21 games to go

After today's sweep of a doubleheader over the Rays, the Red Sox enjoy at least a 3 game lead in the wild card chase. A couple of thoughts;

• The top 3 of Beckett, Lester and Buchholz combined to allow two runs and eleven hits over twenty innings this past weekend. Impressive but ....
• The Rays are not the same team that scared me this year. They lost for the 11th straight time today. How does that happen? I know they have been hit by injuries but they didn't even show up this weekend.
• Dice-K makes his bid to be the #4 starter in the playoffs on Tuesday. If he can give us his customary 5 innings, 1-2 runs, 8 hits, 3 bb, leave the bases loaded twice and 121 pitches, the Sox will welcome it.
• Does Heidi Watney have a crush on the Rays pitching coach? He gets interviewed by her before every Tampa game.
• Speaking of Watney, Jason Varitek looks refreshed. Victor Martinez catching seems to be his Fountain of Youth.
• When J.D. Drew is hitting the offense is much better.
• Let's hope the Sox can win the wild card a couple of days early so they can set up their rotation for the playoffs.
• This upcoming Angels series should be a good one.
• How the heck days it rain for three straight days on Arlington, Texas?