Memorial Day with a variety of tributes. However, this was special.<br /><br />President Obama requested that everyone take a moment to reflect and remember the men and women who have died serving our country this afternoon at 3pm. Well, NASCAR did something beyond that. NASCAR Officials decided stop the entire race; something you don’t see in football or baseball.<br /><br /><object classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0' width='320' height='270' id='yfop'><param name='movie' value='http://d.yimg.com/m/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf' /><param name='flashvars' value='id=13653235&shareEnable=1' /><embed src='http://d.yimg.com/m/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf' width='320' height='270' name='yfop' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' flashvars='id=13653235&shareEnable=1'></embed></object><br /><br />The drivers were asked to shut down all the cars, every crew member stepped shoulder-to-shoulder out on pit road, and the flags around Lowe’s Motor Speedway were lowed to half mast. The result? One of the most moving moments in sports history.<br /><br />NASCAR gets a lot of criticism, but this one moment is something that was done right. Bravo NASCAR!<br /><br />Thank you to all those who sacrifice their lives so the rest of us could be here.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-11051812348574322632009-05-19T18:34:00.004-06:002009-05-19T19:39:46.247-06:00Adventures of a working girl......<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToiwgPXfUrwa3ZaJl_Ep4fRIDynGwsi95OcR_ClqnoAd4CN1w8ZRT7vXa59nmQu1V8LtG9N3vm63XsUSG_VfeiuJHlbJjnTJbhZRjoxlDtqkUb7owcsoowtqQ_ba4kKnfQ3yCbrkllDu2/s1600-h/266403150853_0_0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToiwgPXfUrwa3ZaJl_Ep4fRIDynGwsi95OcR_ClqnoAd4CN1w8ZRT7vXa59nmQu1V8LtG9N3vm63XsUSG_VfeiuJHlbJjnTJbhZRjoxlDtqkUb7owcsoowtqQ_ba4kKnfQ3yCbrkllDu2/s320/266403150853_0_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337714347543249986" border="0" /></a>Welcome to Northeast Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH2dXbQLHMdc0vW0Xn1KlhGkS-bUrmLEgvKxqrD7jv2jGmq8faDbLxiIY_o-tdQMNoUJ9J2qDeN1GBSX6eOplhbx5MzUv-Bsu4wJlwbIbjfHPMHtEbZMpcCwK5q4kwN3XeNahc59Vyeby/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH2dXbQLHMdc0vW0Xn1KlhGkS-bUrmLEgvKxqrD7jv2jGmq8faDbLxiIY_o-tdQMNoUJ9J2qDeN1GBSX6eOplhbx5MzUv-Bsu4wJlwbIbjfHPMHtEbZMpcCwK5q4kwN3XeNahc59Vyeby/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337714166062589330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As many of you know, Monday was my first day of work. Sorry I didn’t blog about it yesterday. I ended up crashing on the couch around 9:30pm. I know so many people wanted to know about my first day. <br /><br />When I arrived at the clinic, at 8am, I learned that I am Dr. Chance’s right hand woman. Whatever he needs, it is MY job to get it for him. Talk about a shocker! In the interview, I was told there were other people with me. The person who interviewed me was wrong.<br /><br />But listen to this crap. The person who is training me was 2 hours late. Apparently, she is selling her house and had people come over at 8am for an appraisal. She didn’t tell anyone. But that’s not all. She ended up leaning at 2:30pm because her dog drank Bleach over the weekend and needed to see a vet. Poor girl! She has a lot on her plate right now.<br /><br />But I did learn how to recertify and schedule MRI’s and surgeries. By the end of the day, I had scheduled 3 MRI’s and 1 surgery. By the end of the week, I think I’ll be able to do in my sleep.<br /><br />Well, yesterday was so much fun that I decided to do it again today. Today started off boring, but ended with me meeting the doctor that I’ll be working with. Dr. Chance is so funny. He is blunt and tells it like it is. If you screw up, he will let you know. If you are doing a great job, he’ll praise and reward you. He seems like someone that I’ll love working with.<br /><br />I am so excited to be starting this newest adventure. The hardest thing has been leaving the girls(Emily and Elaine) but they know that I love them very much. Hopefully I can get them out here soon because I’m already needed my Laney fix.<br /><br />Tomorrow should be another great day.<br /><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/be7rrd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-85523608291258370232009-05-17T06:56:00.002-06:002009-05-17T07:12:50.466-06:00San Antonio Spurs Fan? Or No!<div style="text-align: center;">Here we go Spurs, Here we go! So you’re probably asking yourself why in the world is she cheering for the San Antonio Spurs? My friends the reason is because I don’t know if I should become a Spurs fan now. What should I do? I ask this question because Bill Simmons, columnist for ESPN.com and author of “Now I Can Die in Peace”, has said in Number 18 of his Rules of Being a Sports Fan:<br /><br />1<span style="font-weight: bold;">8. If you live in a city that has fielded a professional team since your formative years, you have to root for that team. None of this, "The Bengals weren't very good when I was growing up in Cincy, so I became a Cowboys fan" crap.</span><br /><br />You can find the rest of the rules here: http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020227<br /><br /><br />I can do this and still follow the rule because my hometown DOES NOT have a sports team, plus I am a transplant to the city and never followed another NBA team. Now that I live in San Antonio do I have to start cheering LOUD and proud for the Spurs? This is a tough question to ask. Good thing I have until September to decide.If I do become a San Antonio Spurs fan, I want a Tony Parker jersey(shown). After all, he is Eva Longoria’s husband. Hehe!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yeE21olFZicoIsp0L6DlIiAFWfQ7sGFFvhtWs3a40VdSCtOGENT1n6G204sTNsNIMnqLFC6NcrpU58mgK8YWAThLIp0DmC5av-nD71HOLxHXKqQIcMhDY2uZ-PVjAns8pblf2yj2-pOF/s1600-h/41-55254-F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yeE21olFZicoIsp0L6DlIiAFWfQ7sGFFvhtWs3a40VdSCtOGENT1n6G204sTNsNIMnqLFC6NcrpU58mgK8YWAThLIp0DmC5av-nD71HOLxHXKqQIcMhDY2uZ-PVjAns8pblf2yj2-pOF/s320/41-55254-F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336775971276190322" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-82356752109038669272009-05-12T12:02:00.001-06:002009-05-12T12:06:03.199-06:00Texas Bound<div style="text-align: center;">WOW! It's been a while since I updated. Guess I need to tell everyone what I've been up too. I'm moving to Texas on Thursday morning. I got a job! I'll be working for Northeast Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in San Antonio. I am so excited. This is my first job since getting my college degree. I never thought this day would come. I got the phone call a week ago, and since then I've been packing and trying to say goodbye to all my friends and family that live in the area. Everyone is so proud of me. I will be staying with my Aunt Leni and Uncle Kent until I get on my feet and learn my way around town. Gonna taking some getting use too, but I am ready for it.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCM3V9mGL_EBearFcsgNWTbleoroxmAqDlzWmcMQ5yIBVKnNtgroy7rAPH6vp7r6pp2b9Umc4M3-TKxhkU4aFm6T79THbm4V2db8GIklZ5ElwkrUIM4JL0U_C6VkGbKIND64fAAnCHHeo/s1600-h/texas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCM3V9mGL_EBearFcsgNWTbleoroxmAqDlzWmcMQ5yIBVKnNtgroy7rAPH6vp7r6pp2b9Umc4M3-TKxhkU4aFm6T79THbm4V2db8GIklZ5ElwkrUIM4JL0U_C6VkGbKIND64fAAnCHHeo/s320/texas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334999614285427858" border="0" /></a>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-83259493701944104282009-05-07T11:34:00.003-06:002009-05-07T11:39:34.418-06:0050-game suspension for Mann Ramirez<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9YD2BhRS0POPBhV_tme5-WyKsjqDQCjy2hvxGsogELlKz9R5PyR8g_pp-3rkiygyEf9QC9Yqtx80akTb6WkPHECRCX_ie23Y_PE4JezhFOTyP4z9LQjRjkJMrFwahVc5kVSZiRN3YYwK/s1600-h/MannyRamirez.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9YD2BhRS0POPBhV_tme5-WyKsjqDQCjy2hvxGsogELlKz9R5PyR8g_pp-3rkiygyEf9QC9Yqtx80akTb6WkPHECRCX_ie23Y_PE4JezhFOTyP4z9LQjRjkJMrFwahVc5kVSZiRN3YYwK/s320/MannyRamirez.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333137539878400034" border="0" /></a><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmxhdGltZXMuY29tL3Nwb3J0cy9sYS1zcC1tYW5ueS1yYW1pcmV6OC0yMDA5bWF5MDgsMCw2MzI0ODk0LnN0b3J5">The Los Angeles Times</a> has broken a story that has sent shock waves across the baseball world. Manny Ramirez will serve a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug.<br /><br />Ramirez will be forbidden from putting on a Dodgers uniform until the eve of our country's Independence and will begin his suspension immediately. The Dodgers have taken a mighty hit, as they have gone from the top to rock bottom. Just last night, Joe Torre and the gang were celebrating their thirteenth consecutive victory at home to open the 2009 season. The 10-3 victory over the Nationals set a modern Major League record for most consecutive wins to open a season at home.<br /><br />Less then 24 hours later, Dodger fans, players, coaches and management were stricken with news that likely seemed surreal, as I know it did to me. Red Sox Nation likely reacted in many different ways. What some baseball fans tend to misinterpret is that "testing positive for performance enhancing drugs" does <i>not</i> always mean that a player injected themselves with steroids. Does it make the player in question any less of a culprit? Absolutely not. Taking a performance enhancing drug of any kind is inexcusable. Ramirez claimed, "Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was okay to give me."<br /><br />In a statement issued by Ramirez, he continued to say, "Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons."<br /><br />The former Red Sox slugger finished with apologies, "I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation." Was that statement actually written by Manny Ramirez? Probably not. Does it enlighten the situation for baseball fans? Well, that all depends on if what "Manny" is saying is true, but when you're in this position (cough, A-Rod, cough) players tend to stretch the truth, or just flat out lie to protect their legacy.<br /><br />The 50-game suspension slapped on Manny Ramirez will forgo 31% of the $25 million that the right-handed slugger signed for this past offseason. Players that are suspended under Major League Baseball's drug policy are suspended without being paid a dime. Therefore, Ramirez will have $7.7 million yanked from his pockets throughout the duration of his suspension.<br /><br />Since this drug policy was introduced in 2003, Manny Ramirez becomes the biggest name in baseball to have the hammer come down upon a star player. Baseball fans are getting sick of players testing positive for performance enhancing drugs and none of them "knew what they were taking." It's getting old and it's shocking us less and less with each big name that leaks.<br /><br />Ramirez was hitting at a red-hot .348, with 6 HR, 20 RBI and an eye-popping 1.133 OPS. His numbers helped the Dodgers start the season with a Major League-best 21-8 record, launching them 6.5 games up in the National League West.<br /><br />As a professional athlete that is making more money in one year than any of us will see in our entire lifetime, why is what you put into your body being done so carelessly? Is it the invincible mindset? Almost like not wearing your seat belt before you drive? You don't think a bad accident can happen to you? Well, it did, Manny. I'm sorry that it had to happen to you, and I'm sure there's a lot we still don't know, maybe a lot we don't even <i>want</i> to know, but one thing I <i>do</i> know is that we as baseball fans have become numb to "news" like this. Manny Ramirez isn't the first superstar to be linked to performance enhancing drugs, and sadly, you're a fool if you think he'll be the last.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/2v1qdr6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-62352921579923194522009-04-30T15:06:00.010-06:002009-04-30T15:52:11.414-06:00Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway<div style="text-align: center;">Just thought I'd share a few pictures of the 300 that I took at the track on Sunday during the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Brad Keselowski won with Dale Jr finishing 2nd. This made me one happy camper! I'm a huge fan of both. I hope you enjoy my pictures. Thanks for stopping by!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Talladega Infield<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOR0EJwvQqLFj2bYgDT_FSVbM4ZM0K5ZR6miZxcotK5wkD9N4-hOAxen6xde7AbAn0SpkWLL8vod9Qp9pgiNtfIqdNeLG9E5FrTd0D3C5pmfednw6BGK_U5H4c0vpHxj-Ak7A_QMPFiTf/s1600-h/DSCN2033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOR0EJwvQqLFj2bYgDT_FSVbM4ZM0K5ZR6miZxcotK5wkD9N4-hOAxen6xde7AbAn0SpkWLL8vod9Qp9pgiNtfIqdNeLG9E5FrTd0D3C5pmfednw6BGK_U5H4c0vpHxj-Ak7A_QMPFiTf/s320/DSCN2033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330600163361883298" border="0" /></a>Jamie's car in the garage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaKudjO4i-TAJZYONS5BENRZcUKW-G7dHeQlMWNm_R7HGkt8vCGX8JOSv8cTCHGPV5byxIOxqfADn8X-wB_bBcrYzp8wODAcOxn9Eu9I7MbouNMrp6GWQLezPCKvQUgfQWxJqwJ7Gw1NC/s1600-h/DSCN2048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaKudjO4i-TAJZYONS5BENRZcUKW-G7dHeQlMWNm_R7HGkt8vCGX8JOSv8cTCHGPV5byxIOxqfADn8X-wB_bBcrYzp8wODAcOxn9Eu9I7MbouNMrp6GWQLezPCKvQUgfQWxJqwJ7Gw1NC/s320/DSCN2048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330602089660340178" border="0" /></a><br />Dale Jr's car in the garage.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkENK0FuU41wD-nKjVxHWAGl5Kg9_8UnG9OU4HiLOIur3s37AKQfnPCGjwSnG6YVXlMR2bb2fENSUvOteTrwnhAS0KZEXSCB_GBT2UxD10WAZOC00Udcpe_xfec8JMx_sJqJ7fW1q3-K6/s1600-h/DSCN2062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkENK0FuU41wD-nKjVxHWAGl5Kg9_8UnG9OU4HiLOIur3s37AKQfnPCGjwSnG6YVXlMR2bb2fENSUvOteTrwnhAS0KZEXSCB_GBT2UxD10WAZOC00Udcpe_xfec8JMx_sJqJ7fW1q3-K6/s320/DSCN2062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330602092520580386" border="0" /></a><br />Meeting Reed Sorenson, driver of the#43<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa3fLn7QdHvXrKSVgNY4qpXMQ_eO7AGDwRBs9Z5YPmtxpryDdkV05BWzSpTyN1218NtumiZK3efs8EyRfy8Jer-Ivv8TmDqf7rAxzu0NIKBbpMBzqMTeiwQPP61owyt89CMXTiZMKTUtf/s1600-h/DSCN2096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsa3fLn7QdHvXrKSVgNY4qpXMQ_eO7AGDwRBs9Z5YPmtxpryDdkV05BWzSpTyN1218NtumiZK3efs8EyRfy8Jer-Ivv8TmDqf7rAxzu0NIKBbpMBzqMTeiwQPP61owyt89CMXTiZMKTUtf/s320/DSCN2096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330603221489248034" border="0" /></a>David Stremme and I<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE_V68CyKy_qJMlsd-UecwOg0seb9j6q3kzzdioLcpaVIDPx6vtgiXjcY9za7AP3ExgKw6XMLm-g-CXSuDhLNlhljLbUCrt3Ifr1gf2Y-7RJkasCgO8ahwLlLnN8nRkqd1Rdbs3zpq1sg/s1600-h/DSCN2091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE_V68CyKy_qJMlsd-UecwOg0seb9j6q3kzzdioLcpaVIDPx6vtgiXjcY9za7AP3ExgKw6XMLm-g-CXSuDhLNlhljLbUCrt3Ifr1gf2Y-7RJkasCgO8ahwLlLnN8nRkqd1Rdbs3zpq1sg/s320/DSCN2091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330603216841313746" border="0" /></a><br />Meeting Brad Keselowski<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiES8fhg7J8neiQ06t9WflE3vQuE33TOrizR36-xmYIa7TQVEzH3see0cQ0GT26MgZ8eo21GnXqyFhF0oPeG2VlVzwvyatXyOA7ZuJkqQl-3UoC3M7cCGH-1K5gmpvU35pdezrAl6HStiX2/s1600-h/DSCN2110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiES8fhg7J8neiQ06t9WflE3vQuE33TOrizR36-xmYIa7TQVEzH3see0cQ0GT26MgZ8eo21GnXqyFhF0oPeG2VlVzwvyatXyOA7ZuJkqQl-3UoC3M7cCGH-1K5gmpvU35pdezrAl6HStiX2/s320/DSCN2110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330599689974806658" border="0" /></a>Dale Jr's car on the starting grid.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ5u5y7pXBZjNGVnyGbJ7J3KSA7opB2PycXrcuZmgG80ygct6SGgNanZlqIaaROw-NWXLdldetD8kns7DFbt5goFDPxarHI3QKwfUKb-vGmoIUyc0n4QOZakLOZnUcxHfVrW4t2jyz4TB/s1600-h/DSCN2111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ5u5y7pXBZjNGVnyGbJ7J3KSA7opB2PycXrcuZmgG80ygct6SGgNanZlqIaaROw-NWXLdldetD8kns7DFbt5goFDPxarHI3QKwfUKb-vGmoIUyc0n4QOZakLOZnUcxHfVrW4t2jyz4TB/s320/DSCN2111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330598634722778818" border="0" /></a><br />TJ Majors, Dale Jr's spotter, and I before the race.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt8HzZDQcO0tcuUnfIA2BnklYgBO3FsRvBjIoSxOIA-gsDFCUYU3zDrwS9wF9RB1rgU7UlmSdBDnNqVT86SrO0JPSrj7E9SLzt9iWQQpmdDPjAb_xaHuNgR_vU77rq_V5o4JwqGNqzNnb/s1600-h/DSCN2133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt8HzZDQcO0tcuUnfIA2BnklYgBO3FsRvBjIoSxOIA-gsDFCUYU3zDrwS9wF9RB1rgU7UlmSdBDnNqVT86SrO0JPSrj7E9SLzt9iWQQpmdDPjAb_xaHuNgR_vU77rq_V5o4JwqGNqzNnb/s320/DSCN2133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330598631274001522" border="0" /></a><br />Dale Jr is leading at Talladega with Denny Hamlin behind him!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLivZ6i5lcUn3od9jLQ69opbsoVOB87VHxA8SUuaHmIZzAMfGVAp4QVKtm7msNbsSwSUotElGy157McABXb-KEKWugQxeR0D-ALuhOZv8s39aO-qfKosktAO9tG9l5n2nDRqQJdrG5eQlC/s1600-h/DSCN2175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLivZ6i5lcUn3od9jLQ69opbsoVOB87VHxA8SUuaHmIZzAMfGVAp4QVKtm7msNbsSwSUotElGy157McABXb-KEKWugQxeR0D-ALuhOZv8s39aO-qfKosktAO9tG9l5n2nDRqQJdrG5eQlC/s320/DSCN2175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330598630981675106" border="0" /></a><br />Pit Stop for Brad Keslowski and the 09 team.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pCYg-dX3dqcZ-8vbR4_SmelR0xrvnq4msq37cvqwO_dCKPcR9IjGAYD388bxMzquUSG26yPFr-FraYcCnKIUHc02UIF-NkcaamNIgoVqP5NvK9AlpAS6PlRxy_zfEKCH38Yx99qCWFUo/s1600-h/DSCN2196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pCYg-dX3dqcZ-8vbR4_SmelR0xrvnq4msq37cvqwO_dCKPcR9IjGAYD388bxMzquUSG26yPFr-FraYcCnKIUHc02UIF-NkcaamNIgoVqP5NvK9AlpAS6PlRxy_zfEKCH38Yx99qCWFUo/s320/DSCN2196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330598625932500386" border="0" /></a><br />Carl Edward's car.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjAHMB6hU7Vl_rWb6bJE1LN3H7enYk_VVwcoZp4aytUXpnVx4g1it9PeNwO9adDXZ8ptk17MNbvYVBa33XWwKtFZKEJIMtXEa7tDAJgukirH7Np2VFWqFy6VIyA2sv0eV4r9LzxMtb4lo/s1600-h/DSCN2197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjAHMB6hU7Vl_rWb6bJE1LN3H7enYk_VVwcoZp4aytUXpnVx4g1it9PeNwO9adDXZ8ptk17MNbvYVBa33XWwKtFZKEJIMtXEa7tDAJgukirH7Np2VFWqFy6VIyA2sv0eV4r9LzxMtb4lo/s320/DSCN2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330598622396012530" border="0" />Casey Mears</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hNY2VwAU4Z-_yU6OhicDJaQVWKNIlz_NbZLVPKGANg2OabTUq2A2iaxl3i8sNl9vIbs9KsRtAIWWZ4ipT_5Xj-ouzXdzgt-Qb0Gy_L0QJ8gTAu7rmIB0ueJzJU6FpCLJgYnwjFsEPmNA/s1600-h/DSCN2198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hNY2VwAU4Z-_yU6OhicDJaQVWKNIlz_NbZLVPKGANg2OabTUq2A2iaxl3i8sNl9vIbs9KsRtAIWWZ4ipT_5Xj-ouzXdzgt-Qb0Gy_L0QJ8gTAu7rmIB0ueJzJU6FpCLJgYnwjFsEPmNA/s320/DSCN2198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330597505928670306" border="0" /></a><br />Brian Vickers!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9DrA1L0KISFoaMCgHflkicde9yPfUfMResjigGcez_k-VeX9VjdgpPQkoBNGmLf3_Zt3XC9Rq9ISaWiDIhelLUxFIOuwJqvBRBu0nU8htfGsRFMZnWtDJ4AEHob8RDaQdadgsjBotZKa/s1600-h/DSCN2199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9DrA1L0KISFoaMCgHflkicde9yPfUfMResjigGcez_k-VeX9VjdgpPQkoBNGmLf3_Zt3XC9Rq9ISaWiDIhelLUxFIOuwJqvBRBu0nU8htfGsRFMZnWtDJ4AEHob8RDaQdadgsjBotZKa/s320/DSCN2199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330597500561917506" border="0" /></a><br />DALE JR!!!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0Fgefz_CyP4AxusGt1bCjYD2g-_K_tlALg346QbShi5mzHbqPfklZZtW3tkDRfjiLGmcghF4zMhEg-VjRQuJNsUUDtkmvYmgnJGcfS14sq_c_oH1GjL2c5st6IJRA2L7j_3iFRhPWBfW/s1600-h/DSCN2200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0Fgefz_CyP4AxusGt1bCjYD2g-_K_tlALg346QbShi5mzHbqPfklZZtW3tkDRfjiLGmcghF4zMhEg-VjRQuJNsUUDtkmvYmgnJGcfS14sq_c_oH1GjL2c5st6IJRA2L7j_3iFRhPWBfW/s320/DSCN2200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330597497193746082" border="0" /></a><br />Michael Waltrip<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyWWf87eOBTFn3N_gzDqxfnJGFRQ5jDwmShdXzn8MrnlszNubUtSd_jh4PKN6LFmyHI0K1TwQPt2vCIaAH20rq59vuqV5FPa49XylEuu5jNTB034rWBDjbVg3no_uhyCz3tLGgfsYGk7V/s1600-h/DSCN2201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyWWf87eOBTFn3N_gzDqxfnJGFRQ5jDwmShdXzn8MrnlszNubUtSd_jh4PKN6LFmyHI0K1TwQPt2vCIaAH20rq59vuqV5FPa49XylEuu5jNTB034rWBDjbVg3no_uhyCz3tLGgfsYGk7V/s320/DSCN2201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330597498232908162" border="0" /></a><br />Pit Stop for the 43<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_9rTKK1TpzHHRPTRmALJGcwWBoagQn7_fGi3voSY-Gi07Ns3m7sLMGdeMYI19GuTJa9MzDd2pw9eLixthFIA79A4cPxuwu2jw0tTMPnMXCGUhrIF4-7-lj_XuR-RlHnCicH269aPIOXa/s1600-h/DSCN2202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_9rTKK1TpzHHRPTRmALJGcwWBoagQn7_fGi3voSY-Gi07Ns3m7sLMGdeMYI19GuTJa9MzDd2pw9eLixthFIA79A4cPxuwu2jw0tTMPnMXCGUhrIF4-7-lj_XuR-RlHnCicH269aPIOXa/s320/DSCN2202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330597492562549122" border="0" /></a><br />James and I. Silly boy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf5xFcLicqyuLP8zc7Wh3QXNOMpkHTJq_uDA4gdc9QkdEl51FqsJsxaCX136rkaCSwA0Yg4CwFe3E4F-Rh8vIMnwqRhZRcguani0em_MzRJzCPVVIutP7LyLxzCg4d6ml4bE_EqemaNRM/s1600-h/DSCN2218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf5xFcLicqyuLP8zc7Wh3QXNOMpkHTJq_uDA4gdc9QkdEl51FqsJsxaCX136rkaCSwA0Yg4CwFe3E4F-Rh8vIMnwqRhZRcguani0em_MzRJzCPVVIutP7LyLxzCg4d6ml4bE_EqemaNRM/s320/DSCN2218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330596645096353634" border="0" /></a><br />After Carl flips....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlTSqICs_6wxKzba3NlSTsDWromJ8MvaqiI4RouSbt0vMg7ht2szDYxwSOKNX8QkHdmcSDShyphenhyphenEqZwU0bYGTxtvxKJ1jSlEB8R2GctIE8cVQZ6IAjTpa4zRl6AsUD042Bi7RgInMJ2IgQM/s1600-h/DSCN2233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlTSqICs_6wxKzba3NlSTsDWromJ8MvaqiI4RouSbt0vMg7ht2szDYxwSOKNX8QkHdmcSDShyphenhyphenEqZwU0bYGTxtvxKJ1jSlEB8R2GctIE8cVQZ6IAjTpa4zRl6AsUD042Bi7RgInMJ2IgQM/s320/DSCN2233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330596640221654610" border="0" /></a><br />OMG! HE WON!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85HluqswDPqc84kcKefm3C7WWsqf3ikidjEkqCEG6yhcNqX_Q0-S_4uIj08ZQCXg7YHvybz0aDAybL7VJ1vfe6KHnGY8lYbMBgx3Gi0BVrNagX6KMpplAlIj4y70KBS7V2lEs_3LnCCSG/s1600-h/DSCN2237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85HluqswDPqc84kcKefm3C7WWsqf3ikidjEkqCEG6yhcNqX_Q0-S_4uIj08ZQCXg7YHvybz0aDAybL7VJ1vfe6KHnGY8lYbMBgx3Gi0BVrNagX6KMpplAlIj4y70KBS7V2lEs_3LnCCSG/s320/DSCN2237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330596635884260306" border="0" /></a><br />Time to Burn Out, Kessie!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmznnK4qf61_1IQUWOZuob0wA6GltLO2Qk9u_4PdqoozGGTq7qQ6b_7YZf0QXrN8BeFW2iJ7IvDzZhtZn6OYiCrstv1gdf6cwzfmWHCgPn36PzZOddU2gHRTZfJB_Fsvh-xMLggUI0dCR/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmznnK4qf61_1IQUWOZuob0wA6GltLO2Qk9u_4PdqoozGGTq7qQ6b_7YZf0QXrN8BeFW2iJ7IvDzZhtZn6OYiCrstv1gdf6cwzfmWHCgPn36PzZOddU2gHRTZfJB_Fsvh-xMLggUI0dCR/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330596636045134194" border="0" /></a><br />Brad and the 09 team in VL<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f8MLBxeT4QSU4eOm3tNkLRSzfXd6EG3TEH557fknNIZ01_CGATqN6_p5VWZigTBLWiuvB-UV6pDiPZOZUdqEUr5dL3pNRWkROaeqHCB_D77O_MS8jiDNIJSCQuR-8pSpJhax2PcTuUam/s1600-h/DSCN2238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f8MLBxeT4QSU4eOm3tNkLRSzfXd6EG3TEH557fknNIZ01_CGATqN6_p5VWZigTBLWiuvB-UV6pDiPZOZUdqEUr5dL3pNRWkROaeqHCB_D77O_MS8jiDNIJSCQuR-8pSpJhax2PcTuUam/s320/DSCN2238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330596629791618434" border="0" /></a><br />I hope you all enjoyed my pictures. Again, thanks for checking them out!<br /><a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/1zwknlf.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><br /></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-22337871005532152542009-04-28T13:33:00.001-06:002009-04-28T13:47:10.062-06:00RIP David Poole<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGb6bDvLb-8QyP4iVyFVsh5rkfqGwuhcj6S1eqCxJkvhyphenhyphenEi5pEgs3nGm-BgVD6uY-OJZA3VHl7X6fw70FDZFFHVLxtWqNHA6LLuUbVh4iW0erRdrIC8WMxO1hl0hw7RWS7zu38IDplgUr2/s1600-h/poole.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGb6bDvLb-8QyP4iVyFVsh5rkfqGwuhcj6S1eqCxJkvhyphenhyphenEi5pEgs3nGm-BgVD6uY-OJZA3VHl7X6fw70FDZFFHVLxtWqNHA6LLuUbVh4iW0erRdrIC8WMxO1hl0hw7RWS7zu38IDplgUr2/s320/poole.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329828546786657826" /></a><br /><br /><br />David Poole, writer for the Charlotte Observer and host of "The Morning Drive"on Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 128, passed away this morning at the age of 50. Poole was one of the best NASCAR writers.<br /><br /> I had the opportunity to meet David Poole on Sunday in the garage at Talladega Superspeedway. We talked for a second, and I told him I loved his writing and his show. It is a tough day for NASCAR fans and media everywhere. Sure, I didn’t agree with everything he said but I respected him.<br /><br />Poole was a writer for the Charlotte Observer for 13 years. He was a four-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association’s George Cunningham Award has the organization’s writer of the year. <br /><br />“He was the best in his field, there’s no doubt about that,” Observer editor Rick Thames said this afternoon in announcing Poole’s death to a hushed newsroom.<br /><br />His last column ran yesterday. You can find it here(http://turn-lane.blogspot.com/). In the column, he called Talladega an “anachronism” a day after Carl Edwards’ crash on the front stretch that sent 8 people to the hospital. <br /><br />Rest in Peace, David! Prayers to the Poole family and all who knew David Poole.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-34327469453028524222009-04-27T21:53:00.001-06:002009-04-27T21:53:54.860-06:00Red Sox do it againWhen you look at this Red Sox lineup, the one thing they lack is a hitter that makes opposing pitchers shake in their cleats. Manny Ramirez is long gone, Big Papi's days of hitting 50+ home runs are behind him, but what this Red Sox offense is still equipped with is consistency, relentlessness and discipline.<br /><br />There isn't a hitter on the Red Sox roster that pitchers would rather walk with the bases loaded, rather than risk the chance of giving up four, like a Jim Rice in his prime, but when the Red Sox have needed the long ball, Boston has not had to rely on just one bat to come up big when scoring runs have been a necessity.<br /><br />On Friday night down by two, Jason Bay took Mariano Rivera deep to set up a walk-off blast by Kevin Youkilis. On Saturday, Jason Varitek cranked his third career grand slam followed by Jacoby Ellsbury's first home run of 2009 to close a once six-run gap. When the Sox trailed later in that same game, it was Mike Lowell shooting a three-run rocket into the first row of the Monster seats to give the Sox the lead back. Different names, different situations, same results: clutch.<br /><br />After closing out a 9-0 home stand to close out their tenth consecutive victory, the Boston Red Sox once again needed somebody to come up big with the game on the line. The Red Sox' success has been a full team effort; from the starting pitching, to the bullpen, to the defense, and of course the offense, with a new hero stepping up each and every night.<br /><br />On Monday night, Tim Wakefield was up for the task of squaring off with the reigning Cy Young Award-winner, Cliff Lee. The left-hander struggled to open the season, but recently has found himself in a groove, reminiscent to the groove that he pitched in throughout the duration of the entire 2008 season. In game one of this three-game series, Lee was lights out. Unfortunately for Lee and the Indians, so was Tim Wakefield.<br /><br />Wakefield entered the game coming off back-to-back complete game victories, becoming the oldest pitcher at the age of 42 to do so. On Monday, Wakefield looked to build on his April success with a win over the Tribe. Wakefield and Lee battled inning for inning, putting up zero after zero in a true pitcher's duel.<br /><br />While the two Red Sox starters squared off with each other, so did the two team's center fielders. While Wakefield and Lee traded shutout frames, Jacoby Ellsbury and Grady Sizemore traded highlight reel catches in center field. With a few nifty plays in center on Monday night, Ellsbury extended his career errorless streak to start a career to 191 games.<br /><br />Wakefield fluttered his knuckleball for seven shutout innings, giving up just one hit, walking four and striking out five. The Red Sox veteran threw 112 pitches (63 for strikes), facing 27 batters, while lowering his ERA to 1.86 on the season. Cliff Lee pitched just as well over eight innings, shutting the Red Sox out after throwing 106 pitches (70 for strikes), striking out five and walking none.<br /><br />After both of the game's starters had departed, knowing that a no decision was in their future, Manny Delcarmen posted yet another scoreless inning to keep his ERA at 0.00. Delcarmen turned in a perfect bottom of the eighth with one strike out to send the game into the top of the ninth, still in a scoreless tie.<br /><br />Former Chicago Cub, Kerry Wood, emerged from the Cleveland bullpen to keep the Tribe in a position to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. Wood walked Pedroia to begin the inning before giving up a single to David Ortiz, who was 2-for-4 on the night. With one out, Jason Bay came to the plate with two men on. With Kerry Wood gassing his fastball towards home plate in the high 90's Bay knew that all it would take was solid contact to break this scoreless tie.<br /><br />With an 0-1 count, Wood fired a 99 MPH fastball that caught too much of the plate and Bay smashed his fifth home run 408 feet deep into the bleacher seats in left-center field. The bomb for Bay plated the left fielder's 17th, 18th and 19th RBI's of the 2009 season, with each RBI being more significant than the next for Bay.<br /><br />Jonathan Papelbon was a little shaky out of the pen in the ninth, giving up an earned run on three singles, but the Boston closer did not let the Indians' rally get beyond one run. Papelbon racked up two strikeouts before putting the finishing touches on his fifth save of the season, while converting his tenth straight save dating back to 2008.<br /><br />Tim Wakefield's third consecutive masterful outing and Jason Bay's second clutch home run in the past four nights handed the Red Sox their eleventh straight victory. The eleven consecutive wins for Boston account for the team's longest winning streak since banging out twelve straight victories from June 16-29 in 2006, all of which came against National League teams.<br /><br />On Tuesday, Brad Penny (2-0, 7.80 ERA) returns to the mound against Anthony Reyes (1-0, 4.76 ERA). Penny pitched well in his last start against Minnesota, a game in which the right-hander hurled six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits, while striking out two to earn his second victory in a Red Sox uniform. Anthony Reyes has never faced the Red Sox, but pitched a decent ballgame in his last start (6 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 5 K, ND)<br /><br />Lugo returns to the lineup tomorrow Tuesday night, who's excited? Not me! I'm going to miss Nick Green.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-34088698471377936232009-04-27T19:49:00.001-06:002009-04-27T19:50:31.502-06:00Mike Lowell named AL Player of the Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopjb4uMtRD8vgBaGW0SDPQcwrA9OfhLmcxLAanYtGRCwZ3QbLhRGjQQhTAI_iFnoSHXNdh9YD4d1_7LZBfFYauOfLDutrshibBkrTBb0KyycUETGCbpdDJzOQASbdgobUqYXJjUHnE2EZ/s1600-h/capt.7bb23f491f5a49f896cabbf4a3fe5944.yankees_red_sox_baseball_mack117.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopjb4uMtRD8vgBaGW0SDPQcwrA9OfhLmcxLAanYtGRCwZ3QbLhRGjQQhTAI_iFnoSHXNdh9YD4d1_7LZBfFYauOfLDutrshibBkrTBb0KyycUETGCbpdDJzOQASbdgobUqYXJjUHnE2EZ/s320/capt.7bb23f491f5a49f896cabbf4a3fe5944.yankees_red_sox_baseball_mack117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329553725471148898" /></a><br /><br />I'd like to take this time to compare two American League infielders.<br /><br />Player A is hitting .218 (12-for-55) this season with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Player A is slugging .418 through his first 15 games and has just two doubles. Player B on the other hand is hitting .324 with 4 HR and has an American League-best 22 RBI. Player B is slugging .603 and has seven doubles (tied for third best in the Majors) to go along with 41 total bases (compared to Player A's 23 total bases).<br /><br />Player A is the $180 million man that was just one of three free agents that have done absolutely nothing to prevent a sweep at the hands of the Red Sox this past weekend, Mark Teixeira. Player B, of course, is the American League Player of the Week, Mike Lowell. This past week, Lowell hit .435, knocking four of his seven doubles around the yard, launched two homers, scored four runs and tallied 20 total bases, while knocking in an American League best 11 RBI's.<br /><br />If you want to dig even further, Lowell is hitting a red hot .340 against right-handed pitching, with all seven of his doubles coming against right-handers. 30 of his 41 total bases have been collected against right-handed pitching, but Lowell has remained consistent hitting two home runs against right-handed pitching and two off of left-handed pitching.<br /><br />In the eleven games that Lowell has played so far at Fenway Park this year, the Red Sox third baseman has punished opposing pitching by hitting .404 with 2 HR and 16 RBI. Lowell has hit safely in his last ten games, all of which were victories for the Boston Red Sox. It's clear now that the best seventh hitter in baseball calls Boston his home and Red Sox fans wouldn't have it any other way.<br /><br />Congratulations Mikey!Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-89562019261592795592009-04-26T20:36:00.002-06:002009-04-26T20:38:21.924-06:00Kese-who? Keselowski wins first career Cup race 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CGQN9O9f5oJNbW9XUSPLo-pq4p_3tmp1R1359d9vzYcHmntVD_7p8W8UYz1dELBJgUeZagQhcg6DLf9Ri0t3v0WzB-vCtaw8dkf2NTdWRYjGySpqOBMmqRmi3jr8Jm36YjvgcPUu_EXY/s1600-h/0038e1e300390f16bb12a3917c653333-getty-85925153jm089_aaron_s_499.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CGQN9O9f5oJNbW9XUSPLo-pq4p_3tmp1R1359d9vzYcHmntVD_7p8W8UYz1dELBJgUeZagQhcg6DLf9Ri0t3v0WzB-vCtaw8dkf2NTdWRYjGySpqOBMmqRmi3jr8Jm36YjvgcPUu_EXY/s320/0038e1e300390f16bb12a3917c653333-getty-85925153jm089_aaron_s_499.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329194971615760098" /></a><br />Brad Keselowski hopped out of his car and needed to know his win was for real.<br /><br />"Pinch me! Am I awake?" he yelled. "How about this team!"<br /><br />Believe it, Brad.<br /><br />The 25-year-old rookie is a first-time winner in the Sprint Cup series, and he did it at Talladega Superspeedway.<br /><br />Keselowski got all the perks that go along with Sunday's win. He was drenched in Victory Lane, hugged every well-wisher and his jaw dropped when he learned he received an automatic entry into NASCAR's annual All-Star race next month.<br /><br />That might be the next time Keselowski takes the seat of a Cup car again.<br /><br />With only five career Cup starts, he's nearly as much an unknown to racing fans as the makeshift team he won for.<br /><br />It was the first-ever Cup victory for owner James Finch in a part-time career that dates back in this series to 1990. Journeyman crew chief Marc Reno started his career in 1969 and held various jobs for some of the sport's biggest drivers.<br /><br />The giddy pair were so new to the Sprint Cup news conference that they repeatedly referenced the series by its old name, Winston Cup.<br /><br />Finch flinched when told of the All-Star deal.<br /><br />"Does that come with sponsorship?" he said.<br /><br />He might be fielding some calls this week.<br /><br />"This is the best thing that ever happened to me," Finch said.<br /><br />Keselowski deftly avoided all the wrecks that wiped out so many big-name drivers over the 500-mile race, putting him in position to challenge another boss, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and his biggest challenger, Carl Edwards, on the final lap.<br /><br />Keselowski, driving for Finch's Phoenix Racing, bumped Edwards and sent him sailing up the track and into the safety fence. Edwards got out of the car and ran to the finish line, putting a light touch on what could have been a scary ending. Eight fans were injured by debris when Edwards' car went airborne, though none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.<br /><br />Keselowski apologized for the wreck and was thankful no fans were seriously injured.<br /><br />"That's what the fans want. They want contact," Keselowski said.<br /><br />Even Earnhardt, his boss in NASCAR's second-tier series, was impressed with Keselowski's charge down the stretch.<br /><br />"I couldn't believe Brad was pushing that No. 99," Earnhardt said. "I would have guessed anybody else. He did an awesome job."<br /><br />Keselowski won twice in 77 Nationwide Series races and was winless in 43 trucks races. His previous best Cup finish was 19th at Texas last year in his debut race.<br /><br />He drives the No. 88 for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series, a team partnered with Hendrick Motorsports. Keselowski is being groomed to replace Mark Martin, but no one knows when the flip-flopping Martin will finally retire.<br /><br />Earnhardt finished second behind his protege.<br /><br />"It occurred to me I was passing him for second," Keselowski said. "It didn't occur to me that I was keeping him from winning the race."<br /><br />Finch only employs a little more than two dozen people in his small shop and makes his living in the construction business. He had Keselowski slotted for about 10 Cup races this season and not again until July at Daytona.<br /><br />One win could alter all those plans.<br /><br />"I feel like I'm ready to run at this level full-time," Keselowski said.<br /><br />Anyone interested in a driver with one more win this year than Earnhardt, Tony Stewart or Denny Hamlin?<br /><br />"I don't have anything locked in," Keselowski said. "I don't have a ride secured for next year; I don't have a job secured for next year. Everything to this point has been wait and see."<br /><br />At least the waiting is over for that first Cup win.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-9426413585846383142009-04-22T16:26:00.000-06:002009-04-22T16:27:50.624-06:00Terrible TwosThis one was rained out after seven innings, but thankfully, the Twins won't be complaining about this game being cut short.<br /><br /><br />On Wednesday, Player A and Player B took the mound in their respective games. Player A tossed seven innings of one-run baseball, giving up five hits, walking one and striking out four to pick up his second consecutive victory, lowering his ERA to 2.45. Player A is set to make $4 million in 2009.<br /><br /><br />Player B took the mound in his start on Wednesday and gave up seven runs, six earned, through 6.2 innings. He gave up six hits, one of which was a home run, walked four and struck out two. His offense provided him with seven runs, but Player B walked off the mound to a sea of boo's after surrendering the game-tying run, raising his ERA to 4.81. Player B will make $19 million in 2009 and $23 million annually from 2010-2015.<br /><br /><br />Player A is Tim Wakefield, and Player B, as we all know, is CC Sabathia. The Red Sox have been getting a bang for their buck in the days Wakefield has worn a Boston uniform, and even at 42-year-old, Wakefield continues to eat innings and pitch effectively in those innings. Wakefield turned in his second consecutive complete game (due to the rain cutting game one to seven innings), needing 101 pitches (62 for strikes) to carve through 30 Minnesota batters. At 42-years-young, Wakefield became the oldest pitcher in Major League history to turn in back-to-back complete games.<br /><br /><br />The Red Sox offense wasted no time getting to work against Twins' starter, Scott Baker. In Baker's last outing, the right-hander served up four home runs to the Toronto Blue Jays. On Wendesday at Fenway Park, Baker showed signs of improvement by only give up three home runs this time to the Boston Red Sox. In the bottom of the first, with David Ortiz (2-for-4) standing at first with a single, Kevin Youkilis flicked a 92 MPH fastball on the outside corner down the right field line past Pesky's pole for a two-run home run.<br /><br /><br />In the bottom of the second, with George Kottaras standing at first after a 5-pitch walk, Nick Green smoked a 90 MPH fastball deep over the Monster seats to up the Red Sox' lead to 4-0. Following a JD Drew double in the bottom of the third, Mike Lowell aired out the first pitch he saw from Baker, another fastball in the low 90's, into the Monster seats for the third two-run home run in three innings hit by the Red Sox. With a 6-0 lead, Tim Wakefield went on to pitch with ease, blanking the Twins until giving up the lone run of the day in the fifth inning.<br /><br /><br />The Red Sox broke things wide open in the bottom of the seventh. Leading off the inning with his third double of the season, David Ortiz drove a 96 MPH fastball off the Green Monster, missing his first home run of the season by inches. After a 4-pitch walk to Kevin Youkilis, Juan Morillo continued to struggle, walking JD Drew on seven pitches. After a visit to the mound by the Twins' pitching coach, Morillo went on to walk in Jason Bay on four pitches to plate a run for Boston.<br /><br /><br />R.A. Dickey came on to face Mike Lowell after Morillo got the hook, but it made no difference. The Red Sox third baseman ripped a line drive base hit into left field, scoring Youkilis from third to extend Boston's lead to 8-1. Lowell was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI on the day. The three runs driven in by Lowell give him 16 on the season to lead the Red Sox in that category. You have to go all the way back to September 5, 2008 for Lowell's last 3-hit game, which came against the Rangers in Texas. Lowell has now driven in a run in the past seven straight games. In those seven games, Lowell has drastically raised his average from .154 to .315.<br /><br /><br />George Kottaras followed up Lowell's RBI with an RBI of his own, skying a fly ball to left field for a sacrifice fly. In the game's final at bat, Nick Green hit a ground-rule double down the right field line to drive in Jason Bay. It was then that the crew chief signaled for the tarp to be pulled out onto the field and the game was never resumed. Not like it would have made a difference; this game was no nail-biter.<br /><br /><br />Some bits and pieces of news for you: Jed Lowrie underwent surgery on Tuesday and the doctors are calling it a success. Lowrie will resume baseball activities in six weeks, aiming for a return some time around the All Star break. Another Red Sox shortstop that aims to return sooner than later is Julio Lugo. Lugo begins his rehab assignment with Pawtucket on Wednesday. The shortstop expects to play four games with Pawtucket before returning to the Red Sox. Manager Terry Francona expects Lugo to rejoin the team as early as next week for their series in Cleveland.<br /><br /><br />Working on rebuilding his shoulder strength, Daisuke Matsuzaka made 30 throws (not on a mound) from 60 feet on Wednesday. Matsuzaka won't be throwing at all on Thursday, but will resume his throwing program on Friday. The Red Sox still have not announced when Daisuke will in fact return to the Red Sox' rotation.<br /><br /><br />Before Tuesday's game was postponed to today, the Red Sox placed Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day DL and called up Jeff Bailey to fill in for Baldelli until he's ready to return.<br /><br /><br />On a final note, Jacoby Ellsbury was 2-for-4 in Wednesday's game one victory against the Twins. His two hits extended his hitting streak to seven games, as the Red Sox have now extended their winning streak to six games.<br /><br /><br />Happy 50th birthday Terry Francona!Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-86322171540888817662009-04-19T10:21:00.001-06:002009-04-19T10:21:50.714-06:00Beckett ends appeal, gets 5 gamesJosh Beckett ended his appeal and accepted a five-game suspension at the behest of the Red Sox, a decision he disagreed with because he feels he would be proven innocent. Beckett, who had been appealing a six-league suspension levied by Major League Baseball, wanted to go ahead with a hearing, but the Red Sox told him to accept the five games because it will end the matter and not significantly affect Boston's starting rotation.<br /><br />"Everybody has to answer to somebody, and my boss told me this was the best thing for the ball club," Beckett said. "If it was up to me, obviously, we would have gone through with this whole thing, because I don't think I deserve even one game. When your boss tells you that something is best for the whole group, that's what we do.<br /><br />"I don't support this at all. If it was up to me, we would have gone through this whole process. It could have eventually been a lot worse if we had gone through with the whole thing. Everybody has got to answer to somebody. When your boss tells you to do something, you do what's best for the team."<br /><br />Beckett will pitch Saturday against the Yankees. He would have pitched Friday, but because the Red Sox get a day off Thursday after a two-game series against the Twins, Jon Lester, today's starter, will pitch Friday on normal rest.<br /><br />"I understand that," Beckett said. "I don't support this thing, because I truly believe I don't deserve one game. It's unfortunate. Other people don't always see it the same way you see it."<br /><br />By his "boss," Beckett referred to both manager Terry Francona and general manager Theo Epstein, Beckett said. The Red Sox agree with Beckett's sentiment -- that the pitch he threw at Bobby Abreu's head last Sunday was unintentional and he deserves no suspension -- but they believed taking the five games would be the best approach.<br /><br />"I don't think that the organization felt like it was ever going to get lessened more than five," Francona said. "Regardless of how we feel about what happened, once the decison was made to overturn the umpires, looking at past history and how the league feels about, regardless of what kind of case Josh stated, I don't think they go below five, because they want you to miss a start.<br /><br />"Once it came to a point where got to five over the phone, it probably seemed like the best thing to do for the ball club. It's still probably for the betterment of the ball club to not take a chance and having a hearing come up in the middle of start."Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-5884775881931882552009-04-19T07:19:00.000-06:002009-04-19T07:20:40.901-06:00Mark Martin wins at PIR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cB9tArlbTsdIX4FjfaObXZ-7dhBLpRzTvo0XppjXrvKdNQzBfgqIV3M_jLKUapzn2Bc2qrHMR0oXM0QH6FVc56nuz6L3ChkIGJ4cv17dF9-GCRtMqDxBpWCB860gtQp_7DOTI3gISbXh/s1600-h/e36f8c1ae67d7733a68eda656597210e-getty-85328817jb095_subway_fresh_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cB9tArlbTsdIX4FjfaObXZ-7dhBLpRzTvo0XppjXrvKdNQzBfgqIV3M_jLKUapzn2Bc2qrHMR0oXM0QH6FVc56nuz6L3ChkIGJ4cv17dF9-GCRtMqDxBpWCB860gtQp_7DOTI3gISbXh/s320/e36f8c1ae67d7733a68eda656597210e-getty-85328817jb095_subway_fresh_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326391669093050082" /></a>Don’t tell Mark Martin he is old. On Saturday night, he won the Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Martin’s comeback didn’t come easy. Engine problems have plagued him early. Before Phoenix, he had won two poles and led laps in five of seven races.<br /><br />Last night he started the race by leading the 102 of the first 103 laps. Despite a late caution, which deleted his four-second lead and brought the likes of Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, and Jimmie Johnson--all former Cup champions--on his tail. When the green flag flew with six laps to go, Martin roared away from Stewart, looking every bit as strong as a 23 year old.<br /><br />It’s been 20 years since Martin’s 1st Cup Victory, at Rockingham in 1989, and his 36th victory came last night. Between then and now, he’s finished in the top 10 in the standings 16 times, including four runner-up finishes.<br /><br />Tony Stewart told the media last night, “The guy has been at the top of his game for 30 years. If I’m halfway as competitive as he is when I’m in my 50s, that would be an accomplishment”<br /><br />Martin climbed to 13th in the standings, just nine points out of the top 12. This was his 4th straight top 10 finish.<br /><br />Top 10:<br />1 Martin Martin<br />2. Tony Stewart<br />3. Kurt Busch<br />4. Jimmie Johnson<br />5. Greg Biffle<br />6. Denny Hamlin<br />7. Martin Truex, Jr<br />8. David Reutimann<br />9. Sam Hornish, Jr<br />10. Carl Edwards<br /><br />Other Notables:<br />11. Jamie McMurray<br />12. Reed Sorenson<br />17. Kyle Busch<br />19. Brian Vickers<br />25. Jeff Gordon<br />26. Clint Bowyer<br />31. Dale Earnhardt, Jr<br />33. Elliott Sadler<br />34. Scott Speed<br />35. AJ Allmendinger<br /><br />The next race for the Sprint Cup Series is Sunday, April 26th at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. I’ll be at the race, so you’ll be getting a different perspective of the race. Coverage starts at 1pm/eastern time on Fox.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-81425002606156206532009-04-17T08:16:00.001-06:002009-04-17T08:18:06.632-06:00Still SickEver had one of those days where you felt your insides were going to explode? Well, I've been feeling like that for almost 2 months. I'm miserable! Doctors think I have endometriosis but I am so scared to have the surgery to find out. He's giving me 3 more weeks to shake the nerves before scheduling surgery. So to stop my stomach bothering me ALL the time, he gave me a new 'script. It makes me dizzy for 15 minutes, but after that my stomach doesn't hurt. Guess you're too busy worrying about the dizziness to even care that you're in pain.Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-15646042415403467372009-04-14T17:24:00.003-06:002009-04-14T17:30:21.139-06:00My New Hair<div style="text-align: center;">So, I got bored today and decided to dye my hair.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the before:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ydteQ5JSYd0qudUqiDjTKSknOhRI6UpvT5smyPLO_cg7RhFvyUbFh9LvNKTu-VVIlW95Ck7AUs5DJW0txew_jxwOtKgGsdanGwOq7pnUPCQXOJ8Y8-jvQjsiqBC4iioS2b7yUWsnoOcI/s1600-h/DSCN1966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ydteQ5JSYd0qudUqiDjTKSknOhRI6UpvT5smyPLO_cg7RhFvyUbFh9LvNKTu-VVIlW95Ck7AUs5DJW0txew_jxwOtKgGsdanGwOq7pnUPCQXOJ8Y8-jvQjsiqBC4iioS2b7yUWsnoOcI/s320/DSCN1966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324693143590064786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the after. It's called Auburn Shimmer<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWN5zEdaWIjAhVTunEObwVO0jHtcA4R3BfZ0NFxNnIQWUD_Qx7U_vLfI3ItHlkVoeyVnSWhv_zQCb_5dwsK7l2BfLI2Opp4rTirBtAjXM4FyloIO_5Ad3zo0DvzZorGIGlVEuMu8EAM9_/s1600-h/DSCN1969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWN5zEdaWIjAhVTunEObwVO0jHtcA4R3BfZ0NFxNnIQWUD_Qx7U_vLfI3ItHlkVoeyVnSWhv_zQCb_5dwsK7l2BfLI2Opp4rTirBtAjXM4FyloIO_5Ad3zo0DvzZorGIGlVEuMu8EAM9_/s320/DSCN1969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324692593164806626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you guys like it!!!!!<br /></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-71658563697641284092009-04-12T20:03:00.003-06:002009-04-12T20:12:57.402-06:00Happy Easter!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">What did the Easter Bunny bring you?<br />I got these cool things PLUS Peeps and Jolly Rancher Jelly Beans(my fave)<br />Also, my family got great news today. My Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Charlie are expecting their first child. She found out yesterday, on her birthday. What a great Easter this has been. Christmas needs to get here NOW. That's when my newest cousin will be arriving.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZATG7D5WwFpmlfao2uJyf47MBubGNTrQ_6e5cij1wQViKBL2YbkvExs6dOBfgzM5rE1PECR67Pq8rerkDPByyb0YIovVMf5c36sGmL0mO-R_5yvOANRC9DOENqaxIK9hR2Axqyi8Bcx_/s1600-h/TWILIGHT_dvd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZATG7D5WwFpmlfao2uJyf47MBubGNTrQ_6e5cij1wQViKBL2YbkvExs6dOBfgzM5rE1PECR67Pq8rerkDPByyb0YIovVMf5c36sGmL0mO-R_5yvOANRC9DOENqaxIK9hR2Axqyi8Bcx_/s320/TWILIGHT_dvd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323992248667831058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenhZIk8SzJZMClTViRzDt-zGz6OYZsL-PhsLofCmroCzWK4xPldbov-PeWK0mXjH6_rGHfD4l9O4kBfwV-5zWzK7bOQj7JSeO2w23QJnS4R3FkwaCOA5-MTksw1Xy6x4ta1OzeJY2Eytr/s1600-h/PAAAIADHFFNBKDFL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenhZIk8SzJZMClTViRzDt-zGz6OYZsL-PhsLofCmroCzWK4xPldbov-PeWK0mXjH6_rGHfD4l9O4kBfwV-5zWzK7bOQj7JSeO2w23QJnS4R3FkwaCOA5-MTksw1Xy6x4ta1OzeJY2Eytr/s320/PAAAIADHFFNBKDFL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323992249954396850" border="0" /></a>The T-shirt is a Guy Harvey shirt. My Grandfather, may he Rest In Peace, knew Guy Harvey and would support his work constantly. I've been buying a lot of these shirts lately to keep the tradition alive.<br /><br />Hopefully the Easter Bunny was good to you all. Happy Easter to you and ours!<br /></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-30998731445047124332009-04-11T17:53:00.002-06:002009-04-11T17:56:17.994-06:00Bay blasts 2 in Red Sox win.<p>Mark it down: the Red Sox now have two wins on the season.</p> <p>After a couple of bombs by Jason Bay and six solid innings from starter Brad Penny, the Red Sox took home the 5-4 victory over the Angels on Saturday.</p> <p>Bay hit his bombs in the 7th and 9th innings while Mike Lowell, slotted right behind him in the lineup, hit his first home run of the season in the fifth inning. While the Angels made it close (bases loaded in the 9th), Jonathan Papelbon closed out the game with a very long at-bat against Howie Kendrick.</p> <p>The bottom of the order was really where the Sox won today's game. Rocco Baldelli went 2 for 4 and Jason Varitek went 2 for 3 on his 37th Birthday.. The one through four hitters went a combined 1 for 15 with a walk (Kevin Youkilis). Jacoby Ellsbury led off the game with a hit.</p> <p>But hey, let's not forget that Penny wasn't bad. He helped the bullpen a bit by going six innings and allowing five hits, three runs, two walks and struck out two. He did give up two home runs to Mike Napoli, though.</p> <p><b></b> Ramon Ramierez was the gap between Penny and Papelbon. Ramirez has been spectacular so far this season as he added 1.2 innings of work to his season total. He gave up just one hit and one walk.</p> <p>While the Sox won this game, they also got very lucky. The top of the order has to start producing if they want to consistently win games. Penny was better than I think some would have thought, but if he was any worse this game would have been the Angels'. Papelbon got touched up quite a bit, too, which is not a good sign.</p> <p>It's a win though so let's be happy with it. The rubber game is Sunday, with Josh Beckett taking on Dustin Mosley at 3:35 p.m. EST. </p>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703906831592672070.post-41242504211826830752009-04-09T10:19:00.002-06:002009-04-09T10:23:17.153-06:00RIP Nick Adenhart<div style="text-align: center;">Nick Adenhart<br />August 24th, 1986-April 9, 2009<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFLqzrzecsYRO7tozSsaTPUFwzojzgK7YJdR4wX-4kprtRju9WXLO6hKO-Av4nvoJLN6R5-j5tSdudBPlChi6yW1PuJj8pjF_uyeTW6WqWqoUekBoOjPXkBqRsw5D4TleYkPBLxhKTWop/s1600-h/3txrU2Vw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFLqzrzecsYRO7tozSsaTPUFwzojzgK7YJdR4wX-4kprtRju9WXLO6hKO-Av4nvoJLN6R5-j5tSdudBPlChi6yW1PuJj8pjF_uyeTW6WqWqoUekBoOjPXkBqRsw5D4TleYkPBLxhKTWop/s320/3txrU2Vw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322727107438005602" border="0" /></a><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body">Just hours after completing his fourth career Major League start against the Oakland A's in which Nick Adenhart dominated for six shutout innings, striking out five, the 22-year-old right-hander was tragically killed in a hit and run car accident.</span><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body">The following is from <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnRtei5jb20v">TMZ.com</a>:</span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><i>"Cops say someone driving a minivan blew through a red light, causing the Mitsubishi that Adenhart was riding in to hit a light pole. Three people were killed in the crash: Nick, another man and a woman.</i></span><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><i> </i></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><i>Cops say the person driving the van fled the scene -- but was later caught and charged with felony hit-and-run. The suspect is currently being treated for injuries in a local hospital.</i></span><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><i> </i></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><i>We're told one of the other men killed in the crash was also affiliated with the Angels organization.</i></span><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><i>"</i></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"></span><br /><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body">Adenhart was highly touted as being the top prospect in the Angels organization. Baseball has lost a great young talent and a great young man.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Kristin Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637087263398061026noreply@blogger.com0