Look what I found during my Internet travels: http://tinyurl.com/9ej6kk

Scroll down to the second picture from the bottom, and click to enlarge.  Powder blue, NO.  But otherwise doesn't Coco look terrific?  I read somewhere that he's been working out in Arizona this winter.  That bodes well for his future endeavors in KC.  :::grins:::

Speaking of working out, I also read (gee, I read a lot) that Lugo opted not to play winter ball in the DR so he could instead focus on conditioning.  Apparently he packed on some serious muscle while he was at it.  Spring training promises to be interesting.
 

I am a bit of a horndog today.  Really.  :::sigh:::   At least I was inspired to make a couple more icons, which is a good thing.

The crankle is about good to go.  It was a little bit red/swollen by late last night, but I slept with it propped, lounged in bed for way too long this morning, and it looked fairly normal when I got up.  I'm not enjoying some of the side effects of the antibiotic (sometimes those are as bad as the illness that's being treated, LOL), but this too shall pass.

I'm spending another quiet day alternating between catching up on electronic correspondence and doing piddly things around the house (dishes as well as taking my injection for my MS a week late but better than never).  It's been a somewhat lost weekend but I really can't complain, seeing as how I was very productive last weekend and am feeling pretty motivated in general.  At least I had a good reason for being a slug.

Onwards.
 

I first saw the rumor earlier this morning on the Red Sox board on AOL, of all places.  Something about a radio station in Kansas City.  Nothing came up on a Google search, so I shot Ian an e-mail to ask him what he knew, then went back to bed to rest my leg.  Was having a grand time watching reggaeton videos and after awhile, LJ addict that I am, I had to log in again.  I read the comments to my most recent entry and I knew.  Checked my e-mail and my suspicions were confirmed by Ian.  And of course I've checked some of the major media, with no doubt more of that to come as the news spreads.

I haven't really processed this yet but I know as soon as it really hits me, my heart will be hurting even worse than my ankle.  Why the hell do all my baseball boyfriends get gone?  That's two already since I became a Sox fan, with the third no doubt to follow soon.  Coco love aside, wouldn't it have made sense to have a known quantity, and a very good one at that, as our fourth outfielder if they planned to give center field to Jacoby?

I hope this season brings Coco a career year that makes our front office regret this move.  See, now I'm getting angry.  What part of the five stages of grief is that?

Does this mean that I have to change my default icon and get rid of all my Coco icons?  They (and he) are so adorable that I can hardly bear that thought...

Now I'm extra glad that I stayed home from work today.  It would have been July 31 all over again.  I wouldn't have gotten a damn thing done for all the angsting and checking on line.  And just so it's clear...this is so much worse than July 31.

:::sigh:::

For some reason doing my exercise routine today caused my libido to wake up BIG TIME for the first time in several weeks, and now I'm sitting here thinking about my favorite baseball boyfriends and missing them so damn much.  With the hot stove season going on, there's a good chance that they could end up somewhere other than Boston, but I'll still be keeping tabs on them regardless, so that's not an issue.  And I have a few hundred pictures to enjoy until Spring Training starts, but I.Want.To.See.Them.Live.NOW.  Dammit.  :(

I guess it doesn't help that supper didn't agree with me.  Doesn't do much for my mood...

The clock has struck midnight and it is now November 1, so it's time to wish a very happy BIG 2-9 to one Covelli Loyce Crisp!  May you have a fabulous birthday, Coco, and may you and your lovely family be ever blessed.

:::smooches:::