Eight In A Row, Win!

When the Sox were mired in the middle of their on-again, off-again slump... when the Twins thought it time to remind all of us here in New England who was the Best Show on Turf... that is when our mantra should have been, "Just wait 'til the NL East, just wait 'til the NL East..." The Sox have grabbed their 8th straight victory, tying their longest winning streak since August of last year.

Now, granted, it has been agains the Braves, Nationals, and now the Phillies, but a win is still a win. If you were to tell Josh Beckett today that last night, his performance really didn't mean anything because it was against the Phillies, something tells me he'd have a few choice words for you.

That more than anything is extremely encouraging. When the guy you gutted the farm for is able to throw a perfect game f0r 6.2 innings and throw only 105 pitches over 8 innings, you know things are starting to swing in your direction. It wasn't too long ago when Beckett was coughing up bigtime runs in the early goings of his starts, and it's very reassuring to see him assert his dominance once more.

Manny Ramirez continues his hot hitting and David Ortiz tonight proved once again why he and not A-Rod was the MVP from 2005. Another game, another walkoff jack.

Let's go get the Phils and get ready for the Metropolitans next week.