Sox-Yankees, Round 2 tomorrow night. There will be a total of six World Series MVPs participating in the three game series in the Bronx:

Mariano Rivera (1999)
Derek Jeter (2000)
Curt Schilling (2001)
Randy Johnson (2001)
Josh Beckett (2003)
Manny Ramirez (2004)

How come Texas looks really good against everyone except the Yankees? The Yanks swept them over the weekend, but I have been watching them play the Twins and they are beating them 6-3. They have great young offensive players and have finally developed some pitching. They have a chance to compete in the West, although I still think the Angels and A's are better teams.

Lots of baseball for us over the weekend. J. had practice on Saturday morning (I caught batting practice) and a game in the evening. He played first base one inning and got all three putouts, then played catcher for the first time. It was pretty cool seeing him out there in the "tools of ignorance". He seemed to like it, and I'm sure he'll get another chance this season. Sunday we went to a local batting cage while R. was at a birthday party. We both hit pretty well, although my arms were feeling it after three rounds in the cage.

A big milestone for R. today as she got a new brace for her foot. The surgery last year has been so successful that she needs a much smaller brace. The old one went almost up to the knee. This one just goes around her ankle and is barely visible when she is wearing a shoe. It's great that all we went through last winter is starting to pay off.