Sports

I'm all tingly and giddy like a school girl. Apologies in advance for yet another sports related post, but it's come true: Curt Schilling has waived his no-trade clause and has joined the Boston Red Sox. The team traded Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon and two minor-league prospects for him, in what looks like the steal of the century. The current Sox starting rotation is now:

• Pedro Martinez
• Curt Schilling
• Derek Lowe
• Tim Wakefield

There is a question about who's going to be the fifth starter, probably bendy-elbowed, middle-finger-pointing Byung-Hyun Kim or Bronson Arroyo.

The Sox now have arguably the best rotation in all of baseball. Combine that with the historic offense that this team put up last year, and Boston will be the odds-on favorite to win the World Series in 2004.

Next up: Keith Foulke comes in as the dominant closer and maybe, just maybe, Alex Rodriguez at short and Nomar at second. I can't wait for April.