We took 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays in Toronto over the weekend. I find myself watching the Tampa scores more often now, and occasionally skipping over to find the White Sox or the Twins and checking to see how they are doing. I even skip down to check out the Yanks every now and then even though we all know they are out of it. It must be getting close to September, which is the most fun month of all especially when we are in a playoff chase. I think we have good chance this year and I still think Tampa is going to fall sooner or later and we will catch them. I am hoping...
We won game 1 8-4 over the Blue Jays as Pedroia and Tek each hit homers. I am really impressed with Pedroia. I just love watching him swing the bat. For a little guy, he has a lot of power and he is always so intense while he is playing. He is a lot like me if would have ever made it as far as he did.
Game 2 we lost 11-0 and surprisingly, Lester was on the hill today. He only lasted 2.1 innings and allowed 7 earned runs. It was his shortest outing of the season. Hopefully he can bounce back from this against the Yanks coming up.
Game 3, we won 6-5 in 11 innings on Lowries home run in the 11th. Pedroia hit another home run, a 3 run shot in the third. DiceK was shaky through his 6 innings giving up 5 runs but our bullpen looked sharp going 5 innings and giving up just 1 hit. Papelbon got the win going 2 innings and Manny Delcarmen picked up his first save of the season.
Now there is an off day then off to the Bronx for a 3 game series there. This will be our last series there in the old Yankee stadium. I have a lot of memories in that stadium, most of them bad, but there was that one great one back in 2004. Remember when Pokey Reese fielded a slow roller to second and tossed it to first? Up to then, that was the biggest out I had ever seen. Of course, Foulke's out a week later topped that one but at the time, it was the best out ever. I remember Slappy hitting the ball from Bronson and the fans throwing stuff on the field and the police lining the field dressed in their riot gear. Those will be the memories that I will take with me of Yankee stadium. I despise the Yankees and I am loving it that they are wallowing around 4th place with the Blue Jays this year. I hope that we sweep them away this week and they (the Yankee fans) will always know what we did to them the last time we played in old Yankee stadium. Lets make it "Yankee Stadium - the House the Big Papi crushed." And end it on that note.
On another note, my son said something to me that made me smile. Sometimes he asks me to tell him about when the Sox would always lose when I was little and why they win today. He tells me that they waited until he was born until they won and they won't lose anymore because he says they don't want to make him cry. He was telling me this while we were fielding grounders in the house (very carefully) when he all of a sudden broke off into doing the play by play from the Buckner play in 1986. He said, "A little roller up along first, behind the bag", then he picked up the ball that I rolled him. Then he continued, "Buckner has it, he steps on first, and the Boston Red Sox are the world champions!" He tossed the ball back to me and stood there for a moment. I smiled at him and he looked back at me. I could tell he was thinking of something and then in the most sincerest tone, he looked at me and said "Daddy, I wish that would have happened for you" and he ran up and gave me a hug. I hope the Sox never make him cry.
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