Finally

Congrats to all you Sox fans out there; they've finally won their first game of 2011. It was quite a slug fest between Boston and New York today. The pitching was awful on both sides of the field (the final score was 9-6, wowza). Dustin Pedroia finally reclaimed his spark plug title, hitting a homer during his first AB, and finishing the day with a 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R line. It's only one game, and the season is still so young, but it's a monkey off my back that's for sure. Somehow, it seems like it's only right the W comes from the home opener against the Yankees.

In other news, Manny Ramirez has surprisingly retired from baseball today. The slugger, known for his antics on and off the field, finishes his career with a .312/.411/.585 slash line, 2574 hits, 1831 RBIs, and 555 homers. The word from the MLB is they recently approached Manny about a drug related issue (whether that means a street drug or steroids has yet to be disclosed). Instead of facing the music, again, Man-Ram decided instead to retire. No matter what you think of him (frankly, I don't think very much of him) Ramirez will go down as one of the most feared hitters in the late 90s-early 2000s.