This guy right here, that's who. I got tickets for the Opening Day game against Oakland in March. Needless to say, after the Pat's flop/choke at the Super Bowl, I need some good sports news from the home front.
(On an unrelated note, did anyone else notice how the fortunes of the Red Sox and Patriot's have reversed in the past few years? This was the second year in a row of a Patriot post-season choke, and yet the Sox won the World Series and are looking like a strong team this year, too. The Patriots are what the Red Sox were a few years ago, top heavy on offense, but not enough of the intangibles to make a championship team. Just my humble opinion.)
Ok, back to topic. Yeah, I am going to see the Red Sox. I am insanely excited. It is the first time I have been to an Opening Day game, and it's in Japan. Talk about strange. The game is on a Tuesday night, but it is the start of Spring Break in Japan, so I get to go. That week will be crazy fun, as a friend of mine is coming to visit from the States. We will see sumo wrestling in Osaka that Sunday, and go to Tokyo on Monday for two days. It's going to be an unreal few days. There will be a big post with lots of pictures about that week.
Finally, as you all have probably noticed, my blog is riddled with spelling/grammatical errors. As I am an ENGLISH TEACHER, that is absolutely, utterly embarrassing. So, I am accepting applications for an editor/copywriter. Your compensation will be (approximately) 1 Yen a year, give or take 1 Yen and fluctuations in the exchange rate, with no benefits. The upside is you can use me as a reference on a resume (I edited posts for MAJOR international publication in Japan. How sexy does that sound on the ole' CV?). Seriously, though, if someone spots a glaring mistake (that means you Dave/Kevin/Pete/anyone else), let me know. It would be greatly appreciated.
As for this week, tomorrow is a holiday. I am going to Kyoto for the day. I'll post pics in the next week or so.
Have a Happy Valentine's Day.
Jay
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That's insane Jay. Not everyone gets to see the Sox in action. Even les people get to see the Sox on opening day. Only a very select few get to see the Sox on opening day... in Japan! Is Dice-K pitching?
A bunch of us just went up to Attitash with the Sno-Riders. Snow was great, and good times were had by all. When you coming back to the states? July?
Texas Pete
Boy that Tomoyo really has some terrible timing. Imagine her having her due date right when the Red Sox are opening up in Japan. How can the Red Sox play in Japan without Dice-K?
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/02/15/sunshine_state/?page=all
I think the Japanese Foreign Ministry should begin preparing their formal protest to compel Dice-K to make the trip.
- DOD
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