I’ll admit this straight away; when the Tigers tied this game in the 7th inning, I went to sleep fully confident that the Red Sox would lose their 7th straight game.  As Barry Bonds once said to a bloodthirsty group of reporters; “I’m tired.  I’m just tired.”

Watching bad baseball is really, really exhausting, isn’t it?  During that 15 inning loss to the Yankees, I was delirious and hallucinating.  After the 5 hour mark, I thought I was “Bib Fortuna”, Jabba the Hutt’s henchman.  I was afraid to walk over the center of my living room, for fear that my obese cat would pull a lever and sacrifice me to the rancor.

We’ve been spoiled over the past 2 years (my entire stint writing on this blog), and sometimes we take success for granted.  This is hard to do when the Red Sox are playing like a jar of spoiled mayonnaise.  So, this result was a nice little surprise to wake up to in the morning.

"WASSSSAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

I managed to catch Brad Penny’s outing, and despite a hiccup here and there, he looked fine.  As much heat as he’s received over the season, he’s been just fine for a #5 starter (his original purpose).  The problem is, Penny is now our #3 starter.  However, with Daisuke Matsuzaka throwing a bullpen session and Tim Wakefield throwing a simulated game, reinforcements could be on the way.

A solid win against a solid team.  Thank you sir, may I have another?

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