Stage one: completed!
We moved on in three. Hooray! I'll just cover the two games briefly, especially since I missed the first one...
There were three things I really wish I hadn't missed when I was on the road the other day. I'll go over them in slightly excessive detail now:
1. Dustin Pedroia's first postseason hit. He knocked a double and I didn't see him, and it devastated me because I really wanted to be there for it. I was so proud of him anyway, but I really would have liked to see it. (He did an encore performance for me today, though. He knows I like him.)
2. Manny Ramirez's walk-off homer. I'm sorry, but the replays I saw were pretty cool. Pedroia described it as awesome (he's just so thrilled to be there).
3. The catch that kid made! In the same interview in which he talked about Manny's walk-off, which you can watch here, Pedroia made some hilarious comments about it; he said he thought the kid was the son of one of the owners and was sitting there on purpose. I love him so much.
Today was all about Curt. Sure, Papi and Manny homered, and we had a seven run eighth inning, but the way Curt Schilling pitched those seven strong innings...fantastic. Actually, Okaji held off the Angels, too, so the only Sox pitcher to let in a run was (surprise!) Gagne in the ninth. It was only one run, though, which was fine.
Oh, and even though Pedroia is walking wounded he still started the rally off in the eighth with a double which brought the walked Lugo home from first. He totally did it because he knew I was watching. Jacoby also slid into home face-first when J.D. Drew hit a grounder to first - the first baseman tried to throw Jacoby out and failed. Jacoby's too fast. (Oh, and J.D. was safe, too!)
One last bit: quote of the day! This one comes from Curt Schilling in the article I linked to above...
“It’s like Josh goes through a lineup with a bazooka for the most part. Daisuke is like a machine gun. I’ve turned into a guy who has to use a sniper rifle; pick my spots and pick my targets and execute perfectly.”
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Josh Beckett is a bazooka. I love it.
There were three things I really wish I hadn't missed when I was on the road the other day. I'll go over them in slightly excessive detail now:
1. Dustin Pedroia's first postseason hit. He knocked a double and I didn't see him, and it devastated me because I really wanted to be there for it. I was so proud of him anyway, but I really would have liked to see it. (He did an encore performance for me today, though. He knows I like him.)
2. Manny Ramirez's walk-off homer. I'm sorry, but the replays I saw were pretty cool. Pedroia described it as awesome (he's just so thrilled to be there).
3. The catch that kid made! In the same interview in which he talked about Manny's walk-off, which you can watch here, Pedroia made some hilarious comments about it; he said he thought the kid was the son of one of the owners and was sitting there on purpose. I love him so much.
Today was all about Curt. Sure, Papi and Manny homered, and we had a seven run eighth inning, but the way Curt Schilling pitched those seven strong innings...fantastic. Actually, Okaji held off the Angels, too, so the only Sox pitcher to let in a run was (surprise!) Gagne in the ninth. It was only one run, though, which was fine.
Oh, and even though Pedroia is walking wounded he still started the rally off in the eighth with a double which brought the walked Lugo home from first. He totally did it because he knew I was watching. Jacoby also slid into home face-first when J.D. Drew hit a grounder to first - the first baseman tried to throw Jacoby out and failed. Jacoby's too fast. (Oh, and J.D. was safe, too!)
One last bit: quote of the day! This one comes from Curt Schilling in the article I linked to above...
“It’s like Josh goes through a lineup with a bazooka for the most part. Daisuke is like a machine gun. I’ve turned into a guy who has to use a sniper rifle; pick my spots and pick my targets and execute perfectly.”
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Josh Beckett is a bazooka. I love it.