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June 26, 2010

“11 BUCHHOLZ P 1.000”

“11 BUCHHOLZ P 1.000”

Clay Buchholz batting 1,000 on the season. Sadly, while running the bases he strained his knee and had to sit out the rest of the game.

“Sox Addict”

“Sox Addict”

April 7, 2010

My window to Fenway Park

My window to Fenway Park

Thank you Apple, NESN and MLB.TV.

August 22, 2009

Me & Joy

Me & Joy

Joy

Joy

Casey Kotchman’s RBI Double

Casey Kotchman’s RBI Double

I didn't bring a telephoto lens on this trip, so this is about the best photo I have of the game!

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What makes Fenway, Fenway.

What makes Fenway, Fenway.

A silly little detail, but one I loved. They've installed these lovely high-resolution multi-colour animation-capable LCD displays, but show the scores, stats and messages in a dot-matrix font that resembles the screens they replaced.

Fenway Park

Fenway Park

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Christine & Tim

Christine & Tim

Tim works for ticketsforcharity.com, and was able to get us in today. Christine is an improviser who Joy worked with. They are both ace!

They said “No Touching.” They didn’t say “No Licking.”

They said “No Touching.”  They didn’t say “No Licking.”

Me, Joy and 2 World Series trophies

Me, Joy and 2 World Series trophies

Me, Joy and 2 World Series trophies

Me, Joy and 2 World Series trophies

Kobe Beef Hotdog

Kobe Beef Hotdog

Todd English and chefs from his restaurants in Boston and New York were cooking atop the Green Monster. Amazing!

Atop the Green Monster

Atop the Green Monster

Watching the Yanks take batting practice.

July 30, 2009

Report: Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 - ESPN

*le sigh*. The inevitability of this news doesn’t really take the edge off the sadness. The Red Sox had been lucky with the steroid testing leaks and reports so far. Now, the 2004 & 2007 World Series wins are _officially_ tarnished.

July 12, 2009

The Evolution of Tim Wakefield, Knuckleball Pitcher

NYTimes profile of the mighty Wake.

June 23, 2009

The advantages of working from home #2: live Red Sox games

The advantages of working from home #2: live Red Sox games

(This is taken at the same time as my previous shot, just with the iPhone 3GS's press-to-focus set to the TV, so the lighting balance got changed. Nice!)

The advantages of working from home #1: Quiet officemates

The advantages of working from home #1: Quiet officemates

The bassets are less likely to be having interesting conversations that I get drawn into, dragging me away from whatever I'm working on.

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