One Fan's Watch Party by Jared Carrabis
JC to host Sox watch party at the Bleacher Bar on Friday, Book update!


Red Sox Nation Watch Party hosted by RSN Governor of MA:

So tonight, the Red Sox hit the road to take on the defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies. If you live anywhere near the Boston area, you should be at the Bleacher Bar on Lansdowne Street in Boston for the Red Sox Watch Party. I will be your host for the evening and I'm happy to say that everyone is invited, no RSVP necessary; just show up with your friends, eat, drink, be merry and watch the Sox take it to the defending champs.

In the first game of this brief three-game road trip, Jon Lester returns to the mound for the first time since flirting with perfection. In Lester's last outing, the left-hander took a perfect game into the seventh inning before allowing a one-out double to Michael Young. In fact, Young collected the only two hits that Lester would allow in his complete game, two-hit victory, complete with 11 strikeouts. The last, and only, time that Lester has faced the Phillies, he logged a seven-inning shutout performance to earn a victory. His opponent, Joe Blanton, has been mediocre against Boston in his career, going 3-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 8 starts.

Book update:

I promised all the SoxSpace readers an update on my book "One Fan's Story: If This Hat Could Talk" as soon as I had one. Well, the teaser for the back cover is complete and I'd love to share it with all of you. It was written by my editor, Jane Osgood, and I think she did a fantastic job on it.

"One Fan's Story is just that - the story of one Boston Red Sox fan, Jared Carrabis - but it's everybody's story, really. Through Carrabis' experiences we get to live out our fantasies as a fan of the Sox, the game of baseball, and even the game of life. From the first time the author walks up that ramp as an eight year old boy and gets his first view of the green grass and the Green Monster that are synonymous with Fenway Park, right through the 2008 American League Championship Series, we all feel the exquisite thrills as well as every agonizing disappointment that the Red Sox have to offer the Fenway Faithful. But don't be fooled into thinking that this book is exclusively for students of the game of baseball or readers of Carrabis' own generation. This is a coming of age story that goes beyond the confines of any baseball field or age bracket; for Carrabis has a way of creating universal life lessons out of every tale he spins for his readers.

The author was a finalist to become the first President of Red Sox Nation and is the official Massachusetts Governor of Red Sox Nation, appointed by the Rem Dawg himself. Yet whether he is rubbing elbows with Larry Lucchino while the President and CEO is on a cell phone discussing the Manny trade, or simply mingling with the masses at the Bleacher Bar, Carrabis never loses sight of the average baseball fan's perspective in recounting all the joys and sorrows that this great game of baseball has to offer. His multitude of website followers has been clamoring for his titillating tale since December of 2007. Carrabis doesn't disappoint. Not only has he stepped up to the plate in response, he has hit it out of the ballpark."

The book will be ready to hit the shelves by July. There's no set date just yet, but as soon as I have one, you'll all be the first to know. For those living in the Boston area, it will be available in a select amount of Barnes and Noble stores, but fear not if you're a Sox fan living in enemy territory, because they will be for sale on SoxSpaceNews.com as well.

Oh, and one last thing. If you live in the Boston are and you have Comcast SportsNet, I will be appearing on The Baseball Show with Michael Felger tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 9am to talk about the hottest topic on SoxSpace being discussed amongst the readers. The segment is called "Web Sox Nation", so be on the look out for that!

-Jared Carrabis

Published on June 12, 2009

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