This series sweep is one you hoped neutral fans got to see, so they could witness the difference between Red Sox and Yankees. Joba's strike zone was bigger than his mom's meth lab, yet he, and the fans, would still whine like crazy on literally every call that didn't go their way, right or wrong. And then the DUI decimal cyst goes and hits Jason Bay completely on purpose.

This was the classic game that the Yanks win--last century. Their fans are slowly but surely realizing whose century this is. You don't win because you wear pinstripes. In fact, you're more likely to stumble. How sweet it is. Beckett just wouldn't break, and our solid bullpen out-pitched their nameless one, and we take the rain-soaked win.

Eck was on fire tonight. He's just like the rest of us, with the comments he makes. I'm thinkin' "waste a pitch," and he says it. I'm thinkin' "they got lucky there," and he says it. I'm thinkin' "Molina stinks, don't you dare let him get on base," and he, essentially, says it. Yet he doesn't do any over-the-top rooting, which has become the norm around the league. A fine job by him filling in.

I love that I got to go to the last three games of the last homestand (all wins over the Yanks) and will be going to the first one of this one (after a sweep of the Yanks in New York).

Contest Update: The Phils scored 10! They are one total away from winning! (And are the team Lee "settled" on after the controversy when two people picked the Rangers at the same time.) I guess I don't need to come up with any tie-breaking rules until TWO teams are one total away, though. Only the Phillies can win tomorrow night (unless KC comes up with a late rally right now), so we'll see what happens and we'll talk again afterwards. They play at the Mets and they need 11 runs--I'll keep an eye on the board at Fenway. Good luck scoring 11 off Santana, though...