Manny with the Granny! Good to see the hitting machine get his two homers… now he’s at 18 career grand slams - Lou Gehrig has the record with 23. Of course, the grand slam record is kind of a weird one: it needs a confluence of factors, mostly chances - clearly, if you hit 3rd, you’re never going to get a chance for one in your first at-bat in every game, and so you need to depend on #8 and #9 guys being good at getting on-base. Having Mark Bellhorn, the latter-day Eddie Joost, at #9 - perhaps MLB’s best #9 hitter - really helps Manny’s cause.
Clement with a decent game too. I still wish his command looked better, but I guess that’s been an issue throughout his career, and 6 Ks to 2 BBs is very acceptable.
Now fireballing Scott Kazmir awaits. The Sox had problems with him last year. I’ve actually watched quite a bit of his two starts this year, and his fastball looks like it has bite, although like many flameballing young pitchers, he remains erratic. Patience is a virtue.
Fan feels priced out of Fenway. And that’s for the current setup. If the seats actually had more leg room, imagine what the prices would be.