Holy Lord and then some. 7-0, seventh inning. Stupid Tampa players mocking the shell-shocked, but rowdy Fenway crowd. (I hope Beckett hits you off a face with a pitch, you slimy bastid) Look. I know...almost feel bad for you. Ahead 7 runs. Against a powerful, dominant, and feared team. And you blew it. Big time. But I don't. I'm only glad you did. SUCKERS! 8-7 Red Sox. Oh, man. What a game.

..and special guest Jacoby!   And part 2 has Rob Bradford and Youkie.  

...game, and threw 8 shutout innings, only giving up 2 hits and walking none. Pedie completely tore up the basepaths with 4 hits and 2 stolen bases(!), Papi had 3 hits, including an infield single(!), Youk had 2 hits, and drove in 3, Tek had two hits, and Jason Bay had a bases clearing double. Jacoby had a spectacular diving catch to make the first out of the game, but ate a little dirt making it, and...

...crap, but as soon as the bases are loaded, he's all business, throwing absolutely nasty stuff to strike people out. Tek seems to be slooooowly coming out of his slump, which is fantastic to see, and Youk has been on an absolute tear since he got put in the 4-hole. I am so happy that he's not tailing off in the second half again.  The Jays did their job and beat the Yankees, but the Rays beat the...

... The Sox got off to another great start offensively, scoring 8 runs in the second inning. I have a massive headache, and the flu, so I don't really remember a lot of the offensive stuff, but Pedie, Youk, Papi, and Jed all had very nice games. I'll probably watch a bit of the Olympics before trying to get some sleep, but I can never sleep when I have a headache, so it should be a long night for me...

 HOLY CRAP! Bullpen (with the exception of Oki and Paps) NEVER DO THAT AGAIN! Offense, great job! Papi had 2 3 run shots in the first inning! That was insane When Youk struck out for the second time in the first, he totally said "you gotta be shitting me!" Youk had 2 home runs and 2 errors one each at first and third. I don't think that has ever happened before Pedie! My little Munchkin! had...

...to see Manny's "hit" and some other funny plays. In other Red Sox news, Jonathan Papelbon's dog chewed up the ball from the final out of the World Series...maybe. And, in the spirit of giving, Youk made a surprise visit to the Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain on Friday. He brought with him toys, holiday food and a check for $40,000. Youk spent about two hours with the kids, handing...

Well, tonight's the night. It is effectively this weekend that could determine what happens in the postseason this year. Tonight, the Sox open their final three games against the Yankees this year. It'll...has changed his hairstyle, for example, but I drew him the way I did anyway because I didn't have a reference picture in front of me. The last two sketches are also a bit faint - I apologize!

Wow. Wow, wow, wow. We were down 8-1 at the end of the top of the fourth. We ended up winning 16-10. How amazing is that? More importantly, how the hell did we do it? Well, in the bottom of the fourth...get any better, you can now buy Hideki Okajima's theme song on iTunes . Go on, you know you want to. I did it! (And don't tell me you didn't know he had a theme song - he's had it for weeks now ..

Jacoby Ellsbury is a genius. As concerned as I am about Manny, I hope that he's not playing later this week when I go to the game. I really, really want to see Jacoby in person, especially after these...an incredibly uncommon name in America. I don't really have any parting thoughts today - nothing particularly interesting has happened. Curt's on the mound tonight, though - good luck, Mr. Schilling