i love this team

i so called that Big Papi grand slam. i swear. you can look back in my Twitter archives & see it for yourself. one can only hope that this sets Papi back on track. it must be some kind of relief for him.

what is this player catching the ball at SS? they actually *do* that? i had no idea. fascinating... and he can hit too?? (single, double, sac fly rbi)

RBI wallball double for Tek. triple for Ellsbury. Casey running like he was being chased by Satan. two-run jack for Pedroia. all in one inning.

i love it when Remy & Don are unintelligible because they are laughing so hard. it can only mean good things.

random thought: if Remy can say Jeemer & Aardsmer & Pedroier, why does Snyder come out Snydah? yes, i know the mechanics of "Boston English" and the phenomenon of Displaced R Symdrome -- which i *love* by the way -- but this clearly proves that he *could* SnydER if he says JeemER. oh never mind. this is what happens in games the Sox won in the fifth inning. ;-)

Sean Casey slides with about as much grace as Papi or Manny but i maintain: i <3 Sean Casey.

on a horribly called third strike on Lowrie in the bottom of the 8th, the poor kid just stood there stunned. he made his way back to the dugout to be greeted by Papi, who was doing a "stunned Jed Lowrie" impression. that grand slam did wonders. Big Papi is back & the proper order of the universe is restored.