- Last night's game was frustrating to watch. When the Red Sox were up 7-2, I thought they had it in the bag. However, the Yankees came back and scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to take a 8-7 lead. It kind of felt like karma in a way, since the Red Sox had done the same thing to the Tigers the night before.
- The Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the 9th last night off Mariano Rivera. With two outs, Napoli singled, Berry pinch-ran for him and stole second, and Drew single to score Berry and tie the game. It was Rivera's 6th blown save of the season, and it was a little reminiscent of 2004.
- The Red Sox took the lead in the 10th inning (and eventually completed the come-from-behind win) when Ellsbury singled with one out, stole 2nd base, and Victorino singled to score Ellsbury. The did this off Joba Chamberlain too.
- Uehara came in for save in the bottom of the 10th inning and made A-Rod pop out before striking out Overbay and Suzuki. It was his 18th save of the season, and his ERA now stands at 1.14.
- Speaking of Overbay, if you remember, the Red Sox released Overbay before the start of the season when he didn't make the Major League roster, and he immediately signed with the Yankees. Do you think he regrets not continuing with the Red Sox? I ask this seriously, as the Yankees have gone through a lot of turmoil this season.
- Just for reference: the Yankees had one player (Cano) in the line-up last night who is hitting at least .300 (.307 to be exact). The Red Sox had three (Ortiz at .315, Nava at .300, and Lavarnway at .318). The Sox also have three players at the top of the lineup very close to .300 (Ellsbury at .299, Victorino at .294, and Pedroia at .296).
- I am very happy to see Nava doing so well. I think everyone by now knows Nava's story, and he really is an inspiration to never give up on your dreams.
- I'm thinking Victorino was the best offseason move the Red Sox did this past offseason.
- Former Red Sox players Derek Lowe and Mike Timlin are set to fill in for Jerry Remy for Red Sox games on NESN. I vote they try and get Pedro Martinez too; he'd be very entertaining.
- One thing I'm going to have to get used to living on the East Coast is the time difference. Really, an hour doesn't seem like too much of a change until it comes to when games start. 6:00PM is much more convenient compared to 7:00PM. Just saying.
Well, that's about it for me today. I'm so excited about the game tomorrow. If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you'll be impressed to know I already know what I'm going to wear too! Have a great weekend!
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