Pedroia Destroyah!

Another strong showing for the Red Sox last night, pummeling Sidney Ponson and the Yankees 11-3. Leading the way for the sox was mighty-mite second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who hit his first career grand slam in the eigth inning.

I watched the game last night from the bar while playing trivia (as mentioned yesterday). Our team B-batteries, did not fare as well as we would have liked, however it was difficult to compete with teams that used less-than-ethical means for obtaining their answers...

The Sox are currently going for the sweep in NY and are tied 0-0 in the 4th. Mark Kotsay got the start in right, and is currently batting 1.000 since joining the Sox. That must be some kind of record.

Sox beat Yanks

HUGE win for the Sox last night over Pettite and the Yankees. The Red Sox are finally starting to swing the bats again, and the bullpen looked solid, especially Masterson. Paul Byrd takes the hill tonight against Sidney Ponson, so I think the Sox have a good chance of winning again tonight. I'll be watching the game from Murphy's Twin Shamrocks in Quincy, playing Stump! Trivia ( www.stumptrivia.com) for the powerhouse team "B-batteries." Hopefully last night will get the team heading in the right direction. They have a tough week ahead with the rest of the series in New York, followed by a 4 game set hosting the White Sox. If they can pull out series wins in both they should be able to gain some ground on the Rays. GO SOX!

Saturday Morning Golf

Saturday morning I got up bright and early to hit the links with a few friends. We were looking for somewhere close and cheap, and after a little scouting around decided on Country Club of Norwood. We were definitely dead-on with the cheap part. Although greens fees were a decent price ($33 for 18 holes), I'm not sure if the course was worth the money. The fairways were in poor shape. The water hazards looked and smelled like some sort of sewage was draining into them, and there is a surprisingly busy airstrip VERY close by.

Although there were many downsides, the day was not a total waste. I picked up a birdie on one of the few par 5s (the course was par 70 and very short - 6000 yards from the tips) and we had an absolutely beautiful day to play. We also had the course virtually all to ourselves. There was one group ahead of us who dropped out after nine, and not a singe group behind us that we could see. I have been playing golf around Boston for four summers now, and this was by far the quickest round I've finished at just over 4 hours.

Despite the poor condition of the course and my poor play (shot an 87, ouch!) I was really happy to get out and play as it was my first round with my new driver! I picked up a Taylormade Burner 10.5 stiff flex 50 gram shaft that I was absolutely BOMBING down the fairway. Can't wait to get out and hit it again! Anyone have any suggestions for a respectable, affordable course around the Boston/South Shore area?

And it begins...

I have to admit, I am a complete amateur to the blogging world. I rarely read blogs on the net, and have never written one myself. I have been thinking about doing one for a while, but never really got motivated. Well, I just woke up from a nap and now seemed like as good a time as ever. My biggest problem is I'm not sure of a direction or purpose for the blog, so this will most likely focus on a mixture of a few of my interests; anything from investing to golf to beer. Here goes nothin'!

-Dave