Red Sox in town this weekend...don't leave early.

Boston's in town for a four game set against the Angels. Yay!

K-Rod may need to go on a forcible vacation for a little while - he looks completely lost (har-har) on the mound. No command whatsoever and he's committing stupid mental mistakes.

And, Curt's not doing much better lately either. Ouch.

So, in other words, we're not leaving if it's close at the end of the games...

This'll also take my mind off the atrocities being committed by the Rangers management in refusing to play their youngsters.

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I'm numb.

From boston.com:

"AT LAST! Pigs can fly, hell is frozen, the slipper finally fits, and Impossible Dreams really can come true."

Taken (by my friend Carin because I was too lazy to dig out my camera) when I was in Boston two weekends ago outside of State Hall. Even then, it was 2-0 Yankees. Never stopped believing. Wow.

Thanks.

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One more to go...

Pinch me please. Or not. (It's 5AM and I can't get to sleep.)

Go Sox!

As Pinto says, "If there is a curse, (losing) this would be the cruelest incarnation of all."

Must. Think. Positively. Oh wait, 1986. Damn it. Win. One. More.

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Three down...Eight to go...

Wow. What a game. I started out a local bar for lunch and then headed back to my apartment after the Red Sox had a lead and continued to watch the game on local TV (no ESPN here anymore). Yet, when Vlad hit that grand slam, my heart sank. I really thought that it might go to game five on Sunday. Of course, yah, the Sox would still win it because Schilling would pitch Game Five, but the rotation would be shot for the ALCS and that'd be killer.

But, but, but. The Red Sox showed their killer instinct tonight. As Trot said (roughly), if you have them on the cliff, stomp on their hands. Oh wow, did they ever.

I do think Mike made a big mistake by putting in Washburn in for K-Rod. All year long he's refused to play the lefty-righty matchup. And, in the elimination game, he decides to change tactics and go lefty-lefty? That's absurd. And, you bring in the guy who lost Game 1 a few days ago? Borderline indefensible. However, Mike is a tremendous manager who made a mistake: this is one of the few times I thought he blew his management of the bullpen. (Should this cost him his job a la Grady? Heck no say I.)

So, versus Wash, Papi came through. Oh yah, bring the MFYs on!

Oh, BTW, and I just didn't understand John Kerry's allusion to the 'Red Sox fan' at all in tonight's presidential debate. Was he saying that we're not living in reality? Um, that was David Ortiz (of Manny Ortez fame) hitting that home run over the Green Monster, wasn't it? Or, was I not living in reality? Perhaps I'm just too stupid to understand that reference.

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Two down...Nine to go...

Pedro had some zip on the ball last night: hitting 94 and 95 consistently. Earlier on in the season (like when Vlad had his spectacular 9 RBI night), Pedro was barely hitting low 90s.

Who do you think started the 10/04/04 Game One of the Real Season thread and the 10/05/05 Game Two of the Real Season thread over on SoSH? Curt Schilling himself.

Fear Pedro and Schilling.

Oh, and I did make it to the stadium before the first pitch. Yay.

Now, the Angels can't win two at Fenway, can they?

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