BTW -- Sox win in Toronto??

Much needed win last night in Toronto. Paul Byrd was okay. Bullpen was great. Pedroia, Varitek (?) and CoCo (??) led the offense.

BTW -- observations

• The Blue Jays' throwback powder blue uniforms are pretty sweet. If these are replicas of those uniforms worn by players in the late eighties and nineties, today's ball players are smaller and in better shape because those unis sure are baggy.

• Sox are looking much better on the road of late. They have won 10 of their last 13 games away from Fenway. A good sign. Still, they are something like 0-13 in their last one run road games.


• Paul Byrd's head size is huge. I think the team took the hat off of the old bullpen car to accommodate him. If a player's dome size is an indicator of performance enhancing drug use, Byrd took HGH far more than once.


• These injuries are becoming a concern, Lowell, Wakefield, Beckett, Lugo, Drew all are on the shelf and the team seems to not miss a beat. This is a reflection of the depth that the organization possesses. Claymation gets sent down and the injuries to two other starters for any other franchise would be panic time but Red Sox Nation says, "Colon is ready and I want to see what Bowden can do." Also, Daniel Bard (teammate of Norwich's Andrew Carrigan at UNC) is throwing bullets as the AA closer. He was clocked twice at over 100 MPH last week. Granted that number is more than likely exaggerated (there are two different radar guns that are around 3-4 mph different). Please no more Charlie Zink.


• Good to see Varitek breaking through of late. Three games, three homers. He was swinging and missing so often, it was almost as if he was pulling a Manny and trying to not get resigned. Now we all know Tek is far too competitive to ever do such a thing. I'm Boras is relieved.


• Lester vs. Litsch today. Advantage Sox. Some idiots wanted to trade Lester away in the off season. Idiots like that should never be allowed the opportunity to voice their opinions. This guy will be our second starter in the playoffs (if we get there).


• Okajima has turned himself around very nicely.


• Is Southington's Carl Pavano really starting for the Yanks today? I remember being upset he chose the Pinstripers over the Sox. Don't sweat the small stuff. It would be an act of the supernatural if he goes more than five innings.


• I like the idea of instant replay on home runs. I am opposed to the idea of replay for all other instances.


• Is Pedroia going to win the gold glove? It seems he makes every play. Did anyone catch what he said to the home plate umpire in Baltimore that got him ejected? Pretty good. That same umpire yelled at hitting coach Dave Magadan to stay away from the caffeine when he was chirping from the dugout.


• Theo looks like a genius again for not trading away Coco. For a fourth outfielder he has played an awful lot.


• Good luck to local guy Scott Chiasson in his quest to get back to the majors. Chiasson was recently signed out of the Mexican League by the Orioles and basically has about ten days to prove he can still get it done. If he does not get called up by Sept. 1st he will be released. Scotty, we are all rooting for you.