Me and Josh Beckett are Like Two Pieces of Cheese in a Pod
I think the reason I like Josh Beckett so much isn’t because he’s the best pitcher in baseball and is largely responsible for bringing the ALCS back to Boston, but because he is just like me. Think about it:
1. We were both born and raised in the Lonestar State.
2. We both love to hunt in Texas. I like to hunt birds and squirrels mostly and Josh loves to hunt deer. I happen to own bright orange hunting gear and I’m always ready for a good hunt if Beckett or Timlin should call.
3. We’re both not distracted by our ex-girlfriends. If I’m roaming my neighborhood and I happen to see one of my exes, I may sniff her butt a little, but my focus is not taken away from the task at hand- marking territory for Red Sox Nation and hunting squirrels.
4. I like to bark at my opponents when I defeat them. Like if my brother is playing with a toy I want, I just go take it and I tell him to go take a seat. If Kenny Lofton had a stick I wanted, I’d take it and tell him that he stinks and to go hit the showers.
5. I celebrate my victories no matter what the score happens to be. If I just feasted on a big bowl of kibble and I’m excited, I’m going to let you know about it by running around in celebration. I don’t care if it’s morning, night, or the second inning. I’m happy so I show it. Well, I guess that is more like Manny.
PS: I’ll bark at you when I can during the games this weekend, I’m going on a road trip with my humans. I love to ride in a truck, just like Josh Beckett.
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Pupi, check out this article:
http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/2007/10/manny-ramirez-r.html
It’s about how Manny likes to celebrate everything.
Hi Big Pupi, Emmet, and any other Red Sox cats or dogs who are out there listening,
Well, I’m sure glad Josh Beckett takes after you, Pupi.
In fact, I’ve sent off my case of Fancy Feast to him, care of Fenway Park!!
I know, Emmet, that others contributed to the Game 5 win also, but I’m going to keep this an extremely selective award to highlight its importance. If I ask Josh to give two cans to Youk, two cans to Big Papi, and one can each to Dustin, Manny, and Mikey, then Josh is going to wonder if he was really that valuable after all. And Coco will probably wind up starving because he’s probably never going to get any cans of anything.
Besides, have you ever seen how small a can of Fancy Feast is? if we give one, or even two cans to Big Papi, he’d probably just fall over laughing or something. We can’t risk injury at this point.
I’m already preparing the next case for the guy who does the most to help win Game 6. I’m only looking ahead one game at a time, though, just like the Red Sox are.
I’m also sending Manny some Powerhouse Energy Bars, so he doesn’t think he has to conserve his energy for some big event that might happen down the road. We might not even reach that big event down the road if he has to stand there all the time conserving his energy and admiring his mighty blasts, even when they stay in the park. Sure, it’s funny during the regular season when he stands there at the plate in awe of what he considers a mammoth shot, only to see the ball bounce on the warning track, but these games now are too important for that stuff.
I also included some Friskies Tender Cat Treats with hairball remedy in Manny’s package, since he looks like he might need them.
For the entire pre-game session with Jeanne Zelasko and Kevin Kennedy, we played the BeeGees “Stayin’ Alive,” because that’s much better than listening to those jerks. Besides, that’s exactly what we have to keep doing – staying alive. One loss and we’re out.
I stayed awake for the entire game, because I knew it was do-or-die. In fact, I was so locked in to the action on the field that when a bug suddenly appeared on the lampshade near our recliner, I didn’t even pay attention to it. Well, OK, I noticed it, and took a couple of swipes at it, but I paid a lot less attention than what I usually do for those bugs.
And it was great to see Dustin whacking the ball like he is starting to now – hopefully just in time to help us go on to win Game 6. He should do even better in Fenway Park. Isn’t it great to be going back there?
Let’s take Game 6 on Saturday!! One game at a time!!
Eleanor
Cost of World Series ticket at Coors Field through Rockies website- $65-$250
Price of Game 6 ACLS ticket at Fenway on StubHub (because the Sox don’t even have enough tickets to sell them)- $270-$1810
Eleanor’s discovery of thesportshernia’s article on Manny – Priceless!
That one had my “Pudge” belly shaking like a bowl full of tuna pate. (I don’t really like jelly.) My human once told me that when she heard the Sox were acquiring Manny, all she could think of was that movie from the 80′s – “Brother from Another Planet.” I think thesportshernia has captured the essence of Manny even better than that movie title. As long as he keeps hitting (and learns to run) that is about all I can ask for. Pupi, maybe you could give him some lessons on running – I know you aren’t as fast as my buddy “Cheetah”, but I am sure you are better than Manny.
And Eleanor, I think your strategy on Fancy Feast distribution makes perfect sense – we can’t risk any injuries. Thanks for the idea of how to block the sound when the Fox sportscasters are on. Since I am within radio broadcast distance of the Sox flagship station, I like to listen to their commentary while I have the TV on with the sound off.
Can’t wait to see Fenway on Saturday night!
Emmet
Emmet, I can’t take credit for the sportshernia article. It came from someone who uses an email address starting with ‘maloxc.’ But I enjoyed it too.
I wonder if the tickets in K-9 would have been as expensive as the ones you found, if Pupi had won the election. Isn’t there an animal discount or something?
I sure hope Fenway is rocking on Saturday. My human remembers the eerie feeling of the Red Sox returning to Fenway down 3 games to 2 in 1986 after coming back from the dead in Anaheim and winning a game to stay alive, just like we did in Cleveland last night. Except that we were even nearer to elimination then, as we were down three runs in the top of the ninth inning. We eventually won the game in extra innings, and stayed alive.
But he remembers the Fenway crowd sounding very ho-hum, just like it was another regular season game, and he was disappointed that it wasn’t more lively.
Well, our apartment is going to be vibrating on Saturday night – even before the game starts. I just have to figure out how to make it do that.
Eleanor
Eleanor,
Fenway better be rockin.’ Just think of how much noise there would be if we had section K-9 – all that barking and howling. I think we could even be louder than that drum at the Jake. That said, I must say I am quite impressed at how much noise those Indians fans can make. It has woken me from naps many times. I am looking forward to being woken from the noise at Fenway tonight!
Emmet