Its been 25 days since Dice-K last took the mound, leaving after 4 innings with a right rotator cuff strain. He takes the mound late this afternoon looking to gain back that Fenway momentum after a night of squandered opportunities that resulted in a 5-4 loss to the Cardinals. The Cards send rookie pitcher Mitchell Boggs to the mound making only his 3rd major league start. That name makes me think of only one thing-- the chicken man, Wade Boggs, the Sox 3rd baseman for 10 years.
Wearing Celtic Green jerseys in honor of the new 2008 NBA World Champion Boston Celtics, honored in pre-game ceremonies, the Sox luck ran out last night. Julio Lugo hit a game-tying solo homerun in the bottom of the 6th inning then proceeded to make back-to-back throwing errors in the top of the 7th, allowing the Cards to take the lead. The old 4-6-3 double play returned to haunt Manny Ramirez in the bottom of the 7th as he came to the late with the bases loaded and nobody out.
My man Jacoby Ellsbury has 34 stolen bases as of last night-- he now needs only 26 to tie the Red Sox single season record for stolen bases by a player, and the season's not hit its midpoint! Go Jacoby!!!
Keywords: Boston Celtics, Cardinals, Dice-K, Julio Lugo., Manny Ramirez, Mitchell Boggs, NBA, Wade Boggs
