Proudly Joining The Alex Cora Fan Club

Something about the guy I really like…sure, you can call it a man crush, I don’t care.

Another scrappy win for the Red Sox, beating the best team in baseball 3-0 at the little league park known as U.S. Cellular Field. Is it just me, or does every single flyball to the outfield have a chance to leave the stadium? The outfields look way too small, and its turned into drama every time Konerko or Rowand makes solid contact. Almost as bad as Houston. Anyway, I shouldn’t be complaining, because Manny took advantage of the small park with an opposite field lined shot in the first inning off El Dookie. Actually, Mr. Hernandez would completely shut down the Red Sox offense the rest of the night. Tek hit a solo popup in the ninth, and thank god for that or the Schilling Expirement Part III would have been a whole lot more ball-busting. The Red Sox got a huge double play on a grounder back to Schill, and the curtain closed on a nice Boston win. Yess.

But the real star tonight was Wade Miller. I was getting pretty fed up with his performances lately- shaky first innings with too many pitches thrown, tiring early in the fifth and sixth, getting behind and walking too many batters, and giving up long balls, especially on the road. But tonight Wade only walked a few early in the game, kept his pitch count relatively low and simply dominated. Zero earned runs. Got out a few jams. Great effort from Miller tonight.

As always, Myers and Timlin got out the batters they faced. Even with the offense cooled down on a hot night in Chi-Town, the boys got it done. Supposed to be 100 degrees tomorrow at the field, and quite frankly, I can’t wait.