*Photo from the Boston Globe*I HATE I missed the afternoon game: stupid work getting in the way of my baseball games. Listened to bits and pieces during the afternoon on the XM, and was especially glad I got to hear Pap close it out. I've got a feeling the other drivers were a little worried about the guy with the goofy grin doing fist pumps while driving down the highway.
Most of all I missed watching Julian pitch: win or lose, he is hands down one of the most hilarious pitchers you will ever see. Got to see the highlights on the pre game show tonight, and this picture does not do this scene justice: imagine a 6 ft tall preying mantis pointing like a traffic cop at second, then at first while the infield turned a double play. I also read today the Julian never attended any type of school and once considered a career in the "adult entertainment" business. That fact alone, when you consider Julian's looks, is enough to make you laugh 'till you cry.
For the Sox to get 7 innings with 1 run allowed out of Tavarez is HUGE: the starter for Friday AND Sunday is TBA, with Daisuke sandwiched in between on Saturday. This allows Wake to start game 1 of the Yankees series, and means Julian and Schilling round out the rotation for the Yankee series instead of starting one of the AAA guys instead.
2nd game? Schill gutted his way through 6 innings, and Erik Hinkse saved the day: with his balls out diving catch of a ball down the right field line AND his 2 run bomb that put the Sox ahead 4-2. Donnelly, Lopez, and Okajima were the insurance that the lead stood.
The Red Sox just took 3 out of 4 from the 2nd best team in the AL: that is impressive. Let's get through the Braves, and as my buddy Horshamscouse said earlier, we could possibly have a double digit lead heading into Monday's series vs. the Yanks.
It don't get much better than that.
