I Waited Too Long--Peter

Well, Jenn, I was going to blog last nite about the Sox first two game win streak of the season, but I was just too tired by the time I got in. So, I figured, I'd do it today. The 2d win was even better than the first, with them coming through in the 12th to win on Yooooouukk's double off the Monstah to plate the winner. Lots of hitting; lousy start by JB (getting to be a real concern), but the way the back end of the pen held up was awe-inspiring! Bard goes perfect for two, followed by Laser for a pair with only a single to mar perfection. Oki finishes off with a perfect 12th.
Then, today! The day starts with the bad news about Jake--four hairline fractured ribs, which means it's anyone's guess when he'll be back burning up the basepaths. I can tell you from experience (thrice), broken ribs are NEVER a walk in the park. They hurt constantly because every time you breath the busted/cracked ribs flex and rub the broken edges against each other. There's nothing you can do except let them heal with time. Some MD's tape 'em, others don't bother. I've gone both ways and it makes no diff. THEY HURT!! You're not going to swing a bat effectively or steal a base or chase down a fly on the warning track (or anywhere else, for that matter).

Anyway, after that bit of news, the Sox had a great pitchers' duel with Texas--for 6 2/3 innings. Bucky was sitting them down as soon as they got to the plate, running up 10 K's in the process while only allowing a couple of hits--until the 7th. Then, aided by a pair of Sox errors (one his own), a couple of solid Rangers hits resulted in three runs. It turned out that this was all the scoring in the entire game.R's 3, Sox zip. I guess if I'm looking for any good news beside Bucky's first six innings, its the fact that the Sox relievers had another good game allowing nothing else. But, on a day when the Stripes lost, and when we're still well under .500, we needed a broom day, not another L.