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It is unbelievable that Colon at 41 would be 17-6 with a 2.66 ERA even if he was eating PED's out of a cereal bowl on the bench. He barely has 100 k's

What is the tie-breaker?

Not even SFF predicted that this would be one of the best teams in Red Sox history. Of course, witnessing one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history is not enough to make a miserable prick like U.N. happy. He feels compelled to stick it to other fans. Stick the needle all you want UN, jackass. I am as happy as a clam. This season has been pure pleasure for me. The icing on the cake was beating your miserable ass head to head in the fantasy league to take back first place in the final week and then again to win the championship. Bitter just a bit, are you?

There really was no fun last year for anyone, and there really was little "I told you so" fun last year. The Sox losing is just not fun. Personally, I have been wrong two years in a row. I had predicted that they would be good in 2012, and this year I predicted that they would be a bad team. LOL!! It's much more fun being wrong this season than last season.

Wow, U.N. is a dick even when his team is having an unbelievable season. What a jerk! LOL!!

We are both wrong. The 2007 team won 96 games. Tonight they will surpass the 2007 team. Wow!

This will be win 97. That is truly astounding to me. That would equal the win total of the 2007 team. That team was stacked with talent and people expected them to win a lot, but i don't think anyone expected them to win as musch as the 2007 team. If they win 1 of the next 2, it will be the most wins for the Sox since the magical and talent-laden 2004 team. If they win the next 2, that will be the most wins since 1978. Unbelievable.

^ I don't know what UN posted, but he can stick it. If I had benched Trout for the entire week in the championship playoff, I still would have trounced him. That is how much better my team was than his. LOL!! Suck on it loser!

A secret nuke. I like that.

I think he already has that distinction.

Pal, you won the Trout v. Segura points bet in a runaway. I owe you $10. Private Message me your email address and I'll send you the money through PayPal. I am just glad that I didn't make a sig bet.

And he missed the month of April. The guy just killed it this season.

This is a great thing.

It is more than a little surprising that Helton is still playing for the Rockies and Youkilis is not playing at all.

I enjoyed train travel in Europe.

LOL!! I hate the train, but it is the only alternative to driving 10 mph for the 40 mile ride to work.

From ESPN: With home-field advantage in the AL still up for grabs, the Boston Red Sox won't take it easy during the final week of the regular season. John Lackey looks to build on his best start of the year when the Red Sox visit the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night looking for an eighth win in 10 road games. Headed to the postseason for first time in four years as East champions, Boston (95-62) hopes to hold off Oakland and Detroit in the race for the league's best record. "We're going out to win games and be aggressive," said Felix Doubront, the winning pitcher in Sunday's 5-2 victory over Toronto. "We'll try to go hard every game." Lackey (10-12, 3.44 ERA) likely won't let up after striking out eight during his two-hit gem in Thursday's 3-1 victory over Baltimore. The right-hander did not give up a hit until Adam Jones' homer in the seventh inning, then yielded a single to J.J. Hardy in the eighth to bounce back after he allowed 11 runs and 15 hits in 12 innings of his previous two starts. "I felt pretty good," Lackey told the Red Sox's official website. "My arm felt good. It was fun." In preparation for the playoffs, Boston originally intended to pitch Lackey out of the bullpen during this two-game set at Coors Field. However, they decided to push Jake Peavy to Wednesday and start Lackey on Tuesday and in Sunday's regular-season finale at Baltimore. "We still want to play a good brand of baseball," manager John Farrell said. "We don't see the clinching of the division as a breather. It's a matter of continuing on and playing a very sound brand of baseball." Lackey fanned a season-high 12 and gave up two runs over seven innings in a 5-3 home victory over Colorado on June 26, but pitching at Coors Field for the first time since 2010 might not be as easy. He's 1-4 with a 5.45 ERA in five road starts since the All-Star break. The Rockies (71-86) have little to play for this week, but Michael Cuddyer still has the NL batting title in his sights. After missing the previous three games with a sore left wrist and forearm, Cuddyer raised his average to .334 with three hits in Sunday's 13-9 loss to Arizona. He went 4 for 9 with two homers as Colorado was swept in two games by the Red Sox in June. With a solo shot off Lackey in that series, four of Cuddyer's seven hits in 22 at-bats against him have been home runs. Boston's Shane Victorino and Dustin Pedroia each went 5 for 9 in that series. Pedroia is 2 for 2 with a walk against the Rockies' Tyler Chatwood (7-5, 3.36), who gave up four runs over six innings in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to St. Louis. The right-hander has a 4.34 ERA in four September starts since returning from a month on the DL due to right elbow inflammation. Chatwood gave up two runs and walked five in six innings in his only start against Boston, a 2011 outing with the Los Angeles Angels. This will be the second-to-last home game for Colorado's Todd Helton, who will retire after 17 seasons. He had three hits and four RBIs on Sunday and is 12 for 30 in eight home games - including a pair in the 2007 World Series - versus Boston. "It's good knowing that I can go out and be productive and help the team every once in awhile," Helton told the Rockies' official website

I am on a train. I should be home in about a half an hour. It's a 8:40 start. I'll get the GT up in time.

I like it. I think it is the right decision. Lester seems to be back where he was 2-3 years ago. He's attavking the zone and his ball has movement. He has been the horse with the one exception of a little skid that he hit mid season. Lackey may be our best pitcher at this point in time. He is throwing harder now than he has in years, and the guy knows how to pitch. Buch is great, but he is still getting himself back togather and rebuilding arm strength and stamina. He could blow up with a bad game if he is not yet back in synch. Peavy is a good veteran who should rise to the ocassion. He'll have to be watched closely for signs of his stuff dropping off mid game. Doubs and Dempster can piggy-back if need be on Buch and Peavy in long relief. I am much more concerned about the bulpen than the starters. Koji is money, but who gets the 7th and 8th innings--- mix and match with Breslow and Taz as the main guys?

Hey Israel, thanks. I appreciate that. I was very motivated. LOL!! The best trade that I made was for David Ortiz. He raked all year long and replaced Justin Smoak --I think. LOL! I can't claim full credit, because my son drafted my team. I was busy with an auction draft. He didn't like the team he drafted, but when I looked at it, I realized that he had done a really great job. He drafted Cliff Lee, Verlander, Matt Harvey and Cole Hamel as starters. He picked Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman as closers. That was a pretty awesome base upon which to build.

We share the same disease.

Fred, millions of Brooklyn Dodger fans never found another home. My dad and I found the Red Sox together in 1967. The first time we went to Fenway (before they built on top of the roof along the baselines and behind home plate) he kept saying how much it felt like Ebbets Field. He loved the closeness of the place and he overlooked the funny accents of the fans. LOL! It took you a little bit longer, but you found the right team.

I was wondering why I had no appetite at dinner. When I checked in on my team, I realized that it was because I had been eating U.N.'s lunch all week long. LOL! He must have been burning when I picked up Billy Hamilton -- a backup bench player just for the SB category. He got 3 SB's in limited action-- to help me easily win that category. I didn't need Greinke's or Lee's final starts on Sunday to take the WHIP category. I also didn't need my best pitcher Matt Harvey or best hitter, CarGo-- both are on the DL. Maybe he can write (i.e., whine, bitch, and make excuses) about it in his Fantasy Baseball column. Victory is sweet.

Digital research studies? What is that, the study of having a thumb up your ass?

Koji still on his roll!! The guy is money and this unlikely team continues to roll. 95 wins and counting!!