I always like the Sox scoring 7 - they seem to have scored 7 runs in a lot of their victories over the Yankees this season. Omens and all that.
Speaking of which, this was much less painful to watch than poor Dice-K’s nausea. Seemed he had an avulsion to the clubhouse spread. (Thank you! I’ll be here all week!) I’ll take 4 runs from Wakefield at Arlington any day. Manny’s over-slid triple was hilarious, and glory be, there’s an article in the Globe full of praise for Manny’s work ethic:
The thing is, on most nights, Ramirez’s deficiencies don’t matter. He is playing hard, hustling on the bases, and his throws? Well, at least he’s trying.
Ramirez is not the best left fielder in the game and he likely will never achieve his dream of winning a Gold Glove, but before games he does work on his throwing. He has always had a quick release, getting the ball back to the infield so runners can’t take the extra base. As long as he doesn’t destroy you in the field – and he usually doesn’t – his bat is something special when he’s hot.
Well, I’ll be. And Manny’s hitting is back. If this keeps up, summer will be sweet.