I’m on a roll, no self control
I’m blowing off steam with methamphetamine
- Green Day, “Geek Stink Breath”
We can win ’em swingin’, we can take ’em nice and tight. Beautiful management this game by Terry Francona: leaving Lowe in just to face Vlad in the 8th, then Myers to get his one lefty out, then Foulke for 4 batters. Lowe pitched a great game - finally seems to have discovered that giving up one run in an inning doesn’t mean it has to all end in tears. Bullpen vs. bullpen was as expected, a whole bunch of zeroes all round. Bill Mueller should have had an RBI walk against Brendan Donnelly in the 6th, though, not a strikeout: what kind of strike ends up away, above the waist, and off the plate?