Anybody else sick of the Lester vs. Hallady starts? The first one was great, the second one was exciting, but by the third I’m not really sure if I want to spend $10.50 or just get it off Netflix. The last installment of the series reminds me a bit of Rocky III. Mr. T (Halladay) kicked the crap out of Rocky (Lester) early, Apollo Creed (Farrell) talked some sense into Lester and helped him settle down to get through 7 innings. Plus, I have a feeling like Rocky III, this will not be the last time we see these two face off. Of course, in Rocky III, Rocky beats Mr. T at the end of the movie, while Lester’s offense couldn’t bail him out.

The Sox did end up taking two of three against the Jays of Canadia, which is really all you could hope for. With the two wins, the Sox magic number is now down to Bobby Doerr’s uniform and they guarantee themselves at least a tie of the wild-card after 162 games. So you’ve got three potential outcomes tonight with the Last Game at MFY Stadium:

1. The MFY lose, eliminiating them from the playoffs at The Last Game At MFY Stadium
2. The Orioles lose, so they edge out the Sox for the most losses ever at The Toilet
3. We end up with Disco Demolition Night II. I don’t care what the Yankees say, when you allow 50,000 New Yorkers to wander around on the field before the game, anything not super-glued down will be missing before first pitch. It’ll be interesting for them to play without home plate.