Saturday, June 21, 2008

Dispatch from Fenway 6/20/08

Disappointing game last night as the Sox almost managed to keep pace with the Cardinals. Each time, they crept within a run but the timely hits didn't come as they lost. Fun to see the Celtics, whose enthusiasm wasn't dampened by the rain. Paul Pierce threw out a first pitch to Jason Varitek with a huge grin on his face.

A brand new music video featuring Jonathan Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen in fake dreads singing "Blame It On The Rain" proved funnier in theory than in practice.

The curious case of Julio Lugo came into play as his two throwing errors cost Tim Wakefield a run. In the bottom half of the inning, after Toby remarked, "His first home run of the season would go a long way here," he promptly launched his first of '08 over the Green Monster. Curious that we continue to play a shortstop whose defense is lacking for his offense, which, most of the time, is also lacking. I guess $8 million keeps one in the lineup.

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