Talk about inflation. Apparently $18M a year doesn’t even buy you five freaking innings in the playoffs. I can’t even imagine how Curt will use this to his advantage when negotiating a new contract.

Honestly, the Sox just looked like shit yesterday. Dice-K pitched decently (although giving up a home run to Kenny Lofton is completely unacceptable), and the bullpen picked him up just like in game 2 of the ALDS. Problem is the offense has become completely anemic and wouldn’t scare an 8th grade little league team right now. Jake Westbrook should never be allowed to go 7+ innings before giving up a run. Bases loaded with no outs? We’ll get nothing and like it. Tito needs to get this team back on track, and if he sticks with Wakefield for game 4, I’m afraid this series will be over really quickly.

Even though he didn’t pitch last night, I still need to go and join ALL of these facebook groups (courtesy of www.sportsblahg.com):

• Americans for Deporting Eric Gagne
• If Gagne blows another game i am going to flip
• Join if you think Eric Gagne SUCKS
• Eric Gagne is the Biggest Douchebag
• Eric Gagne is a Joke
• GAGNE SUCKS
• Eric Gagne is awful
• Newest Red Sox curse: Eric Gagne
• Eric Gagne Comes into the Game, Go to a Different Room
• Give Gagne Back
• Gagne Sucks..Bring Back Kason Gabbard
• Eric Gagne SUCKS
• Go Back to Texas Eric Gagne
• Eric Gagne is The Lost Hanson Brother!
• Fuck this, Gagne Blows
• SEND ERIC GAGNE BACK TO TEXAS
• I hate Eric Gagne
• Eric Gagne sucks
• Get Eric Gagne OUT of Boston
• I hate Eric Gagne
• Papelbon is the BEST closer and Gagne pretty much SUCKS
• Gagne Sucks
• Wtf Gagne?
• Eric Gagne Blows
• SCREW GAGNE GIVE ME DELCARMEN AND OKAJIMA!
• Eric Gagne sucks and should retire.
• eric gagne sucks asshole get him off our team
• Eric Gagne: Worst Reliever Ever
• Release Eric Gagne
• Eic gagne sucks (I’m pretty sure he meant “Eric.”)
• lynch Eric Gagne fan club
• All Eric Gagne does is blow saves
• Designate Gagne for Assignment
• Eric Gagne is the worst pitcher EVER!!!
• Eric Gagne fucking blows
• Eric Gagne Depreciation Group
• gagne and lugo suck ass
• Eric Gagne: Yankee Saboteur?
• GO AWAY GAGNE
• Hang Gagne (Description: If this group reaches 1,000,000 people the red sox have agreed to hang Eric Gagne. Also, if this group reaches 10, JD Drew will be shot.)
• Eric “Gag Me” Gagne is the Yankees MVP
• Eric Gagne doesn’t suck (Size: 2 Members; New: 1 Fewer Member)
• Eric Gagne Hurt My Feelings
• Eric Gagne for Prezident (Description: Chokes harder than Bush on a pretzel)
• Trading Kason Gabbard for Eric Gagne Was A terrible Trade for the Sox
• Fucken Gagne
• why do javier lopez and eric gagne have roster spots
• Gagne Should NEVER Touch A Baseball Ever Again!
• Fuck Eric Gagne!, Bring Back Gabbard!!!
• gagne is a bum
• Eric Gagne is the worst thing to happen to the Sox this year
• Eric Gagne sucks!!!
• ERIC GAGNE SUCKS THE RED SOX SHOULD FIRE THE BASTARD
• Fire Eric Gagne
• Killing Eric Gagne is justifiable homicide
• Eric Gagne sucks
• I think Gagne is secretly working for the yankees
• FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO DISLIKE ERIC GAGNE
• Eric Gagne Should Consider Suicide
• Who wants to kick the shit out of Eric Gagne?
• Worcester Colleges against Eric Gagne
• GAGNE SUCKS
• Eric Gagne Sucks
• eric gagne is completely horrible
• Eric Gagne sucks!!!!
• GET RID OF GAGNE
• Eric Gagne ruined my picturesque playoffs
• Isn’t it ironic that Eric Gagne’s last name means “to win” in French??
• Eric Gagne should be kicked in the balls by everyone in New England.

Also congratulations are in order to the Colorado Rockies, the first team to punch their ticket to the 2007 World Series. I’d also like to thank them for screwing over TBS by giving them only ONE game over the minimum to broadcast between all of the divisional series and the NLCS. Maybe they really were on a divine quest since they shut up the Frank TV ads to save us from having to watch them any more. I just hope the Sox get to see you in the WS.