Quick! I Need a Rays Shirt & a Mohawk Wig!

I thought I'd be a loser for Halloween.

No, really, though, a tip of the wig, er, hat to the Rays for their great run. Now, if it wasn't for a little problem of three missing runs in the 9th inning of game #7 of the ALCS, it might have, it just might have been Sox in 4 over the Phillies. Y'think?

Be safe Halloween night!

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Red Sox Nation Invades Tampa Bay

Rays fans are not even safe in their own local watering hole. Will it be the same story at the Trop tonight? It won't be like the old days where there were more Sox fans than Rays fans in the stands but the Nation will be represented.

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Time to go Fishin'!

Bring on the Rays!!!!

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Beckett didn't bring is best stuff today, but...

Sox were down 4-2 going into the 7th inning. Beckett threw 105 pitches in 6 innings, struck out 6, but allowed 4 ER's and 7 hits. He only walked 1 batter, but hit 2 others. Not looking good getting deep into the 9th inning, down 4-3, 2 outs. But wait! There's more! Youk singles! Bay doubles! SOAB! Lowrie strikes out swinging to kill the rally.

This post ain't over yet. Tampa Bay beat the O's 4-2. (Kevin Millar popped out to end their rally, as well as not hitting that last HR at Yankee Stadium like he said he was going to do.)

SOAB is right. Sox are now 2.5 games behind the Ray's (I thought they were supposed to go belly up in September?) On the brighter side, Masterson and Okajima pitched 2.2 innings: no hits, no runs, no walks, 3 strikeouts.

Lookin' like it might be Sox and Halo's in the ALDS. Let's hope Tito has a few cards up his sleeve for that series.

Sox lose 4-3 BOX SCORE

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A Flying Duckboat in Tampa Named After Papelbon

This weekend is the Red Bull Flugtag competition in Tampa. In the event, invited participants create human powered flying vehicles and a team from Massachusetts, the Boston Paps, will try to win with their entry based on a duckboat. Papelbon heard about the event and discussed it with the Malden Observer:

“I expect them to win,” said Papelbon, prior to the Red Sox game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Friday night. “They should win. I think that’s pretty cool for them to do that and for them to win it like we won the World Series. That’s the great thing about playing for the Red Sox, the fan support behind you and the genuine people that support you,” Papelbon said. “For me, it’s an honor. They’re the best in the league.”

When asked if he had any advice for the team before liftoff this weekend, the closer just had one message.

“Kick some ass.”

I would think the team may not be too well recieved in Tampa with an entry named after Papelbon. There may be some boo birds but J.D. has shown that Red Sox Nation can survive in hostile territories.

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