Well, yesterday's season ending game was a success, overall, for the Sox. We got another W, the 95th of the year, are headed to the playoffs, and put a lot of horsehide into the bleachers. Gonzalez got his first career slam, Papi got a pair of ribbies, but came up one shy of the century--still a great second half when you consider what the first half looked like, and Jake swiped his league leading 70th base--winning the title by ten.
On the minus side, Bucky was not particularly encouraging, lasting just three and looking more like his early season self than his second half persona--for the second consecutive time. Hopefully, it's an aberration as he's slated to be the third starter in the post-season. Speaking of which, the rotation has been set with Lester leading off, followed by JB and then Bucky. Terry's not yet said who or where anyone else will fit in. Wake is definitely out for the duration with a ruptured disc that is causing numbness in his leg. Hate to see him go, but well past forty with this as an issue, it wouldn't surprise to see a retirement. Hope not, but we'll see what the MD's say after the season.
NOW--on to the playoffs!
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