RUNNING UP THE SCORE

Now here's a score you don't see very often in baseball:

O'MALLEY RED SOX 19, VANN RANGERS 17

That's exactly what happened last night at Fenway!

The Red Sox put up 10 runs in the first inning (six of them driven in by David Ortiz, who hit two three-run homers in the same inning). However, by the sixth inning, the Rangers took a 15-14 lead (they scored eight runs in the fifth, and five more in the sixth).

The lead returned to the Red Sox as Kevin Youkilis parked one in the eighth inning for a three-run homer (he also hit a two-run homer in the fifth). This put the Red Sox back ahead to stay.

Here's the linescore:

			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		R		H		E
	Vann Rangers	0	2	0	0	8	5	1	0	1	17	20	2
	O'Malley Red Sox	10	0	2	0	2	0	1	4	X	19	17	2

I haven't seen a slugfest like that since 1979, when the (now Rigali) Phillies beat the (now George) Cubs 23-22! Also, the 19 runs that the Red Sox scored is the most since 2003, when they smoked the (now Galeone) Marlins in an interleague game 25-8. In that game, the Sox put up 14 runs in the first inning, and 11 before the first out was even made.

I love slugfests (especially when the Red Sox are on the winning end)! :-)

Peace,
BMP

CHRISTUS VINCIT SPORTS

Yesterday, the ultimate three-team trade took place between the Cardinal O'Malley Red Sox, the Cardinal Mahony Dodgers, and the Bishop Zubik Pirates...

Red Sox send Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers, and Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen to the Pirates.
Pirates send equally good left fielder Jason Bay to the Red Sox.
Dodgers send two minor leaguers to the Pirates.

A win-win-win for all three teams. The Pirates, minus Bay, beat the Cardinal George Cubs 3-0. As for the Dodgers game against the Bishop Olmstead Diamondbacks, we'll have to wait till the morning for that score (they're scoreless in the third as I write this - 11:15 PM). However, Nomar Garciaparra was reportedly happy as a pig in the mud to see Ramirez.

The big story (at least right now) is Jason Bay's first game in a Red Sox uniform. Though he struck out twice, Bay also walked twice and was hit by a pitch. Fast forward to the 12th inning - yes, I did say 12th (it was tied 1-1). With two outs in the bottom of the 12th, Bay hit a towering shot that just missed being parked over the Green Monster by inches. Instead, it hit off the mammoth wall and Bay slid into third for a triple - his first Red Sox hit. Next batter: rookie Jed Lowrie. Lowrie hit an infield single, scoring Bay, and ending the game with a 2-1 Sox victory.

WELCOME TO BOSTON JASON BAY!
Peace,
BMP

CHRISTUS VINCIT SPORTS

Transactions

GIRLS SOFTBALL: Brittany has been placed on the disabled list. She was injured this afternoon in a family outing. She was pitching a family softball game when she was smacked in the cheek with a line drive, breaking a section of cheekbone. Thankfully it missed her nose and forehead - she would have REALLY been screwed! We'll keep you updated as stories arise.

Heroes

CARDINAL O'MALLEY RED SOX: Red Sox pitcher John Lester, who found himself fighting cancer just short of two years ago, not only won that battle, but bounced back and managed to pitch his first no-hitter, blanking the Bishop Finn Royals 7-0 last Monday. Lester is the first inductee as a Christus Vincit Sports Hero.

Peace,
BMP

POPE BENEDICT XVI IS WITH RED SOX NATION!

A CHRISTUS VINCIT SPORTS Special Report


Domini Sumus got the skinny from the AOL Fan House:

A quick glance of the Yankees' schedule in April reveals a pretty strange stretch: they're on the road for almost three straight weeks from the 8th through the 28th, with a random two-game home stand jammed in the middle against the Red Sox on the 16th and 17th. That makes for an awful lot of traveling and some angry Yankees. But why is the schedule so funny?
Turns out Pope Benedict XVI is coming to Yankee Stadium to say a mass on April 20th, which required that weekend's series with the Orioles to be flipped from New York to Baltimore. Since schedules are apparently incredibly delicate things, MLB didn't flip any other series to accommodate the Yanks. The result is a schedule that requires them to be in Tampa on the 15th, New York in the 16th, and Baltimore on the 18th. That's a bad week.
So the Pope is messing with their schedule, the Red Sox have won two World Series in the past four years, and Hank Steinbrenner is in charge. There's only one conclusion to draw from this whole scenario, really. God hates the Yankees.

Well, guys and gals, I wouldn't so much as say God HATES the Yankees. After all, God LOVES everyone. I do believe, however, it's a matter of the recent influx of Vatican officials (the Holy Father included) who might have hopped on the Red Sox Nation bandwagon.

Peace from one who supports two teams - the Red Sox, and whoever beats the Yankees,
BMP

GOOD MONDAY NEWS 1

Red Sox win World Series!


2007 WORLD SERIES EDITION

Introducing the 2007 World Series Champion:

Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, whose Red Sox swept Archbishop Chaput's Rockies in the 2007 World Series, 4 games to zip. The Sox won their first two games in Fenway 13-1 and 2-1, then won at Coors Field 10-5 and 4-3.

If I'm not mistaken, Cardinal O'Malley is the first Franciscan prelate to have a team within his See win a World Series.

WOOHOO! GO SOX!

Oh, and while we're in Cdl. O'Malley's jurisdiction, what about them Patriots, eh? They not only smoked Archbishop Wuerl's Redskins FIFTY-TWO TO SEVEN, but they set an NFL record for having the most consecutive games where they've scored 30 points or more!

WOOHOO! GO PATS!

Peace,
BMP

CHRISTUS VINCIT SPORTS

From the Office of Good News...

Meet the new AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS!



Finally, for the first time in 12 years! YEE-HA!
The scores last night:
Red Sox 5, Twins 2 / Orioles 10, Yankees 9 (10 innings)

Peace,
BMP

OFF-TOPIC: I SUPPORT TWO TEAMS!

With just a few weeks to go before baseball season starts, that cool clock on Gerald's sidebar reminded me to remind you that I support TWO TEAMS each year:
1) the Red Sox
2) whoever beats the Yankees

Johnny Damon:
Long hair, full beard, Sox uniform - GOOD
Short hair, clean shaven, pinstripes - BAD

Peace,
BMP