Middle Relief's Day Off

Any type of baseball game's outcome in which the final tally compares to that of an NFL score is a thrilling game to watch ? last night's Red Sox/Rangers game lived up to it as the Sox edged the Texas bombers, 19-17. The Red Sox exploded with a 10-run first inning, capped off by David Ortiz' 2 HR's and 6 RBI's. I started to see remnants of the Red Sox/Marlins game back in '03 in Fenway. The Red Sox scored 14 runs in the first inning of the game off Carl Pavano, and Mike Lowell was on the other side of the spectrum, playing third base for the soon-to-be World Champion Florida Marlins team. Only this time the Red Sox managed to blow their massive lead. Here's an interesting fact from Yahoo Sports: The last time a team came back from a 10-run deficit was May 8, 2004, when the Rangers rallied from a 14-4 deficit to win 16-15 in 10 innings, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. I'm not sure what it is about Texas, but their teams have been notorious ...