Drama Queens

The title of this post refers to baseball's favorite team: The Boston Red Sox. The Sox of this millenia seem to have a way of backing themselves into a corner during the ALCS. This year is no exception. I had held out some hope that Daisuke would get them back on track. Not so much. I gave up on the game by the third inning.

Imagine my surprise when, after having given up on the 2008 Red Sox, I got into my car to hear the radio announce that the game was tied 7-7 in the bottom of the ninth. I spent the next 20 minutes or so driving around, eating candy beans and waiting for the 10th, so the B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria could go back-to-back and end the season for Boston. Strangely, J.D. Drew managed to end the game in regulation with a line drive that scored Kevin Youkilis. There is hope again in Boston. And if the past two championships are any indication, this is exactly where The Sox like to be (backed up against a wall in the ALCS).

3 miles at the crisp gloaming this eve. 2 more miles on Saturday, then 26.2 on Sunday. I had been worrying that the heat would be a problem on race day. Fortunately, autumn temperatures have finally descended upon us. In fact, I enjoyed my first campfire (campless) of the season this night.