Thoughts While Shaving

4.6.05: · The "Curse of the Bambino" may be dead. But, the "Curse of the Martino" lives. Ever since the Red Sox let Pedro go to New York, they haven't won a game.

· How'd it work out for the Red Sox' closer yesterday?

· If the official scorer wasn't so generous on Sunday night, Edgar Renteria has THREE errors in his first two games.

· Does David McCarty get to pitch an inning for the Sox this afternoon?

· Now that Pedro is gone, it seems like Manny Ramirez is the one who is showing up a little late for the start of the season.

· Wade Neal?

· Does Johnny Damon get a ring or a Pulitzer Prize on Monday? (And, does the wife get a WS ring, too?)

· Why do Yankee pitchers even bother to pitch to David Ortiz with first base open? Ditto for Sox hurlers facing Hideki Matsui.

· Mariano Rivera will still be on the mound this afternoon if it's a save situation for the Yankees.

· So far, A-Rod's off-season workout regimen appears to be paying as many dividends as Trot's.

· Guess Sox' fans know what they meant by David Wells "balky back" now, don't they?

· It's two games in the loss column. The Yankees' magic number is 159. Time to panic yet?

-- Bill Bingham, Westerly, RI