by Steven Fernandez
Daily Lobo
If Daisuke Matsuzaka lives up to one-tenth of the preseason hype, it could be a good year for myself and other Boston fans.
And if his name were any harder to spell, my face would have collapsed typing that previous
sentence.
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Either way, I am giddy for the start of the 2007 Major League Baseball season. With a pitching staff that's more dangerous than a coked-up Mike Tyson, as well as a loaded offense, I like Boston's chances in the American League.
And, Yankee fans, I know Curt Schilling was less than brilliant in his opening day performance, but I'm confident he'll bounce back.
If not, he can at least rant about it on his blog. I mean, how many professional modern day athletes are cool enough to have their own blogs? For comedy's sake, I think it should be a requirement that the five most popular players on every team have a weekly blog.
I can just imagine some of the entries. I would love to see if Manny Ramirez could form a complete thought in his. It would probably be something like this:
"We won game big-time today. I hit ball hard many time. I don't remember who we played, but pitcher probably pee-pee in his sleep 'cause of Manny. OK, I'm off to eat my peanut-butter-and-fish
sandwiches now. Thank you for reading my book."
Or how about Alex Rodriguez's possible entry:
"I can't believe I made another error today. Ugh. Derek Jeter always makes me look so bad. Him and his stupid game-winning hits. I'll show him. Once I get my manicure and chest wax, people will realize who's the prettiest man in New York."
And while I understand Barry Bonds is a tired subject in sports, there's no way his blog wouldn't get the most hits this season. As he approaches Hank Aaron's all-time record, he should be forced to post a blog after every home run - just to see if he accidentally lets
something slip.
For instance, what would he write about after he hit home run No. 754?
"Just one away from tying the record, suckers. I would like to rub it in the faces of all my critics. I would like to thank the eight supporters I have in the country and shout out to Greg Anderson for hooking me up with the juice. Oops. What I meant to say was I worked hard for this record, and it was all natural. Thank you for reading, and I hate you all. Love, Barry."
I suppose I'm out of my mind and this blog idea will never come to fruition, but there will be plenty to look forward to this season. After the Cubs spent the entire budget for the city of Chicago on this year's team, how hilarious will it be to see them
choke again?
As far as predictions, I think it's way too early to go into a ton of detail about who will do what. At this point, the University of Florida probably has as good a chance as anyone.
For now, I'm just looking forward to another season. In the meantime, I'll be practicing how to pronounce Matsuzaka's name in case he becomes the next
great thing.
