Why do I speak like I am eighty years old? Tonight on the Late Edition I said "Hold the phone," meaning hold your horses or wait a minute. This is something by late great parents would say. I am one of the oldest guys around here and every time I say something like "Hold the phone," or make a Dick Van Dyke Show or I Love Lucy reference the twenty somethings around here look at me like I should be taken to the home.

Dickerson was back tonight and he always make me say something I don’t want to. For example i did not want to be critical of Rodney Harrison tonight. But, Greg said that Rodney was close to his form of 2004. Come on, not even Rodney would agree with that. Because of injury and time there is no way Rodney can be the player he was in 2004. He was awesome in 04. Steve DeOssie even said that Rodney had lost a step but because of Rodney’s brain power he can anticipate what the offense is going to do. Of course, Greg is trying to make it out that I said Rodney is over the hill. He is not over the hill, he is just not the guy he was in 2004.

I would love to see John Lynch with the Patriots. He and Rodney can still hurt people. Can you imagine going over the middle and getting crushed by both of them? Sanders and Merriweather can learn a ton from those two veterans.

Youk and Pedroia amaze me. They are carrying this team at the plate right now.  Dustin must have the most strength per pound in the majors.