PortlandSoxFan

No, not Vaughn. And not Rivera. I’m talking MO-mentum here, people. Hopefully the last two games is an indicator of some headed the Sox way.

Damian Jackson walked across the Red Sox clubhouse and knocked over a large bag full of bats. He picked up another bag and dumped about 25 bats on the floor, interrupting a card game going on a few feet away.

“Waking up the bats,” Jackson said before the game as four stunned teammates looked on. HEUSCHKEL

Well, it really didn’t work until the 9th inning, but hopefully there are signs that Manny is coming out of his funk. And the Sox got big plays from several players…Embree stranding 2nd and 3rd with none out…Kapler’s catch and followup hit…Manny’s homer…Mueller’s hits…just an all around team effort.

So they are back in the Wild Card lead; unfortunately the Yanks pulled away from the Big O Machine last night after a shaky start to that game.

An funny quote from the Courant’s Yankee notebook from Hitchcock on the fact that he found out he is pitching Saturday:

Sterling Hitchcock got the word he would start Saturday night and was mildly surprised.

“I thought we might go out and get [Bartolo] Colon or somebody for the one start,” he quipped.

Tonight, the only late game of the Seattle series (thank God) gives us Soup Pan vs. Jamie Moyer.