HBTRS?

And the ALCS will continue...Woot!

If you know what the letters in the title of this post stand for, congratulations.

October is here...

...which means post-season baseball!

Red Sox won 4-1 against the Angels tonight in Game 1 of the ALDS.  My choice for MVP of tonight's game is a toss up between Jason Bay who gave us the lead with his 2 run homer and Jacoby Ellsbury who played well offensively and defensively--multiple hits, 2 stolen bases, and an amazing catch that made me fear that he may have gotten a good mouthful of dirt in the process.  Pitching wise, Jon Lester really showed the Angels what he was made of--lots of good pitches and 7 strike outs to boot!  Did I mention that the Sox pretty much stunk against LA all season ?  They lost 8 out of 9 games against them in the regular season.  I believe they can win the ALDS.  Go Red Sox!  

Random Note:  I can't watch a full post-season Red Sox game without knitting. Well I suppose I could, but my anxiety levels might go through the roof.  The post-season is a great time to make Christmas gifts.  I'm about 1/3 of the way through my first post-season knitting project of this year. 

What a game!

Jason Bay just proved his colors as a true Red Sox player!  It was hard to see the powerful bat of Ramirez go to the Dodgers, but Bay scored both runs of the night during his first game on the team!  The spirits of the Red Sox were higher than I've seen them in a while.  It was great to see such a battle of pitching tonight--I think Ishmael finally gets what I mean when I say a pitching battle is exciting.  My heart was in my throat from the 8th until the last hit in the bottom of the 12th  (Ish finally gave me cards to shuffle as I was so antsy--there were a couple of I can't look moments).  What a game!

Take me out to the ball game...

The Red Sox are finishing up their home opener as I write this.  They are currently up by 5 in the bottom of the 8th.  I hope this ends well.  They are currently sitting at the bottom of the East in the American League.  They could use a win.