Meh.

That was certainly not what I was hoping for and from the genuinely pissed off look on John Smoltz's face, it seems like it wasn't what he was hoping for either. But it's hard to get too worked up about it. They won the series, that's what mattered. Even the Nationals aren't so terrible as to not run into a win every once in awhile. Time to move on to Atlanta and Jurrjens (whom they just saw), Vazquez (whom they saw often enough in Chicago), and the red-headed stepchild (not really but he is ginger) Hanson and an offense that doesn't do much.

Five.

Not to gloat or anything. Well, maybe just a little bit.

Nicely done, boys. Hitting (Pedroia went 3 for 6. Youkilis went 2 for 5. Jay Ray Bay went 4 for 6. And Ellsbury went 4 for 4), defense (Mike Lowell and Nick Green both turned some nice double plays), and not terrible pitching--What more could you ask for? A repeat performance tomorrow?

I find myself hoping that Toronto can just hang in there. Not only because I'd like to be proven right but also because the Yankees in third place would make me very happy.