George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010

New York Yankees' longtime owner, George Steinbrenner passed away at the age of 80 from a heart attack. He meant an immense amount to baseball, his team, and those who played for him or worked with him. With his passing, his two sons will now oversee the team.

Hal Steinbrenner is more of the brains to the operation, whereas Hank sort of looks like his father. Hal will try to keep things running like his father had them, and Hank will look to make some big moves before the trade deadline, like signing free agents, Chef Boyardee, Michael Chiklis, and Cookie Monster.

Papelbon 50/50 Raffle

Even when he gets the job done, you still lose some sleep over it.

The Sox split with the Yankees in the latest 2-game series in the Bronx. After trailing the entire game, mostly by 5 runs, the Sox came back in the first game, only to see their lead squandered by Papelbon, giving up two 2-run shots to Alex Rodriguez and Marcus Thames (the walk-off).

Last night the Sox trailed most of the game by, surprise, 5 runs, but were able to turn it around against all odds and against Mariano Rivera. Papelbon came in for the ninth, and of course had to give up a run to make the game that much closer, but the came away with a save and a Sox victory.


As much as I want to, I can't give up on the Red Sox. They're finally starting to show a few signs of life, and Tacoby Bellsbury is coming back any day now. They're playing the Twins right now as I'm writing this, with Ortiz up in a big spot with 2 men on in the first. Scratch that, he popped out to left field.

Go Sox

Sox Win 9-3

In the finale of the three game series at Fenway Park between the Sox and the Yanks, the Sox swung open the coffins with a 5-run third inning and take the game, 9-3. The Red Sox seemed to be banging on all cylinders, with the bats going, and Jon Lester giving them a solid 7 innings en route to his third victory in a row. Hermida hit his 4th home run of the season, ending the game with 3 RBI (19 total).

The Sox go again tonight in The Chapel with John Lackey facing Brandon Morrow in the first of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Seriously?

Swept by the Orioles, the Red Sox were in desperate need of some home cookin'. The Sox were reborn in the Dirty Water of Fenway Park, embarking on a 4-game sweep of the Angels in which they scored 36 runs. Their record increased to 15-14, the first time they had had a winning record since Opening Night.

I starting writing this entry just before the start of today's (Saturday's game) and now that I've waited for the conclusion, I'm working to wipe the puke out of my keyboard before the keys get stuck together. Friday night, Beckett has them against the ropes for 3 innings, then pitches like he belongs in our bullpen, giving up 3 runs in the 4th, then another 6 in the 6th. Varitek got injured on a miscommunication over what pitch was being thrown with Beckett, Ortiz finally got a couple RBI, Beltre continued to suck, and the Human Laser Show went 0-5.

Today wasn't much better. The only positives were Darnell and V-Mart going yard for the offense, and on the defensive side, Beltre stayed true to form making his 7th error on the year. At this point, its practically an error every 4-5 games. I'm glad we got you for your glove though, you chump. Buchholz gave up 5 earned in 5 innings and was bailed out by a rain delay. Ramirez gave up a run, which was one more run than the outs he got. Schoeneweis gave up his usual 4 in 1.2 innings. Bard matched his one out with one run, and Jonathan Van Every made his second appearance on the mound, and gave up Teixeira's third bomb of the ball game.

10-3 on Friday
14-3 on Saturday.

Call me when the starting 9 comes back up from Pawtucket.