Game 1 -- Extra inning loss on a walk off homer after losing a 2-0 lead. Game's low light -- the manager should have walked the other team's best player with first base open.
Game 2 -- Rays connect for four homers on the way to a 6-4 win. Game's low light -- Brad Penny's expression after Carlos Pena's mammoth home run.
Game 3 -- The Yanks snap an eight game losing streak to the Sox and send John Smoltz into retirement. Game low light -- Billy Traber taking one for the team.
Game 4 -- AROD hits a walk off homer in the fifteenth breaking up a scoreless tie. Game low light -- Having to endure YES network's endless walk off home run footage from the past 46 years.
Aside from the game results, what else has happened?
- David Ortiz has turned into OJ Simpson searching for the truth behind what really happened.
- Jed Lowrie has re-injured his wrist. We have the worst shortstop production in all of baseball. This from a team that has financial resources unlike all but one team. Solution is to acquire Chris Woodward. Chris Woodward!
- JD Drew and Jason Bay battle an assortment of injuries while the immortal Josh Reddick replaces them.
- Theo Epstein jumps on a plane and flies to NY to personally tell John Smoltz his services would no longer be needed. Smoltz' Red Sox career earned run average is 8.32.
- Junichi Tawaza has the greatest day of his life turned upside down. He has good stuff but didn't anyone else think of BK Kim last night?
- Terry Francona has twice given the ball to Saito with the game on the line. Scary stuff.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I have been on vacation twice this summer. While away from home the Red Sox have won one game out of ten. Blame it on me.
Clay Buchholz needs to step today. How about drilling someone in response to Dustin Predoria getting hit on Thursday night? We need to change our luck. At least we won't have to listen to Dave Roberts today.
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