Johnny Comes to Fenway: A Few Red Sox Notes

I think it's romantic that the Red Sox are bringing Doug Mirabelli back to catch Wakefield. S thinks it's practical.

We were talking about the Revolutionary War. I explained to E that America used to be part of England and then there was a war and we became our own country. M said it was like Johnny Damon used to be a Red Sox and then he became a Yankee. E said it was the opposite, because the Yankees already existed. I said it was the opposite because he was becoming the bad guy.

Unfortunately, we can't watch the bad guy's first appearance in pinstripes at Fenway because it's No TV Week at M's school and we need to support her. So we'll listen to it on the radio.

It seems inevitable that the Red Sox will lose this game, given their recent record (focus on the last column). It seems inevitable that the Red Sox will win this game, given, well, given that sometimes it happens.

In fact, the great thing about the Red Sox now is that all narratives are inevitable.