David Ortiz smashes a line drive into the Boston bullpen, breaking a long string of Red Sox futility against the Tigers in the ALCS.
This just hours after Tom Brady threw an amazing corner fade for a touchdown to beat the Saints.
Two exhilirating, exhausting games. Perhaps that's why what we get from Shank is a tired lede ("Close your eyes and it is 2004 all over again."), a tease for the Pats game, and a Red Sox game recap so full of cliche ("All hope seemed lost at Yawkey Way.") and mangled prose ("Papi struck on the first pitch. There was little doubt as his heat-seeking missile screeched toward the Sox bullpen.") that somehow managed to suck the life out of what was one of the great finishes in team history.
"Close your eyes and it is 2004 all over again," indeed. If that means we must endure nine more years of this tripe, kill us now.
There was little doubt as his heat-seeking missile screeched toward the Sox bullpen.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else out there besides me think a 32 year old Torii Hunter makes that catch?
Rog, when I first saw the slam, I initially thought the ball was caught.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Patriots game, I (along with Zolak on the radiocast) felt it was lost after the Brady INT; that's what makes this win (Brady's first in four tries against Drew Brees) so shocking.