• Curt Schilling bounced the Game 5 first pitch and then J.D. Drew helped Boston bounce the series back to Tampa

Sox and Dawgs provides this video of an $8 million bounced first pitch by Curt Schilling. I’ll give Schill a little slack since he had surgery, but his toss seemed like an omen after B.J. Upton took Dice-K deep for a two-run shot in the first inning.

I know the Boston Red Sox have given us incredible comebacks in playoffs past, but at 7-0, I had written the Nation off. I was only watching the game to see how many runs Tampa Bay would score en route to clinching their first trip to the World Series. Then it happened.

The Boston Red Sox came up with the clutch hits and big home runs we’ve become accustomed to from them and pulled off the greatest postseason comeback since 1929. Strangely, the same year as the great stock market crash.

Dustin Pedroia got things started with a single in the seventh to score Jed Lowrie, a run that at time seemed like it would serve no purpose other than preventing the Sox from being shutout in their final game of the season. It ended up being the snowball that started the avalanche.

From there on it was just like old times. David Ortiz found his stroke and jacked a three-run shot to pull Boston within three at 7-4. Johnathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless eighth after giving up two runs in the seventh, and J.D. Drew clutched up with a two-run homer in the eighth and the game winning single in the ninth. The J.D. Drew clutching up is new, but the Sox pulling off miracles isn’t. It’s hard to believe that this team was considered the Chicago Cubs of the American League earlier this decade.

Does this win get the Red Sox rolling to the World Series? Probably. The Tampa Bay Rays are a young team, and a loss like this could ruin them for the rest of the series. Luckily for T.B., James Shields is locked for Game 6 which gives them their best chance of winning. If Boston forces a Game 7, get ready for a Red Sox-Phillies World Series.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is very open about his political leanings, as he is with everything in his life. Schill is shilling for John McCain and had an interesting encounter with McCain’s wife Cindy at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Shonda Schilling tells the story:

From the Boston Herald:

“We all got separated in this huge room with lots of people,” Mrs. S told the Track. “I walked ahead with (racing legend) Richard Petty while Curt stopped to sign autographs.

“So when he started to walk away, he grabbed Cindy’s hand. She didn’t seem to mind and went along with it,” said Shonda. “But when he realized what he was doing, he held up their hands and said, ‘Hey, Shonda, look at this!’ Suddenly, Richard grabbed my hand and I said, ‘Don’t worry, I’m being taken care of.’ ”

Cindy McCain didn’t seem to mind huh? Maybe she’s like the mom in The Wedding Crashers, or maybe she was happy to be holding anything but her husband’s hand.

Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox has picked up a new toy which he can use to write 38 Pitches or play World of Warcraft. This HP laptop was designed by graffiti artist de la Vega, one of 9 artist picked by PC magazine to pimp out some computers for charity. Schilling is the first person to take one off the market, and I’m hoping A) he got this for his kids or B) it’s for him and  he breaks this bad boy out in the Sox clubhouse and the boys let him have it.. On camera of course.

There’s no word on how much Schilling bid for his HP, but the other eight are still available and range in price from $300 to $1200. The money is going to the National Cristina Foundation which in turn provides computer equipment to needy schools and non-profit organizations. I respect Curt buying the computer for a good cause, but did he have to choose that one?

I like the album look laptop designed by Rebecca Minkoff:

Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox, laptop, HP

Curt Schilling is known for being a big game pitcher, and a big mouth. Schill’s not a trash talker he just has an opinion on any and every thing. There’s a fine line between opening up and needing to zip it up, and 38 tends to fall on the side of the latter. While I obviously rarely agree with Curt’s opinions I think he handled the global warming question from the snowman pretty well.. For a politician. He admitted his own wrongdoing in the beginning and then laid into others for their similar wrongdoing. It’s like he’s been on the Hill instead of the mound all of his life. Also, I don’t wanna point out the lack of diversity amongst the McCain supporters, but when a snowman is one of the darkest people in the crowd I have to say something.

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If any team in MLB is built to turn a series around quickly, it’s the Boston Red Sox. Josh Beckett’s stuff gets nastier as the situation gets more crucial. Curt Schilling is able to muster up 5 good innings when he truly needs to, and the bullpen, since locking Eric Gagne in a deep freezer, is pretty much lights out. The offense is loaded with stars like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, and the ultra clutch Mike Lowell, and the kids, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury play like seasoned vets.

So hats off to the Boston Red Sox, the 2007 World Series champions…

And speaking of Boston, what a time to be fan in that city? Boston College is #2 in college football, the New England Patriots are going Mike Tyson in his prime on the rest of the league, and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen give the Celtics the their best look at the NBA Finals in yeeears. Can you imagine if Boston College wins the BCS championship, the Patriots win the Super Bowl, and then the Celtics get the summer rolling with an NBA title? Thank Jeezus it won’t happen. Boston holding 4 championships at the same time is believed by most to signal the begin of Hell on Earth.

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