When I was a kid, my dad used to always say:

If it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

No, wait, that was Vince Lombardi. My dad said:

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you’re rained out.

Wednesday, the Sox lose. Thursday, they win. And today, they’re rained out. Glad to see they get the full range of possibilities.

Yesterday, I listened to the XM broadcast of the game. Which meant that I had to listen to Joe Angel call the last few innings of the game. Congrats Trupe, you’re off the hook today. Angel sounded completely disconnected from the game. He often referred to things that were happening in the present, in the past tense. Some announcers are slow, but that’s just bad.

I know I get on Trupe for a number of things, but at least the guy gets excited about the game (the fact that he’s more excited about ball three than ball four notwithstanding). Angel makes strike three sound like a foul that’s out of play. He’s that dull.

I know that a big aspect of radio announcers is the bass in their voices. But I’d much rather listen to a nasal-voiced announcer who gives a good description of the game, and makes interesting points than a Joe Angel every day.

The Sox now have back-to-back day-night doubleheaders against the MFY. Please, please split the series. There’s no question that the MFY have won the AL East this season. I’d just rather that the Sox not have to watch them clinch. It’s that simple.