If you’re planning on attending any of the Red Sox World Series games in Boston, you might want to avoid doing anything illegal. After Sunday night’s ALCS Game 7 win for the Red Sox, 26 people were arrested, most of them were college students.

So when they saw the judge on Tuesday, instead of receiving fines, 7 of the 26 were ordered to write an essay of what they learned from being arrested after the Red Sox won the American League Championship. It’s not just a short essay, he wants them to write 5 pages.

If you remember back to 2004, an Emerson College student was killed when she was hit by a pepper pellet shot by the Boston Police into a crowd of celebrating but rowdy fans. Since then, the Boston Police has made better preparations for handling a crowd like the one on Sunday night.

The key to writing this essay will be using a 14 point font, probably the courier new font. This will cut down the length of words they will need to write in the essay.

If it were me, I would write I learned not to celebrate outside Fenway Park and get caught. Then I would cut and paste it until I had 5 pages.

Nothing like taking the easy way out, huh.

Bill Callahan wants to know what’s going on with his job at the University of Nebraska. They let their A.D. go a few weeks ago and brought in former head coach Tom Osbourne. He wants to know his future so he can continue recruiting. It’s hard to get someone to commit to your program when you don’t know if you’ll be there.

Georgia Tech Heisman hopeful Tashard Choice injured his knee in Saturday’s win over Army. He had surgery on it today and hopes to only miss one game. Head coach Chan Gailey thinks Choice will return for the final 3 games of the season.

The five suspended Alabama football players are back practicing with the team. They were suspended for receiving more textbooks than the athletes were allowed. Nick Saban says the system failed the players. The school hasn’t said how long the suspensions will last but Alabama could face possible NCAA sanctions.

Penn State running back, Austin Scott, is facing charges of rape, sexual assault, indecent assault and simple assault. He took his story to the papers, trying to get his side of story out. Well, the judge issued a gag order and now Scott is no longer allowed to speak to anyone about his case.

North Carolina head coach Butch Davis suspended two of his players for violating team rules. Cornerback Jermaine Strong and offensive tackle Andre Barbour are suspended indefinitely from the team and can’t participate in any football related activities.

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With Tim Wakefield being left off the roster, Terry Francona had to put another player on the roster. He decided to add Kyle Synder to the bullpen. Synder will be able to give the Sox long relief if needed and fill other situations. I am surprised by the fact that the Sox didn’t take off Eric Gagné and add Julian Tavarez. He’s just a waste of a roster spot in my opinion.

Pitchers (11): Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Eric Gagné, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Curt Schilling, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin

Catchers (2): Doug Mirabelli, Jason Varitek

Infielders (7): Alex Cora, Eric Hinske, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis

Outfielders (5): Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Bobby Kielty, Manny Ramirez

In sticking with their “Impossible Dream” team theme this season, the Sox announced that Carl Yastrzemski will throw out tomorrow night’s first pitch.

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The 25-man roster for the Red Sox in the World Series hasn’t been announced yet but we do know one thing. Tim Wakefield will not be a part of it due to the shoulder injury that kept him off the ALDS roster.

“I really wish I was up here talking about my starting Game 2,” Wakefield said. “But unfortunately that’s not the case today. After long talks with [Terry Francona] and John Farrell and Theo [Epstein], my health, advice from the doctors, it’s not going to happen, unfortunately.

“Could I pitch Game 2? Probably. But are you going to get 100 percent out of Tim Wakefield? I don’t know that either, until Tuesday. After that I don’t know either, because dealing with this problem that I’ve had for the past two months, it seems like my recovery time in getting longer and longer, and I just don’t think it’s fair to the other 24 guys on this team that I go out there and maybe I pitch well and maybe I don’t, and then I’m not available for the rest of the series. It’s not fair for the rest of the 24 guys in that clubhouse for me to put them through that.”

With Wakefield out of the rotation it is not known who will take his start. As of right now, the rotation for the Sox has been set for the first three games. Josh Beckett will get the start in Game 1, Curt Schilling in Game 2, and Daisuke Matsuzaka in Game 3 in Denver. Rumors are that Jon Lester will make the start in Game 4.

It looks as though the Red Sox will use the same lineup that they did in Game 6 and Game 7 of the ALCS. Jacoby Ellsbury will start again in center field in place of Coco Crisp, who is still battling soreness from crashing in the wall.

The Red Sox will have to make some lineup decisions for the games in Colorado. Since the games are being played in a National League park, there is no DH. That means the Red Sox will have to decide who to sit between the trio of David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell. I think we all know that Big Papi won’t be out of the lineup so it comes down to Youk and Lowell. Youk is hitting a team leading .425 while is hitting a nice .333. Some very tough decisions lie ahead for Sox skipper Terry Francona.

If you do, then I have just the thing for you. New Hampshire Public Radio is looking for fans to tell their story about the Sox in the World Series.

Head over to the New Hampshire Public Radio website and check out the survey. If you’re interested in telling your story, fill it out. If you’re not interested, it’s okay.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick conducts an interview segment each Monday on WEEI’s “The Big Show” with host Glen Ordway, Pete Sheppard and former NFL players Steve DeOssie (who played for Belichick when they were with the NY Giants) and Fred Smerlas. He generally talks about the game and answers questions from the gang an even has a question or two for them as well.

According to Belichick defensive end Richard Seymour and wide receiver Troy Brown may start practicing this week as they work towards coming off the PUP list. The team has until Week 9 to activate them or place them on the IR.

Belichick also congratulated the Red Sox for making the World Series during his 11:45 Monday meeting with the local media.

QuarterbackTom Brady who last week tied a team record in Dallas with 5 TD passes broke it with 6 in Miami on Sunday. He now has 27 TD passes just one shy of his career high.

Miami’s Jason Taylor, last years NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was asked after the game about whether he thought New England was trying to run up the score.

“That’s what you should do,” said Taylor. “You shouldn’t be conservative and sit back just because you have a lead. They ran their offense, and they took Tommy out for a while and put him back in because of the interception. But that’s what the game is. If you don’t want people to run the score up then stop them. I have no problem with it.”

Kudos to Taylor who obviously gets it unlike others through out the league.

Running back Laurence Maroney returned to action on Sunday but was limited to 6 carries as the Patriots went with more of a pass oriented offense against the Dolphins. It also saved on Maroney as he works himself back into game shape after missing 3 weeks with a groin injury.

Safety Rodney Harrison got a sack of Cleo Lemon on Sunday giving him a career total of 30.5 for his career. He also became the first player in NFL history to have 30 sacks and 30 interceptions. Harrison should one day find himself enshrined in Canton OH.

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Here is a look at what happened between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies in 2007 as written here on SOX & Dawgs by Steve and myself.

June 12, 2007 Red Sox 2 Rockies 1:

Tim Wakefield was solid for 8 innings on Tuesday night and a sacrifice fly from J.D. Drew got the job done as the Red Sox beat the Rockies 2-1. The win was Wake’s 6th of the season and it also makes the Red Sox the only team with four 6-win pitchers.

June 13, 2007 Rockies 12 Red Sox 2:

One bad pitch from Curt Schilling changed the complexion of last night’s game. Otherwise, it could have been a different result. The Boys from Beantown are scuffling a bit on offense these days. Josh Beckett takes the hill tonight before the Barry Bonds circus comes to town. Let’s take a look at what the Boston area and Denver media has to say about last night’s game.

June 14, 2007 Rockies 7 Red Sox 1:

Garrett Atkins and Kaz Matsui each had three hits and Jeff Francis pitched 5 shut out innings as the Rockies beat up the Red Sox, 7-1 at Fenway Park. Atkins fell a triple short of a cycle as he singled in the first, hit a grand slam in the third and doubled in the fifth.

I am sure we all needed a nice day of rest yesterday after staying up late on Sunday night to watch the Red Sox victory and celebration. The Sox worked out at Fenway Park on Monday afternoon in anticipation of Wednesday’s Game 1. The pitching matchup for Game 1 is set. It will be Jeff Francis vs Josh Beckett. That’s about all that is confirmed right now. The rest of the rotation and roster will probably be determined tomorrow or at the latest Wednesday morning when it has to be in the league office. Rumors are that Tim Wakefield may start Game 2. I’d have to think we won’t see Eric Gagné on the roster. If you were wondering how Coco Crisp was feeling, he’s doing fine after crashing into the wall on the final out of Sunday’s ALCS game 7. If you’re trying to get tickets to the games in Colorado, tickets will go on sale again at 10 AM MDT (12 PM EDT). So while we await today’s press conferences and hopefully an announcement of the pitching rotation and roster, let’s take a look at the headlines from the Boston area and Denver media on this Soxtober morning.

Some things up in the air [Boston Globe]

Rockies win with Tulo-whiz kid [Denver Post]

Sox have perfect timing [Boston Herald]

Rockies get chance to emerge nationally [Rocky Mountain News]

Beckett Is About The Only Certainty [Hartford Courant]

Which team really has the momentum? [Pro Jo]

He’s fast becoming a favorite [Boston Globe]

Time doesn’t dim 1995 cameo at plate [Denver Post]

Cast of characters [Boston Herald]

Boston basking in that overdog feeling [Rocky Mountain News]

Rocky Family Ties [Hartford Courant]

Pressure builds once you’ve won it all [Pro Jo]

For more headlines and stories, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant, Providence Journal, Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News websites.

I was bored late last night and was looking at some photos from Sunday night’s celebration and a few caught my eye. In the first one,I filled in what I thought were Theo Epstein’s thoughts.

In this second one, it’s your opportunity to provide a caption for the photo.

Leave your captions in the comments.

Are you sitting around your house throwing in the Dropkick Murphys “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” and trying to do the Papelbon. WCVB in Boston tried to find random people on the street to “Do the Papelbon”.

If you forgot what it was or have been under a rock,here are both videos of his dancing skills along with the WCBV video after the jump.

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