Hi Manny, it’s nice to see you too. Yes, you had a great game yesterday. Going 2-2 with two bases loaded walks and 3 RBIs is fantastic in a ALCS game. When your partner in crime also goes 2-2 with two walks, it makes Mr. Beckett’s life a whole lot easier. Speaking of Josh, what the hell was that? First, he didn’t pitch a complete game. Second, he gave up not one but TWO runs. Sure the 7 K’s were nice, but I’m not liking this trend of giving up runs in the playoffs. How about we stop that?

The first seven innings were just about perfect for Sox fans. The Sox were up 10-2, the pitching looked good, and the bats were just electric against C.C. “I should probably win the Cy Young” Sabathia. And then we got to the bullpen. Not the strong Paps-Oki-Delcarmen bullpen we like, no this was the Lopez-Gagne bullpen that doesn’t scare the Tufts baseball team. Lopez required two fantastic catches (One from Nancy, one from Manny. Yes, I said Manny.) to get out of the inning only giving up one run. Of course, this was followed by Gagne who despite the 3 K’s, has zero control and even less “stuff.” Of course, if Tito is only planning on using him in games we’re up 9-0 or 10-3 in the 9th, I want to see him three more times this series.

Here’s your DW trivia question for the day. What was the final score of the Sox last ALCS game? Yup, 10-3. Hopefully you remember that one.