Yes, it was great to get down to see you guys over the weekend, especially our new Sox fan, Aidan. Love the way he smiles when he "flies". Anyway, I agree last night was a gut churner, but,in contrast, how about tonight? Facing Doc Halliday with Bucky, and things turned out pretty well. Roundtrippers by Papi (again), Bay (again) and Martinez and some damned good pitching by Bucky and the pen, and here we are with a 6-1 win. Bucky really pitched tonight, especially in the 6th when he jammed the sacks. The pen then took over with three no-hit innings, including one of perfection by Oki, and one for three K's by Saito.
I think Papi's coming out of his post-drug report exposure funk, as this is his third HR in the last few games, and he went 2-3 tonight. He's got 69 ribbies for the year, and, if he continues his resurgence, actually has an outside shot at another 100 RBI season. Bay also continued his hot streak, with his sixth shot in the past two weeks. At almost 90 RBI's and 26 HR's he's back among the league leaders in both categories. Martinez also has 80 ribbies, so, if Papi manages to get to 100, we could conceivably have three 100 RBI men in one season--not unprecedented, but definitely rare. Here's hoping the surge continues tomorrow. It would be great to be on a roll when Mr. Hankie's Yankees come to the Fens Friday.
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