6/1/10: Red Sox 9, Oakland 4

Victor Martinez had one of the best games in his career, going 5 for 5 with 4 doubles, and Adrian Beltre continues to earn every penny of his contract, hitting a key 3-run HR in last night’s victory against Oakland.

The offense was needed, as John Lackey (who earned the victory) was once again shaky.  He wasn’t as wild as he had been in the past, but he was getting hit like a disobedient child from the 1950′s.

Lackey now was the 8th worst FIP among qualified starting pitchers in the American League, right below the decomposed corpse of Jake Westbrook on the list.  Not good.

Notes & Takeaways:

If you need more proof that the general public is stupid and needs to be protected from itself via stringent regulation, look no further than the All-Star voting:

There are other examples, which I’ll ridicule at some point in the near future.  We can all get a good laugh out of it, but when the powers that be decide to award the winning side with home field advantage in the World Series, it kind of becomes more than just an exhibition.  You don’t want your first baseman to be putting up Bill Hall numbers, if that much is at stake.

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