A Turn for the Better

After losing each of the three series that started this season, the Sox swept four from the Orioles, and are now above .500 for the first time in 2009. Lester pitched a gem; Masterson did a fine job filling in as the sixth starter; and the bats seem to have come alive at long last. Papi is still not himself, even though he had a couple good at-bats today. But Mike Lowell looks more like 2007 than last year; Tek has been hitting better than last year; and Pedroia is finally getting his licks in. Youk is close to unstoppable.

Mike says we are not to take pleasure in the defeat of our enemies; rather, we should just be thankful for our own blessings. Still, I have to admit that my favorite day of the past weekend was Saturday, when Cleveland scored two touchdowns in the second inning. Wang’s ERA has now soared above 30, which even Girardi recognizes as a bit of a problem. Indians ended up scoring twenty-two, to go with the ten they plated on Yankee Stadium’s opening day. Too bad Cleveland’s bullpen spoiled Pavano’s strong start yesterday. That would have been the ultimate indignity – Carl Pavano getting a win against the Yankees in the new park – even better than the fourteen run inning.

I’m getting closer to a posting about Joseph. We just celebrated the Passover seder, and the Haggadah makes only passing reference to Joseph. That’s an oversight. Joseph is the unsung hero of the exodus, for reasons I will explicate in the future posting. In fact, Joseph is perhaps the most underrated figure in the entire chronicle of Genesis. He’s the link between Abraham and Moses, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

So it’s springtime, the Sox have begun winning a few games, our people have been liberated from bondage, and I’m enjoying an occasional glass of malt whisky. Things are looking up.