Jason Bay is THE MAN!!!

Sox: 7 Bronx Broomed: 3

First order of business when the 2009 season comes to a close: Re-sign Jason Bay! The guy's a gamer and wields a sweet stick to boot. Oh, and he's emerging as quite the Yankee killer too, going yard in the new Yankee Stadium on back-to-back days, and is (for now) leading the team in four-baggers with seven. In contrast to his prodigious but peculiar predecessor, you won't find J-Bay hiding out in the Green Monster during a coaching visit to the mound or jogging nonchalantly to first base on a ground-out. Bay gives his all in every game and Mr. Clutch is becoming an increasingly more apt nickname. An All-Star this year for sure.

Beckett, following Lester's example, had a much improved outing tonight. He pitched six innings, allowing three runs (all in the third inning), walking one and fanning five. While not quite as dominating as Lester, Beckett had a quality start and only one bad inning, where Johnny "Turncoat" Damon dinged him for three runs. He bounced back and kept the Yanks off the board for three more innings. Oki followed for two more scoreless frames and Saito closed it out in the ninth. The Sox have now won five, count 'em, FIVE straight against the Yanks and swept back-to-back series. They're 5-4 on this road trip, bringing them within one game of .500 on the road.

Tomorrow night, it's back home to Fenway and another encounter with the Tribe. Masterson toes the rubber for the Sox and Carl Pavano hurls for Cleveland. Can the team continue their dominance at the Fens, where they are 10-2 on the season? Can Masterson bounce back from a rough outing at the Trop?

LET'S GO RED SOX!!!! CONGRATS ON SWEEPING THE YANKS AGAIN!!