Wow, work has been crazily hectic! So I will have to slowly recap and catch up based on my scribbled notes. I actually watched the whole Sox-Yankees series, and even though the Sox went 1-2 it made for some pretty great baseball. First, Game 2: it was really good to see Schilling back in form. The splitter actually split enough to get the good ol’ swing and miss, and - best of all - that barehanded grab seemed to show he’s progressed to the point where his instinct is to grab the ball, and not worry about landing on the ankle. I’ll need another start to believe it, but there it was.
What was up with the Yankee Stadium crowd though? From the sounds of the game on TV it sounded like there was a sizeable Sox fan contingent. Even after Manny’s homer I could have sworn I heard lots of cheers, only intermittently broken up by the expected boo-birds.