I can't wait for the Minnesota Twins to get a new ballpark. I hate the Metrodome.

First off, baseball should not be played indoors, nor should football for that matter.

Second, the 26,000 fans sound like 50,000. Thus the reason for so many damn speakers!

Ah, the speakers. The Boston Globe writes: This speaker silences Ortiz.

David Ortiz was robbed. How could the hardest ball ever hit amount to a single? It was painful. You knew it was, er, gone once you heard it blast off the bat. Ouch!

Ortiz, Terry Francona and myself were disgusted.

Third, the ground rules are confusing:

Foul poles are in fair territory. Ball hitting roof or speakers in fair territory: if caught by fielder, batter is out and fielders advance at their own risk. Ball hitting roof or speakers in fair territory shall be judged fair or foul in relation to where it hits the ground or is touched by a fielder. Any ball that hits the speaker or roof in foul territory is a foul ball; if, however, the ball is caught by fielder, the batter is out and base runners advance at their own risk. A ball that hits speaker in foul territory and ricochets back into fair territory is still a foul ball; if the ball is caught by fielder, the batter is out and base runners advance at their own risk.

A look at the Metrodome's dimension leaves one to wonder...

Left-field line: 343 feet Left-center: 385 feet Center field: 408 feet Right-center: 367 feet Right-field line: 327 feet Fence 7 feet Fence (RF) 23 feet

What's the ceiling height?

My hopes dashed; my heart sunk. The Sox have now lost four in a row. I can't remember the last time that happened.

Man that Joe Mauer can hit, tough. I was lucky enough to draft in my fantasy league. He leads the league in average and has a hit .637, or something over the last week, earning the A.L. Player of the Week Award.

Some are comparing him to Seattle's Ichiro. I would argue he is better.

He's only 23 and he's a catcher. Though I would suggest the Twins find a new position for him to play. They need to find a way to protect his knees, back. Perhaps third would suit him better. The Astros were smart moving Craig Biggio from the catcher spot to second. The same could happen here. The problem with moving him: he's a fine catcher.

With the loss, Boston trails New York by one game.

It's sad really the Sox have all of theiroffense and New York's is depleted. But there they are in first place.

Is Red Sox nation in panic mode? It's still a little early. Heck, the team has been able to get on base, they just aren't driving the runners home. hey have had some weak pitching moments, but the defense is the strongest in the league.

Their have improved on 2005 record thus far and with a little push over the next two weeks we'll be right back at the top, right?

Besides, the fans will get another glimpse of the future when Jon Lester takes the mound tonight against Atlanta. That's right, the beginning of the interleague fortnight is tonight.

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