Red Sox

The Red Sox pulled out a skin of the teeth win last night.  They tried desperately to blow an 8-4 lead in the last two innings, but somehow failed and held on to win.  While we were trying and failing to lose, the Rays pulled out another victory over the Yankees.  When we need the Yankees to lose, they win.  When we need the Yankees to win, they lose.  Damn you, Yankees!  Another in a long line of reasons why we freakin' HATE YOU!

Today is the final day of the season.  Game 162.  Boston and Tampa Bay are tied at 90 wins and 61 losses.  One game left for each team, and the wild card clinching magic number is two.  If the Sox win and the Rays lose, the Sox are in the post season.  If the Rays win and the Sox lose, the Rays are in the post season.  If they both win, or both lose, they play a one game playoff in Tampa Bay tomorrow.

I have, on this very site, on a few occasions compared this season's disasterous collapse to that of the 1978 Boston Red Sox.  In '78, the Red Sox at one point had a 14 game lead in the division, only to blow it and lose the division in a one game playoff with the Yankees.  That's the infamous Bucky Effing Dent game.  I remember that game.  I really don't remember the September collapse that preceded it.  This year on September 3rd or 4th (not sure which) the Sox had a nine game lead over Tampa Bay in the wild card race only to blow it when Tampa Bay tied them on Monday with two games left.

Doesn't it just seem like the universe is going to force that one game playoff this year?  Can't you feel the deja-vu?  I can smell it and it does not smell good, let me tell you.

Please, Red Sox... Puh-Leeeze win tonight.  You know those jerkwad Yankees are going to roll over and give the game to Tampa Bay, so you just have to win tonight to have that one last shot.

Go Red Sox.
Screw You, Bucky Bleepin' Dent.