Onward and Upward!

Prepared? Yea, I think we all witnessed just how prepared Curt Schilling was for his Game 3 start in the American League Division Series. The Sox were tight today, a well-oiled machine working its way through a limping but still dangerous Angels lineup. With Jered Weaver on the hill and the Halos looking like they were ready to slug it out in a grudge match, the Boston nine really came out on top. Heck, even Eric Gagné was able to pitch without causing half the New England population to have a stroke.The sad part about sweeping the Division Series is that we have to wait until Friday night to get to more Sox baseball.

I wasn't really sure how I felt about the best-record series choice the Commissioner's office provided this season, especially considering the way a playoff series tends to feed off of momentum. I will now admit, though, that the longer series really is a great thing for the pitching staffs.

Now that the Yankees have forced a Game 4, let's hope it goes back to Cleveland for a Game 5, and that we can get some wear and tear on those opposing hurlers before the start of the the Championship Series.

And to anyone who's been around as a Corner reader from the beginning, this is the 200th post. Thanks for sticking around and making my obsession feel legit.