When some players take a swing you think that every ball they put in the air you think it’s out (see Ortiz, David). And then there are some who always look like they’ve got warning track power, such as El Capitan. But wouldn’t you know it, when everything is on the line in a tie game in the top of the 9th, and the bases aren’t loaded, the Captain hits a pinch hit(!!!) home run to left-center to give the Sox the lead (which of course looked like a routine fly ball off the bat). I’ll admit that I was worried that Tek looked out of his prime while walking around the clubhouse wearing more ice than an eskimo uses to build his house, but it just proves that you can never underestimate the power of a Scott Boras client in a contract year (excluding Andruw Jones).

Also, congrats to Jed Lowrie on his first major league game, first major league RBIs and first major league hit. The great and powerful Gammons was really high on the former Stanford student when we saw him in Spring Training, and who am I to argue when he’s the first Sox rookie to have 3 RBIs in his first game since Merl Combs in 1947. But it’s gonna be tough for him. Who else can replace the 4 GIDP and 5 errors in 14 games this season from Julio Lugo?

I’m almost starting to feel kind of bad for the Indians though. This is now the fifth straight time they’ve lost to the mighty Sox of Red. In this game they had a runner in scoring position for 7 straight innings and only mustered 3 runs. They’re almost starting to get that helpless little brother look. But then I remember Ryan Garko’s famous “the champagne tastes just as sweet on the road” quote, and I say, screw ‘em. You’re the same people who tried to get Josh Beckett’s ex-girlfriend to sing the national anthem before game 5. And that worked out so well for you…