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Hey, guess what? The Tigers had a day game today. AND LOST BY ONE RUN.

For fuck's sake.

Looks like Bonderman did a decent job, though, with a longish first inning and then some nice quick ones; the Tigers were ahead when he was pulled, and then the relief immediately gave up two runs. Sigh. I hate it when pitchers I like pitch good games and then get screwed out of a win by the bullpen.

Tonight: Same match-ups are last night. Matt Clement pitching for Boston.

I predict that the Astros will lose by one run.

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Fabulous article at the Boston Globe site about Wells's awesomeness last night.

I'm going to surf the high from this for quite some time. At least til his next start.

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Note to self: When looking at baseball apparel, do not click on "Women's." Because, in a sports apparel store, "women's" translates as "here, have some pink." Ew.

The Tigers store has some seriously ugly merchandise. But I want this shirt. However, before I'm allowed to wear a team's clothing, I should have to be able to list the line-up and the pitching rotation, at minimum. This isn't a rule, but it should be. Anyway, I'm working on that.

Holy shit, the Sox just put together the best play ever to get Palmeiro out at the plate for the third out. At least, the guys at WEEI made it sound like the best play ever. It sounded really, really close, but it's entirely possible that everyone involved was just kind of leisurely wandering around. That's how the WEEI announcers like to do it; if they haven't given at least one fan a heart attack by the ninth inning, they haven't done their job.

Listening to further discussion, though, it sounds like it was incredibly close. And the Sox stay up on zip, because Trot and Millar can throw a ball, and Tek can catch it and apply a tag. <3

. . . I think I'm going to need a Tigers icon soon here.

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OH MY GOD YES. Red Sox win 1-0. 1-0. That is two shut-outs in a row, eighteen consecutive shut-out innings, against what was until about two minutes ago the number one team in the division. Our boys shut them down cold.

Like Wells last night, Clement went eight innings. And like Wells, Clement was awesome.

And, since that was a two-game series, that, children, was a sweep.

And I was worried about the Orioles why?

Next series: Playing the Devil Rays. Damn. I guess that means I can't root for them anymore, because when it comes right down to it, if I have to choose, I really do prefer seeing the Red Sox in first to seeing the Yankees in last.

One. Nothing. That is all.

Edit: Except to observe that a 1-0 game where the only run was scored in the second inning is kind of what it must be like to have a two and a half hour heart attack.