A split was all I wanted. A split ensured that the MFY fans could do their little drunk dance elsewhere, and not in front of the Sox. We had a starting rotation of Beckett, Tavarez, Snyder and Jarvis. No chance, right? Well for some unbeknown reason, the Sox, for the first time in about two months, stepped it up and took care of business. Hell, they even won three outta four!

Yes, the season is almost over, but it was a moral victory. Just as when Papi (hopefully) clubs numbers 50 and 51 that will be a moral victory as well. There will be no “Red Sox – Wild Card” t-shirts or hats this year. So let’s enjoy the little things like Jeter ending his hitting streak against Kevin Jarvis. Or Coco robbing Jorge “little bitch” Posada of a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th last night. How about Hideki Matsui apologizing to the MFY fans for not clinching the division at home (ok, I made that one up).

So if you’re looking for things to root for at the end of the regular season, I’ve made a list:

• Papi to break Jimmy Foxx’s HR record
• The MFY to screw up badly enough that they can’t set up their pitching staff for a 5 game series (it’s kind of a stretch, I know)
• The Sox to not fall into 3rd place in the AL East
• The White Sox to not make the playoffs