who says baseball is boring?!

they won it! i can't believe they won it!! last night's game that is. it HAD to be the power of the West Coast division of Red Sox Nation colliding with the FL division at ESPN Zone: WDW Boardwalk last night. (or maybe it was The Magic Shirt? ;-) the world may never know...) what i do know is that in the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, Jeter representing the tying run in scoring position, seeing Giambi at the plate brought back instant flashbacks of Tuesday night's first inning homer. i should have had faith. THIS would not let Red Sox fans down:

ya think The Evil Empire is scheming ways to get this one away from us too? after all, that is their plan: if a player scares the pinstripes off of us, we'll just buy him & eliminate the concern. =P

one they couldn't get their hands on was this guy:

because the Mirabelli-Wakefield show was hot again last night. a thing of beauty. man i love to see them work it on the field.

something i DON'T like to see...even to a Yankee (you should be hearing that with a tone of strong disdain btw. if you didn't, go back & reread in proper context please!) is a potentially season-ending injury. this photo turns my stomach. i can almost hear the snap...*shudder*

i'm not a Hideki Matsui fan but that's only because he plays for THEM & i can't like one of THEM. and gosh darn it, he terrifies me. that's how good he is. i'd love him in a Boston uniform though. but ouch. and he *still* tried to make the play. with his hand dangling from his arm in a sickening fashion that needed no x-ray to determine that it was broken.

and not in this game, but another one, Phillies outfielder Aaron Rowand ran to catch a flyball that was making an attempt to go yard...never saw the wall coming...hit it so damn hard his feet flew out behind him from the impact. FACE. FIRST. broke his nose. but did he let go of the ball? nope!


as much as i hate to see anyone get hurt, i love to see heart. i love to see them play with so much heart. i just wish they wouldn't get hurt doing it...