Plus ca change, plus c’est la même chose: David Ortiz is a monster, Manny Ramirez is back, Bronson took charge, and I think the Dalai Lama, in his deceased state, could still pitch better than John Halama. So an ordinary, expected win. Manny could always rake at the Jake, of course. What do these ballplayers do when they go back to towns they were once idolised in? Where do they hang out?
Meanwhile, that Rays-Yankees 20-11 game was mindboggling. I left the house with the Rays up 11-8, after the Sierra single scored Cano. Who knew that would be the first run of a 13-run inning?