Hope Game 3 Is Better: Peter

Well, Jenn, I was commenting on just how bad the Sox have been in the first two games of the current Fenway series against the Stripes. Unfortunately, I tried to edit after saving the piece and everything but the title was deleted. I haven't the stomach to relive the agonies of these games through a second write. Suffice to say, JB started well yesterday--for three innings and then the roof fell in, while today, we again started looking good, a 3-2 lead after three and the roof again fell in--even more heavily, led by Texeira's 4-6 day, including three round-trippers and five ribbies. I guess it's safe to say his annual spring hitting drought is over. Of our guys, only Youk had more than one hit, both singles. The bright items, few that there are, McDonald and Martinez both hit homers in the 3d for the lead, TOM threw an inning of no-hit ball, and the Rays lost to Oakland. Other than that, it's wait for Jake to get back, hope Papi continues to show some power and hope that Boof Bonser is sound when he finally arrives at Fenway.