Three of Four!
Well, with yesterday's win over the now fast fading Rays, the Sox are putting up numbers like they were supposed to all year! Unfortunately, these are just too late to do anything other than regain some lost pride and get some valuable experience for the new players who have come up over the season, as they will be the nucleus for next year's team. Could be a good one as well--just find some good pitching to add to Bucky and the pen.
Anyway. last night was Jake's night--three ribbies, including a 2 run shot, giving him seven RBI's in his last 9 games--not a bad pace if extended over a full season. It makes one wonder what it might have been had he not been out injured for over half of the season. Could have been a replay of his 2011 numbers. The Dustman also helped with his 16th swipe, and the Hose moundsmen looked pretty good, limiting the Rays to a couple of scattered runs and not much in the way of hitting.
The win also got the Hose a half game closer to overtaking the Jays for the next rung out of the division cellar. Mathematically, the Sox could finish at .500 in spite of the year's debacle, but realistically I don't see it as they'd have to run the table on the rest of the season. Well, I can hope. After all, I am a Red Sox fan.