Since we are up to our necks in the political season I thought the title of this entry was fitting. However, I promise you will get no political opinions here.
How bout them Rays!
Wow. This had all the makings of a Red Sox comeback.
1. The Red Sox have comeback from 3-1 and 3-0 deficits before.
2. Game 5 was an emotional 7-run comeback in the final three innings.
3. Former playoff superman Josh Beckett had been shalacked this year in the playoffs....until now. He went out and won game 6, in Tampa, where the Red Sox had only won 2 other times this year.
4. Current ace, Jon Lester, had the ball in the game 7 for the Sox. Lester looked absolutely unhittable for the first 3 innings.
5. Matt Garza, noted head case, gave up a lead off home run to 2008 MVP candidate Dustin Pedroia
6. Even the announcers started softening the blow in the early innings. "Even if Tampa loses its been a great season...." etc. etc.
Apparently the Rays weren't paying attention. They were able to grind out an impressive 3-1 win and move on to Fox's nightmare of a World Series: Rays vs Phillies.
* Side note - every time Rocco Baldelli is up the announcers talk about his mitochondrial disorder and for once in my life the only two things I consider myself knowledgeable on, science and baseball, meet.
Here's to you Tampa...Ummm St. Petersburg.... whatever. Congrats on the pennant, now bring one home for the American League.
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