All I can say about the last two Red Sox games is...at least the Celtics won tonight! As for the boys on the diamond who call Fenway Park their home, they continue to let the worst teams in the league get the best of them. They are 10-10, or .500 against the O's, Tribe, and Royals and making those teams look a whole lot better than they are in the process. It's yet another facet of this frustrating, baffling Red Sox season. Just when they look like they're going somewhere, the fit hits the shan.
Tonight's loss was especially devastating because they went ahead in the top of the ninth on a 2-run Beltre dinger and it looked like they just might pull out a win after Lester's April flashback on the hill. Alas, Bard, forced into the closer role with Pap unavailable and no other bullpen arms that come close to being trustworthy, appeared to be pitching blindfolded for the first few batters. He appeared to right himself with a strikeout and a popup, but he couldn't get the job done in the end, with Russell Branyan shooting a liner into right for the game tying and winning runs. It was a gut-wrenching loss to a team they're supposed to dominate. Surely the team's two best pitchers had to have at least ONE win between them in the last two games of the series. Ironically it was the back end of the rotation who outpitched the top two.
Tomorrow the Sox return home to Fenway and reunite with the Phillies, who are looking for some revenge. After all, it was that series with the Sox at Citizen's Bank Park that started the Phils on a downward trend in the standings and the batting averages. The Sox had best get their act together and decide whether they are going to be a contender or pretender. Perhaps Doc Rivers can pop into Fenway tomorrow night and give them a little talking-to;-)
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
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