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For the Love of Ted Williams

Song of the post: Prisoner’s Song by the Dropkick Murphys

For the first time in 95 years the Red Sox will have a chance to win the World Series at home on Fenway soil. The Cardinals fell a consecutive night to the Boston Red Sox 3-1 in game 5 of the World Series. Jon Lester out-dueled Adam Wainwright to edge Boston for the 3-2 series lead.

Now they head back to the greatest city on Earth; one team reeling in two losses, the other with budding confidence and the redemption man on the mound.

John Lackey, Michael Wacha; Game 6, Wednesday at 8.

Eighty-two million dollars on the line and a city ready to stand for their team. The cards are in our favor, take or leave the pun, with 2 games at home, a pitcher who has embodied the grit of this team, a bench as ready to play as the starters, a DH spot in the lineup, THE DH hitting hot as all hell and 46,000 fans ready to roar. David-Ortiz-patriotic-American-flag-Boston-jpg

Bring it on.

I’m not going to analyze the game tonight simply because it was a gem, and I’m leaving it at that. I have to look ahead to the match-ups on Wednesday night. First off, Wacha who has been lights out since September has got to give at some point, perhaps the mid-week bout. Then we have a rejuvinated Victorino who was rearing to go in tonight’s game which he was scratched from. Plus, Pedroia seems to have found the hits he’s known for, then PAPI need I say more? Then Napoli who will be rested and focused on the fastballs he loves. Toss up between Gomes and Nava. And Xander.

The lineup might do with some shaking up however. Although Farrell is set in his ways. I’d like to imagine that if they mixed it up it could look like thisEllsbury, Bogaerts, Ortiz, Pedroia, Napoli, Victorino, Gomes, Drew, Ross- Lackey (P)

We will only have to wait, I’m still excited we won and can’t wait to pull a Mr. Lomonte and run out on the lawn in excitement.

-Lager

+However, I don’t think I’ll really go to those measures because it’s been 6 years not, 86. And I didn’t have to go through the agony of watching them try and fail as much.