'Twas A Good Night

Boy, that was a fun one, huh? Great seats right under the Dunkin' Donuts sign on the aisle, overlooking everything, it was my buddy's (Yankee fan) first time ever at Fenway, a team-effort graduation present. You've all read the papers, you all watched the game, and you all know that the Sox (excepting Keith "Teeball" Foulke) brought their A-game. Even Willie Harris got a hit, that's how dialed in they were.

As much as one dislike's the Yankees, it's never quite as satisfying when you beat a wounded opponent, know that even the opposing fans posited a collective "Who?" when Terrence Long was announced as the starting left fielder. But as Curt Schilling pointed out, though these games may at times seem less intense than others, the Red Sox do need to make sure they open up a sizeable gap between themselves and the Bombers.

The biggest positive was without a doubt Schilling's dominance over 8 innings, limiting the Yankees to only a handful of hits, thanks in no small part to stellar infield defense by Cora and Loretta. The only questionable decision from last night's game, and it's a small one, was putting in someone with known performance issues when pitching with large leads. It could be argued that Foulke's development would be better served by not allowing 4 earned runs in the top of the 9th inning with 2 outs.

Oh yea, and I got a sweet lunchbox.