Wake was supposed to be relegated to the bullpen due to the deep starting rotation. The other game hero was not even heard of by most people in baseball but entered the history books with one swing on his MLB pitch. Despite a DL that continues to grow, 'Sox are 1/2 behind the "Evil Empire".
I love seeing guys like Wake and Nava come through like this. I know it's the O's but the schedule gods have helped us literally limp into the All Star break.
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ReplyDeleteNava say Nava again! As I watched that snow cone head into no-mans land, albeit fair territory, I thought for sure one of them O's was going to make some super catch and then I'd have to listen to "Plastic Face" Palmer and that other announcer dude bellow like the Os had just won the World Series (no NESN feed when the Os play the Sox). I needn't have worried; after all, it's the Orioles. Three Birds watched the ball drop between them and Scutaro made it home. Even banged up, the Sox are a better team than the Os!!
What can I say about Wakie Wakie? I was hoping he'd pitch a complete game. A free T-shirt from Chowdaheadz was riding on it for me. Alas, the knucklah pitched 8 solid innings. Despite the fact that I didn't win a shirt, I'm still happy with Wake. And how 'about "Money Ball" Cash?? It was like he'd never left. I know I equated him to the weird relative you sorta know, and are forced to entrust you kids to (kinda like Uncle Buck), but Cash slid back into his former role with his former team as if he'd only had yesterday off. You know this makes Theo look like a god! I wondered why the city of Boston seemed so cramped this afternoon. Theo's ego is squeezing us regular folk out of space!