After five tense innings, the Sox claw back for a satisfying win. Lester was fantastic, but what more can you say about Tacoby Ellsbury? 3-5 with a double, two stolen bases, and a dazzling catch. There is just something about this guy and October. Maybe he is stealing sips from Beckett's Kool-Aid? Some other thoughts:
- Apparently, Jason Bay didn't get the sportswriter memo that because of his lack of postseason experience he was suddenly supposed to wilt like a delicate flower.
- Am I the only one who is amazed that Frank TV is still on the air? Can we please put this guy down already?
- The TBS tandem of Caray and Martinez were not nearly as annoying as I had anticipated (although Joe Posnanski caught this gem). However, "back, track, wall, gone!" is a bit of a lame home run call.
- Early on, Jon Lester didn't appear to be locating well when he went inside with his two seam fastball. The Angels' hitters did him a lot of favors by hacking at that pitch.
- Should I be nervous that Drew and Lowell were a collective 0-8 or should I be happy that they are relatively pain-free?
- Craig Sager is an embarrassment. (KG agrees!)
- The Angels lack of offense from anyone outside of the 2-5 spots was abundantly evident tonight. Players not named Anderson, Teixeira, Guerrero or Hunter were a collective 0-20 last night.
- How much fun was that strike-out non-call? Lester pitches a sweeping 2-strike curve ball right over the heart of the plate, prompting both Lester and Anderson back towards their respective dugouts until they realized Tim Welke had called it a ball.
- I love Vlad Guerrero. I love watching him teeing off on first pitch balls in the dirt. I love the sight of him lunging at fastballs three feet off the plate. I love it when he runs through stop signs on his way to third. Seriously, I just love watching this guy play. No really.
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