10/08/04 DS Game3 vs Angels W 8-6 10 innings

David Ortiz is a giant and Fenway Park is his sandbox. It's as simple as that. Going 4 for 6 with 3 RBI's today including the game winning homer in the 10th inning. Meanwhile, after a minor meltdown by Mike Timlin; Alan Embree, Keith Foulke and Derek Lowe combined to hold the Angels scoreless after the big blast by Vlad.

I think it was a miscalculation by Francona to relieve Arroyo after the sixth inning. He was cruising, had only allowed 6 base runners and 2 runs on 91 pitches. 62 of those he threw for strikes.

Ah, but to complain would be ridiculous. We're going to the ALCS for the second year in a row, and this year the outcome will be different!