Jason Being Manny - Part III
Chipper commented earlier today that he needed sleep, but there won't be much sleep this October, as the Sox are returning to the ALCS. And by the way, Youk won't need to decide if he should play on Yom Kippur, now that there won't be a Game Five with the Angels.
Last year, Manny won Game Two against the Angels, homering off K-Rod. It was that blast that cleared the monster, crossed Lansdowne Street, and disappeared into the Boston night, perhaps landing somewhere in New Hampshire. No Manny this year, and I was just telling Mike that I thought we didn't have enough horses, what with Lowell out of the lineup, and Beckett still hurting, and Manny wearing Blue, not Red.
But then Jason Bay won another game of this ALDS -doubling in the ninth, and then coming home on Jed Lowrie's walk-off single. It was nice to see Lowrie get that hit, after he had lined out last night with the bases loaded - blowing his first opportunity to win the series. But tonight he came through, singling into right, hitting the first pitch that Shields threw, and sending Fenway into a Frenzy. So that's the good news. And the bad news, Chip, is that we won't be sleeping much for at least another ten days. But really, there's worse things that could happen to us. Am I wrong?
Last year, Manny won Game Two against the Angels, homering off K-Rod. It was that blast that cleared the monster, crossed Lansdowne Street, and disappeared into the Boston night, perhaps landing somewhere in New Hampshire. No Manny this year, and I was just telling Mike that I thought we didn't have enough horses, what with Lowell out of the lineup, and Beckett still hurting, and Manny wearing Blue, not Red.
But then Jason Bay won another game of this ALDS -doubling in the ninth, and then coming home on Jed Lowrie's walk-off single. It was nice to see Lowrie get that hit, after he had lined out last night with the bases loaded - blowing his first opportunity to win the series. But tonight he came through, singling into right, hitting the first pitch that Shields threw, and sending Fenway into a Frenzy. So that's the good news. And the bad news, Chip, is that we won't be sleeping much for at least another ten days. But really, there's worse things that could happen to us. Am I wrong?
posted by pops | 11:46 PM
2 Comments:
I am completely euphoric! Sleep is overrated anyway, I'll stop whining. The first thing I did after Lowrie's game winning hit was call Noah in Boston to share the moment (he lives about a mile from Fenway Park). The first thing I did this morning was to come to the blog to celebrate. Glad you posted. I'll be in Boston next Tuesday, am trying to figure out if there is a way to get tickets for game four without spending a million dollars.
That was a remarkable gut-wrenching win last night - baseball drama at its very best! It may have been less gut wrenching if he had pitched Delcarmen in the eighth and not Masterson, but no matter. We'll just savor this improbable moment. Mark Kotsay and Kevin Youkilis's defense, and Jed Lowrie coming through, all heros.
And yes, I also was glad that Reb Youkilis won't have to be tormented having to make a decision whether or not to play on Kol Nidre. On to Tampa Bay......
Follow-up: I have decided that now, in 2008, that both Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax would have played on Kol Nidre; we are a long way from 1934 and 1965. I'm not sure what that means, if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Perhaps someone else has an obervation about that, but the times have certainly changed.
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