1.) A straight steal of home by Jacoby Ellsbury. Okay, you know how I feel about him, but tonight, he totally earned all of that admiration the fangirls heap on him every time he takes a breath. I might even consider getting a #46 shirt... maybe when his OBP is up over .350...
2.) Our ridiculously productive farm system. Beyond the obvious position players (Youk, Pedroia, Lowrie), the farm system has given us quality arms. Tonight Theo's strategy of "stockpiling" quality arms was on display, starting off with Justin Masterson (you know, the 6'6" sinkerballer that drives a Mini Cooper) and continuing with Hunter Jones and Michael Bowden. Love it. So much.
3.) The savvy free agent pickups from the offseason. This one is in the same vein as the last, but I LOVE that Saito can close when Paps (he of the erratic control) is unavailable, having pitched two straight days.
4.) This team knows how to win. They pull it together during slugfests and nailbiters, can string together plays and create runs (see Ellsbury, above), or, conversely, slug it out with the best of them. For instance, yesterdays game? Ridiculous. Thought I was looking at a football score.
5.) Mark Teixeira goes 0-for-4 with a strikeout, all of his outs courtesy of a Red Sox homegrown player. maybe this is vindictive, but it just feels so good to see him struggle to hit his weight and commit errors (third inning) while Mikey Lowell hits .324 with sparkling defense. I wonder how much his wife will love New York when they're getting hate mail...
6.) SWEEPING THE YANKEES!!!! (This one should need no explanation)
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