The Cup Is Never Half-Full or Half-Empty, 'Cuz We Keep Re-Filling It

A couple ugly plays early on threatened to sink us, especially that one where Okajima--looking as comfortable as a guy waiting to catch a piano from a tenth-story window--attempted a back-to-the-plate basket catch on a routine infield pop fly. Needless to say, it didn't work out, and Carlos Quentin was awarded the single cheapest hit since Ted Williams earned a hit back in '47 for simply getting up to the plate and stubbing out his cigarette on the catcher's helmet.But why dwell on the negative--we won the goddam game! Jason Bay came up huge with a tie-breaking home run in the eighth and Victor Martinez drove in a couple key runs, moving us yet another few steps closer to booking that hall for the Jason Varitek Retirement Fund. Along the way, Jacoby Ellsbury set a new Red Sox single season record for stolen bases, and The Papel-Bot, clearly mainlining Red Bull and creatine in advance of welcoming Billy Wagner to the ‘pen, channeled his 2007 self in yet another heart atta...