Oh How Cute.

Oh how cute! Look who finally figured out how to wear their championship rings. I find it incredibly satisfying to watch red sox fans who have spent the majority of their lives whining about everything from salary caps to artificial turf now trying to adjust to life in the driver's seat. It will take some time to get used to hearing anything but profane chants from sox fans. Welcome to the grown-up table.

Let's be clear, Pumpsie! Getting the sniffles is not an injury. We had (and still have) key players out with real injuries...the kind you can't fix with chicken soup. While we have to force our players to the DL for their own good, you have to beg your pitchers to try and gut it up rather than take the year off.

Enjoy the moment. We'll keep our distance as usual until after the All-Star break (played in the best park in history this year). Then we'll see where things stand. You'll find staying on top is a lot harder than getting there. "How you handle it is how you are judged."

And by the way....Pumpsie? Really?