Howard Camerik

Clint Hurdle And His Rocky Mountain Oysters

02:41 PM ET 10.27

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If I was inclined to root for the Rockies, it would be for one reason, only. The team's manager is the only person I've ever seen pour a full bottle of champagne over his genitalia.I'll bet you didn't see that one coming. Here's the story.It was September, 1983, and I was at the beginning of my senior year at the University of Virginia. It had been a few days since my friend, Gordon "G-Bone" Gerson had begged for my help. He was the incoming sports editor of the University Journal, a campus almost-daily - the Herald to the Cavalier…

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Boston Herald Brings The High Heat

05:12 PM ET 09.30

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Well, we all know what happened. Since this blog sounded the "bad omen" alarm, the Baseball Gods settled down, the Sox took care of business, and now it's on to the post-season with the AL East flag flying at the Fens.Today the Boston Herald featured a collector's edition pull-out section commemorating the divisional title, and it was a big event here on The O'Leary Farm. Inside was a feature on The Curse of Carl Mays. And it was nice. Boo-yah. I won't make you click a link; I'll re-print it below.In related news, if you…

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Give Me The AL East Or Give Me Death

12:08 PM ET 09.01

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April in Red Sox Nation was like the Battle of Lexington and Concord - a nice showing, but merely the kick-off of a long, hard slog. But General Francona and his forces were really called to arms this week, to do pitched battle in New York, and they didn't answer the call. When the fog and dust of armed confrontation cleared, The Nation's military forces had suffered the same fate in NYC as did the Continental Army 231 years ago.General Torre, reinforced as always by a band of hired gun Hessian fighters in black pinstriped coats (yes, yes, I know, the Sox spend gobs of…

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