Ya gotta love it!  The Rays just swept the Sox.  Boston 0 – Tampa 3.  I think we’re all going to need the day off to recover from the madness!

Here are some of my deep, insightful (read: lame, obvious) thoughts on todays game:

What is up with these Red Sox players and their ugly necklaces?  Unless they are made by sick children or something, I’m not a fan.

This Beckett kid is gonna be pretty good.

When did Hinske start stealing bases?  Think Varitek was expecting that one?

Nobody can hit Beckett… except Bartlett, weird.  Beckett miffs a pitch out and it goes into right field.  Run Bartlett Run!  He scores from first.  For the record, I declared my love for him long before this. 

When did Manny start stealing bases?  Think Navi was expecting that one?

I feel a little guilty.  I got mesmerized by the shiny strikeouts.  I didn’t really appreciate Shields performance until late in the game.  And I call myself a fan.  Pitiful.

Longo is the bomb! and he hits the bomb!  Love him.  Very smart hitter that one, he makes nice adjustments to pitchers.  0-2 Rays.

Did you see the patty cake exchange between Longo and Gomes in the dugout after the home-run??  Oh my goodness, it was the gayest thing I’ve ever seen. 

Bartlett uses his melon.  Literally he took one off the helmet.  Buy that boy a drink, he had a great game.

Crawford hit a triple double to bring in Bartlett.  CC got tagged out getting a little greedy.  In all fairness though it took a nice bounce off the wall.  0-3 Rays.

James Shields you rock.  2 hit shutout.  Excellent.

Now the Rays can fight for the division against the Orioles.  So funny that sentence almost looks like a mad-lib gone awry.  Go Rays!!