By David Scott
Boston Sports Media

9:21 p.m.

• The half-time Long Trail glass is chilling for the post-half-time LT. Some traditions are better left untouched.
Seth just did The Davis Wave in the CBS sign-on. Someone make him stop. Please.
• Shots is once again proud to present the rambling, meandering and philandering writings of Iona’s Mike Laprey, our Down Under Blogger for this Shots’ three-day endurance fest. Laprey is available for weddings, bachelorette parties and all your SID needs.:
OK, disclaimer – been (imbibing) since 10:00 am. if the australian
gov’t thinks it’s OK, then it’s fine with me.
here’s my red sox opening day blog . . .
disclaimer 2: naughty words will be displaced by the word “shampoo”

9:24 am AST: 10 days to go, but none: NONE – bigger than this one.
Opening day for the world champs. This morning, after drinking more
than I should have, I woke up early. I found a spot – Magnum’s on
Airlie Beach – that had ESPN Int’l. I fully expect to burn through the
celly to talk to folks at home, like mom, dad, and danny brennan.
9:46 am – I may cry, The world champs. It is setting in.
9:49 – The Spice Girls could be naked, and in front of me. I still
lpve the Red Sox.
9:53 – TV is on mute. Kruk and Harold shampooing Reynolds picking the
Yankees to win it all. Shampoo you. And shampoo your mothers
10:00- Show Bucky Dent..show Aaron Boone…it doesn’t matter.. It
just…doesn’t…,matter.
10:02 – Shampoo Bill Crystal.
10:05 Shampoo Avril Lavigne.
10:10 – Johnny Damon THEN Edgar Renteria? I will learn to love this team.
10:12 Shampoo Tony Womack
10:17 -3 up, 3 down, oh well.
10:18 – Jeter, base hit…
10:22. Shampoo A-Rod. Boomer’s move to 1st not good
10:23 Tough hop for the DP…Boomer Ks Sierra – combined age? 87.
10:28 I love Big Papi. I just grabbed the first beer of the day.
It’s noon somewhere and if the Queensland govt is willing to sell it,
i’m willing to drink it.
10:30 – Millar hit one real good… Matsui grabbed it…Shampoo…Jay
Payton manufactured a run. Welcome aboard.
10:37 – Bellhorn K’s. Wow. Shocker Totally.
10:43 – Giambi the cheater. Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater. Damn, he
got a basehit. At least Lupica has an idea now.
10:46 – Bernie Williams batting 8th? Yikes.
10:48 – Solar interference has prevented me from watching. Starting
to get mad. If it comes back and the Yanks are up 10-1, I will throw
something.
11:40 – break over, beer consumed, and for crying out loud Edgar…you
were in the NL…you’ve seen Randy…hit the ball
11:46 – Changed my locale, at the Hogs Breath at the moment…Shorty
the barkeep is proper fit (whatever that means)
11:49 “Do you really want to hurt me” by the Culture Cluib is on the PA.
11:50 – Boomer got the ball pulled. Can’t help but recognize that
I’ve been on the Boomer Wells diet all week.
11:52. Oh, another cute sign from the fans from a team that hasn’t
won anything this millenium. Shampoo off and die.
11:56 – I’m 12,000m miles from home and I didn’t think manny held up.
Thanks, Blue.
11:57 – Drunken Tourette’s is kicking in. I’m just swearing indiscriminately.
11:59. Shampoo. if the MFY get a lead with Randy on the hill,. they
may win 200 games
12:07 Shampoo Tanyon Sturtze
12:08 – Who the shampoo is Blaine Neal?
12:09 – A-Rod RBI. Jeter scored. It was…the…greatest…run…in…Yankee…history…There you go,
Lupica…there’s your story.
12:11 – A-Rod tagged up. Blaine, enjoy Pawtucket.
12:18 – My cell is dead. So is this game. 161 to go.
12:20 – Should I wonder who is in the Women’s Final Four? (yes, I’ve
been drinking)
12:22 – Fat Joe Checkng in? If there was a Boston rapper since Ed OG
and the Bulldogs, then I would be mad, but…
12:24 – Trouble (my fave song) by Coldplay, Shorty the barkeep, and
Sox/Yanks on the beach. Life don’t suck,
12:26 – Shampoo Tino Martinez.
12:29. Mark Belhorn strikes out. Shocker.
12:57 – I owe Dave Roberts a beer if I ever meet him.
12:58 – Nice replay of A-Rod cheating in the ALCS. Mother shampooer.
12:59 – Shorty owes me a beer.
1:03 – Shampoo Matsui.
1:05 – Is this the YES Network? Stop shampooing the shampooing Yankees.
1:08 – Shampoo Paul O’Neill.
1:09 – Matt Mantei is nasty. He will be the key to this season.
Ok, then the Sox lost. Bad news there. But the good news is that it
is 2:16 and I’m going to the beach.

One,
ML

• Laprey gets no more pub here – he’s funnier and more coherent than Shots. ShampooHead.
• Game time. Go Gaels!