So I've know I needed to replace the rear tires on the Z for a while now, they wore too darn fast, but I'm honestly not sure why. So Thursday I ordered some tires from the Tire Rack, the were supposed to arrive Friday or Monday. Thursday afternoon we head to Kansas City to see the Red Sox play. Well, long story short, the game sucked, the Sox lost. Right after the game it started pouring rain. I thought, great, this will be fun to drive home in. So we leave the stadium, go the long way out, but avoid pretty much all the traffic in doing so. On 70 and headed for St. Louis. So it's not the funnest of rides, actually pretty scary, holding on the wheel just hoping the backend doesn't stap around on me. I'm honestly thinking we'll be alright if I can just make it past the storm, knowing it's only been raining for 15 minutes. We end up stopping at exit 28 and crashing in a hotel for the evening, not worth the risk of driving on those tires to try to make it home. So Friday morning we wake up, to more rain. We trek on to Odessa Missouri hoping to find some breakfast, a break in the weather, or some new tires. Odessa is a pretty small down, and none of the tire dealers had anything that would work. So we ate breakfast, and I dropped the tire pressure in the rear tires hoping to gain some traction and make the trip safe. We hit the highway again, less rain now, but the further we go, the more rain we hit. About 40 miles from Columbia the car gets stupid again, not wanting to stay on the road, so I slow it down to ~40 miles per hour, on the highway, flashers on. We stop in Columbia, and $350 and one hour later I have two new Falken Ziex ze512s from the Sears autocenter, not to mention the money spent shopping in the mall while we waited! So we leave Columbia, and guess what we found the whole final half of the trip. Sunshine, and not a single drop of rain.... Lesson learned, replace your tires earlier! Photos of the game up later...

You have to love Southwest Airlines! I now don't have to get to the airport near as early as originally planned. I'm taking only carry on items, and was able to check in over the internet, so I have my Group A boarding pass. SW boards by groups, A being first, B and C being latter, and since seating on Southwest is first come first serve, you need to have an A pass to get a decent seat. That generally means getting to the airport two hours early, but not if you check in online! Rock on with your bad self...

If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on ebay. I'll be touching up all the photos I took at the World Series and compiling a DVD for sale in the next few days. I'll post more information here when it is available!  If you are looking to purchase the DVD of photos, you can get it on...

Looks like the momentum has shifted and the voting has changed a bit in this latest poll! Vote: ALCS Best Ever? Can Red Sox win in 7? Thank you for voting. See below for the results from across SportsNation.Your responses in bold text. 1) Where does the 2004 ALCS rank among the greatest series of all-time? 51.3% It's top 3 40.1% It's the greatest ever 8.6% It's good but not great 2) What is your reaction to Curt Schilling's performance in Game 6? 44.0% Gutsiest thing I've ever seen 25.9% Almost up there with Willis Reed 23.1% He was tougher than I anticipated 6.9% He's a good pitcher, so what's the big deal? 3) What was your reaction to Alex Rodriguez and the interference call in the eighth inning of Game 6? 63.9% He was trying to cheat and should be embarrassed 36.1% He just reacted in the heat of the moment 4) What will you remember most about Game 6? 38.0% Curt Schilling's pitching performance 23.5% Alex Rodriguez interference 17.3% Curt Schilling's bloody sock 14.8% Riot police taking the field in 8th inning 6.3% Mark Bellhorn's home run bouncing off fan onto the field 5) Will Pedro Martinez pitch at any point in Game 7? 56.8% Yes 43.2% No 6) Who will be the MVP of Game 7? 39.8% David Ortiz 16.5% Manny Ramirez 12.8% Other 8.9% Derek Lowe 7.4% Tim Wakefield 4.7% Derek Jeter 3.5% Keith Foulke 2.6% Alex Rodriguez 2.4% Mariano Rivera 1.4% Kevin Brown 7) Who do you want to win Game 7? 89.7% Red Sox 10.3% Yankees 8) Who will win Game 7? 76.2% Red Sox 23.8% Yankees Total Votes:...

It took 14 innings, but David Ortiz won another one! Walk off single scores Damon and wins the game! It's time to make history boys, here's to the Red Sox winning 2 more and being the first team to come back from 0-3 in a 7 game...