The Good, the Bad and the Ugly--Peter

Good to see and chat with you and Aidan tonight, Jenn. Skype's a wonderful thing. As for the game, NOT so wonderful. The Good was basically Papi's and Martinez's homers. The bad AND the ugly was almost everything else, starting with Lester's short stint, his line shot off his knee, A-Roid's performance, and, most important, the final score. Other good things are Big Papi's 94 RBI's and Martinez's extension of his hitting streak to 24 games. Youk got his 87th ribbie. Also, although his consecutive game hit streak ended, Dusty swiped his twentieth base again. Although most purists will tell you (Joe Morgan, for example) that Dusty's not a base stealer, he does steal bases. This may seem confusing, Jenn, but it's really simple. A stealer can virtually swipe a bag in any circumstance. Someone like Dusty does it by working really hard at timing his move and taking advantage of the circumstances of the moment in deciding when and how to make a move.
And speaking of moving, I'm outta' here. Hopefully, the next two games will be better. By the way, Texas won tonight, so the Magic Number for the Card is still three--with nine left.