Due to my state of being on a natural high last night (or, as Mike Lowell called it, cloud nine), I thought it might be nice to do kind of a running post throughout the day of random thoughts that come to my mind. So, here we go:

• Any Sox fan who isn’t walking around with a smile from ear to ear today needs to get their head examined (honestly, if you’re only smiling on one side, chances are you had a stroke when Okajima gave up the 2-run homer).
• I got a very nice email from my Dad (who bleeds Dodger Blue, not Sox Red) last night telling me to “savor every minute.” I am Dad, thanks.
• There’s also a good chance he and the rest of the Dodger fans are wondering how a team with JD Drew and Julio Lugo could win the World Series.
• Meet your 2008 All-Star Game managers: Terry Francona and Clint Hurdle. Oh yeah and it’ll be at The Toilet (aka MFY Stadium).
• Fox put up a poll during the game last night asking which was the better team, the 2004 Red Sox or the 2007 Red Sox. In my mind, no question, it’s the 04 Sox. As much as I like this team, and as happy as I am right now, the 04 Sox had to overcome a 3-0 deficit to the MFY with all the anxiety and pressure from a fan-base that hadn’t won a World Series in 86 years. For that reason the celebration also feels completely different. Last night I was extremely happy, but in 04 I partied like it was December 31, 1999 and we just learned that the Y2K bug was just a myth so the world wouldn’t end the next day. Contrary to what tons of national sports columnists have said, the champagne didn’t taste any less sweet.
• Papelbon after arriving back at Fenway: “I partied all night and puked all morning, so I’m pretty worn out right now…” Our closer is crazy and awesome.