A New Age in Baseball

The Tampa Bay Rays are for real. The Yanks and Sox age is showing bigtime. I know its July, but I will say this...

Jason Varitek is done for all intents and purposes as an offensive player. He has become Tony Pena. I wont bore you with the mind numbing stats, but its time to call up George K to get some AB's and push the Captain until the end of the season.

The Yankees offense looks like the Lakers at the end of game four of the NBA finals. Even with todays 2-1 win, I have never felt better about having a rookie Sox picther face the "heart" of the Yanks batting order, this includes the Mel Hall years....

The Sox offense scored more runs without Ortiz.....actually the rest of that statement is insane. They need him bad.

All of MLB is transitioning big time. Former Sox prospect Hanley Ramirez is the leagues best player....Edison Volquez is most exciting pitcher......A-Rod is getting a divorce...I mean, what else will this season bring?

After the god awful Pete Vesey Podcast, Simmons went huge with the great Rob Stone. I've talked to Stone at the great Morrone Stadium on the campus of the University of Connecticut Huskies, and at the PBA tour stop in Norwich. He's the man. totally down to earth, and the only reason I would ever watch bowling,.... let alone drive to Norwich.

The 08 version of the Stephan A Smith draft clip was fantastic. I couldn't go this year, and with the C's winning the world championship it was not a top priority...