we made the bet at the beginning of the season. our birthdays are only one a day apart in sept, so instead of betting on who'd take the AL East, we bet on who'd be ahead on our birthday, so the loser's wager would be a birthday present. sox were ahead, so i lost the bet. it was his idea for the birthday thing, i didn't think it owuld matter, but here we are, and the season's up for grabs. anyway, that's how it went. we have a long history of stupid bets but this years trash talk raised the bar.