Victory is pretty damn sweet

Dustin Pedroia Photo by Kelly O'Connor

Dustin Pedroia Photo by Kelly O'Connor

Okay, I’m trying not to be gloaty about this Sox/Yanks series but DAMN these last two games have been fabulous and fun to watch! And for the first time in a while, Crabcakes has no pressure to pitch. He doesn’t have to be the stopper, he can forget about his bad outing and just go out and pitch. Sweet.

Even sweeter is the Red Sox offense in this series. 18 runs on 27 hits. Holy cow. Alex Cora was the only guy in the lineup who didn’t get a hit last night. Dustin Pedroia went 3-5 including a grand freaking slam and Jason Bay said “hello” to old friend Xavier Nady with a double, a triple and four RBI.  All this offense makes me bummed that Thursday’s game is in the afternoon and I’ll miss watching it.

PawSox won again with a 14-4 pounding of Lehigh Valley. They had 19 hits and every guy in THEIR lineup had at least one hit. I dig the offense, baby. Kyle Snyder didn’t pitch tonight, but at least he’s still with the team! Unfortunately, Joe Thurston was dfa’d today to make room for new dude Mark Kotsay. PawSox get a day off on Thursday and then are back in Pawtucket on Friday (I’ll be at Saturday’s and Monday’s games!).

For someone who didn’t give much thought to this series before it began, I’m really delighted at the outcome. Lester beating Mussina will be gravy, if it happens. And if it doesn’t? Meh, the Sox have already won the series. I can live with that quite happily.

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