Leaping Manny!
















Last night, Game 1 of the ALCS between the Indians and Red Sox was awfully one-sided, wasn't it? C.C. Sabathia looked like he was on "E" last night, after the second. Maybe all of those innings have caught up with him. Tonight, we'll see if Fausto (Spanish translation: Lucky) Carmona can pitch in the chilly weather. Too bad, the Indians have to face Curt Schilling, who has become one of the best postseason pitchers ever.

The game started OK last night with Travis Hafner's homer in the first. But then the two guys you can't have get on base started getting on base. Every time up. It was Big Papi and Manny all night. They have now been on base 27 of their last 30 trips to the plate. Manny looked awfully good last night. I still think he'll get calls when he's older like Minnie Minoso to come back and take a few hacks at the plate. His bases-loaded walk against Sabathia was a thing of beauty, as he fell behind in the count and then stayed away from fishing. That put the Sox ahead in the third, and then Mike Lowell doubled and that was all she wrote.

Tumbling Manny!



























It was very much the yawner after that. Too many walks from C.C., then Jensen Lewis took the mound and spit the bit. Hey, Aaron Fultz walked another lefty in a surprising development. I would not put him back out there again. Didn't I say that last series? Jeezy creezy, even Tom Mastny came in.

The only mildly intriguing part about the game was the ending. Both teams played a game of "Our pitcher can't be as bad as yours"? Eric Gagne or Joe Borowski. Gagne threw 25 pitches in the Indians 9th, while loading the bases. During the Boston 8th, JoBo threw 19 pitches and let two guys get on. These two are very scary even when no runs score.

Goofy Manny!





















Indians lose, 10-3

Meal of Links

Looks like MLB blew up my chance to see a game in Boston with Chris Dodd. It was a great idea by Dodd, but against some sort of rule that sucks.

The Boston Globe checks in with Rocky Colavito, of all people. Good old Rocky. According to him, he never cursed us.

A look at Fenway Park.

Exercise Yard

Hey how 'bout that music last night on the game? I guess it's "Cleveland Rocks" each inning when the Indians score, eh? Fox somehow realized it's 2007, as I heard the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Beck, All-American Rejects, and the Beastie Boys for some bumpers.

Of course, Tim McCarver was on. He didn't know Stephen King's (who was reading a book!) son's name. Unfortunately, there was a game going on. Ugh!

Visitor

46 Across: Kojak et al. (5 letters) Answer: Theos