Game Thirty Seven: The Return of the King

Josh Beckett did a pretty fair impersonation of Josh Beckett last night, turning in seven innings of passable ball, and the three piece combo platter of the Okey Doke, RR, and the Lord of the Dance shut things down in the end to preserve a 5-3 win.

"This "win" you speak of-is that when the number after Red Sox is higher than the number after Bad Guys? Is that what we call it? I had forgotten. "

Yeah, it's a win. Put it on the board, as Chuck would say. (Fantasy Focus podcast shoutout!)(www.espnradio.com/podcenter)

This afternoon is the final game of the series, with Bat Masterson facing off against Jason Vargas. Vargas was part of the booty (ARRRR!) of the JJ Putz trade, and he is a lefty who, like Olson, has been a swingman this year. He allowed one run on five hits in five innings against Texas, a band of renegades who can hit the old pelota a bit, in his only start this year.

The road doesn't get much easier after today, as we go home to face the front running Jays starting Tuesday, followed by Interleague Madness Part Uno when we welcome the New York Metropolitans, who have also been playing some good ball.