Liveblogging-Sparta @ Athens 7/27/08

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Lester pitching for Boston

Lester paints the outside corner with a pretty roundhouse curve to get Judas Damon looking.

Captain Amazing takes Ellsbury back against the Granite City sign in left center on a 3-1 pitch for a long flyout.

Bobby Abreu slashes a ball into the gap and sneaks into second for a Fenway double.

Mr. Ciccone turns on a ball, driving it hard into the corner, but Manny runs it down for the thirs out.

Never easy. I am going to be up until past midnight, aren't I?

Early verdict on those "Steve" commercials on ESPN: Stupid. They can be so funny and clever, and then sometimes I

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Our Main Man DP greets Ponson with a line shot back up the middle for a base hit

Youk grounds into a force, eliminating DP.

Papi yanks the ball through the shift, Youk to third just barely beating a throw by Abreu.

ManRam slashes a ball off of the Mass Lottery sign in right center for a two bagger, scoring Youk.

Big Mike Lowell singles in two runs, and then gets cut down sliding into second base for the second out.

JD grounds out to end the inning.

http://gawker.com/5029264/save-your-newspaper-cover-the-edwards-scandal

Interesting take on the Edwards "scandal" on gawker.

This is the National Enquirer we're talking about here. But, as has been pointed out on Slate and elsewhere, it appears that no part of the story has been refuted yet. It seems obvious that the MSM should at least ask the question and make him deny it.

Top Second: Professor Xavier lines out softly to third.

RC, who is hotter than the surface of the Sun, goes way down low to ground out sharply to first.

Sexson Machine drops one into short right for a single.

The Melkman swings at a 96 MPH fastball up in his face for strike three. Jon is rocking it.