The Streak Continues--and Ends

Well, yesterday at the Fens things kept going right for Bosox. With the Diceman pitching, and doing it quite well, the Hose opened up a nine zip lead over the course of the game. Included were three 'taters (Thanks, George), including one by the Sox sudden new team leader in long balls--Jake. Definitely a team effort, the Hose not only peppered the ball around the ball yard, they also saw some of the offense come from normally hot hitters who've been having problems so far this year. A good example: Yoooookk, who caught up to normalcy with a homer and double.Crawford still hasn't found his bat. Well, actually, he's found it; he's just not doing anything with it beyond failing to use it for its intended use. In addition to Jake & Yooooukkkk, JD also got a pair of hits. Lowrie added to his incandescent run of the past week, getting three more hits. Now hitting over .500. Then, we come to Dice. An abysmal performance hanging on in everyone's memory bank, there was real concern as to if Dice-K still had whatever it was that peaked in '07. Well, he answered the best way possible. Like JB against the Stripes just over a week ago, Dice was masterful. Gave up a single hit over seven and allowed few balls out of the infield. Even though Wake allowed a single meaningless run in the Jays' 9th, the game was a good way to run the streak to three.

Then, off to the left coast, where yours truly resides. I'm not the only one either. Every time the Sox come to Oakland, the number of true fans make it seem more like a Sox home game than an A's game. Tonight, however, wasn't a good one, and the win streak ended hard. The A's pitcher was sparkling, limiting the Sox to very little at bat. Lackey, for his part, was very good, allowing just a scratch run in the A's 1st and then niothing for the rest of his outing. So, going into the 9th, the Hose had a chance. Yes, they still trailed 1-0, but all it would take to convert the win would have been a few timely hits. Well, that's what did it. Unfortunately, the timelies were by the A's. In the 9th, they added four runs to basically salt away the W. Our guys went quietly. Well, tomorrow's a day game, and, though I'm not sure how I'll manage it, I'm hoping to get to the game early, maybe meet Remdog et al to push this blog (I can dream, can't I; I mean, after all, I'm a Sox Fan) and see the Sox split the short series.All depends on the work load at the office.