Ever since game one, we’ve been wondering when the Red Sox bats were gonna spring back to life. And last night, while Clay Buchholz–who looked like he’d rather have been on death row–and Felix Doubront kept the Cardinal bats in check with four hits and two runs through 6.2 innings, our own offense looked equally deficient.
That’s when Ortiz called a team meeting.
While the topics of said meeting were kept under wraps by the Sox players, we can assume it was something profound. Because Jonny Gomes came out like a man possessed just a few minutes later and cracked a three-run homer into the bullpens.
The reaction to Gomes’ home run — by both Gomes and his teammates — is something that can and should be watched on loop forever.
After that, the game took a number of weird-ass turns, including another Breslow meltdown (which, I have to figure, signaled the last time we’ll see Craig in this World Series), a relief appearance by John Lackey, and a Koji pick-off to end the game and leave the Cardinals with the same befuddlement that we felt at game three’s end.
Where do we go from here? Tonight we’ve got Lester on the hill, and if he can get us a 2-for-3 showing at Busch, you’d have a hard time convincing me the Red Sox weren’t going to go on the win this thing.
In the meantime, we’ll just sit back and bask in the glory of last night, which ended with David Ross showing his appreciation to Gomes during an interview with Jenny Dell:
Very nice Red. But I must say this for this evening: Red Sox will win. No score predictions, just a win. Papi, if pitched to, will be awesome yet again and we will win.
Here’s my prediction on how tonight’s game will end…
Sox ahead by one run in the bottom of the ninth. Two outs, Cardinals have a man on first. Cardinal batter hits a home run, which gives Saint Louis a dramatic walk off win of game five. BUT the lead runner trips and falls rounding third, the batter accidentally passes the runner and is called out for overtaking. Sox win.
After the endings of previous two games, anyone want to put money down against me?
Here’s my prediction on how tonight’s game will end…
Sox ahead by one run in the bottom of the ninth. Two outs, Cardinals have a man on first. Cardinal batter hits a home run, which gives Saint Louis a dramatic walk off win of game five. BUT the lead runner trips and falls rounding third, the batter accidentally passes the runner and is called out for overtaking. Sox win.
After the endings of previous two games, anyone want to put money down against me?
I love the Gomes GIF with Jenny Dell. The look on his face after the Ross neck kiss is adorable.
(Some teen girl is out there writing erotic fan-fic as I type)
We’re going to win.
I felt like the bats hadn’t been right since the series with TB. Just too many really good pitchers had put them in a funk. I think it took Papi to remind them who they are. This isn’t a team that hits .190 for protracted stretches. This is the Red Sox. This team rakes.
Papi’s enthusiasm is infectious, and I’ve got a dose of Papi fever.
How bad? I’m going to give up cursing and Drew is going to homer tonight.
I love these guys.
Flatsixes I just predicted a Drew HR on boston. com. 🙂
Im in same place, same clothes with all rally apparatuses nearby at hand again. and my secret weapon from last night….skull and bones black socks
so wondering if i can handle two live chats, fb and twitter while watching the game..
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Harry Connick JR!!!
New thread if anyone still over here.