EPIC!

- The 9th inning rally in Arlington minus the running blunder by Clay
- Wake pitching a gem in Oakland
- Lester masterpiece vs the Rangers in Fenway: for a moment, it reminded me of Pedro years!
- This one is personal: Reddick first homer in Baltimore…what can I say? I love the kid!!!

- the reigning MVP goes deep in his first at bat of the year
- mo blowing a save in fenway
- the captain hits a grand slam of Burnett

Julio Lugo ranks at the very top of anything good this past season!

Masturbate
He said “shit”

How did he do more games? but glad he did otherwise sweet music would have killed 2009.

Youk charging the mound was nice.
Beckett and Abreau
Francona blowing his stack in Minny
Jacoby stealing home
Remy coming back
The big comeback vs. the White Sox
Nomar returning
Lugo being sent packing
The DFA of Smoltz and his audacity to get upset over it
Van Every’s masterpiece
Green’s masterpiece
Youk’s adventures in LF
Chris Woodward sucking the life out of professional baseball
The marathon in NY, even though it ended bad was pretty great theatre.

I find myself agreeing with NG on something:

• The end of the Julio Lugo Error in Boston.

Some other moments:

• The “Parade of Shortstops” at the end of the game with LAAAAAAAA where Lowrie gets a base hit, then Green gets a walk, before Gonzo wins it.

• Ellsbury’s steal of home against the MFYs.

• Green’s relief outing.

• The rain-game comeback against Sabathia and the MFYs in June.

But without a doubt in my mind, I would select as my #1:

• Wakefield’s gem of a game in Oakland. If ever there was a nexus of need for results and actual delivering, this game was it. (I feel strongly enough about this that I’d even volunteer to write the post if it’s selected.)

The signing of Mark Texeria – oh my bad Henery fucked that up.

Smoltz putting Bubblegum on Kott’s cap.

Green and Papi’s walkoff shots were both great for me. The first because it was the first pitch of the inning and oh did it EVER just sneak around that pole. Also helps that I was there. Papi’s because, well, it was Papi, and that just seemed like a return to normalcy, if only for a short while.

The comeback against the Orioles very early in the season. Penny gave up something like 7 runs in the second inning, then Drew hits a solo shot and Don Orsillo says “And the Red Sox start to chip away” and I scoff at the call. A few hours later, and the Sox walk away with a 10-8 win and the series sweep after struggling through a 3-6 start to the season.

Bay’s 9th inning homer in Cleveland. 3-run shot after Wakefield and Lee left with a 0-0 tie. Capped the 9-game winning streak with a bang and left the Sox at 12-6 after the aforementioned slow start.

JVE’s night in Cleveland, starting a 3-run rally in the 8th and then hitting the game winning shot over Sizemore’s outstretched glove in the 10th.

Payback in Baltimore. One night after the massive collapse, the Sox posted 4 runs in the 9th and 1 run in the 11th to return the favor.

Bard making 3 Phillies look stupid in the 13th inning, striking out the side and making Victorino take the WORST swing I’ve ever seen in my life. All for his first career save.

bay’s homer ties it off mo in fenway, youk hits the walkoff

and i second papi’s first homer, papi’s first walkoff of the season and NOMAH’s return