Thunder

This should be a good series. Each team's top 3 SP are going.

Each team's 3 best starters. Yankees send their #1, 2, and 3, while the Sox send their #3, 2, and 1.

Could also be John Lackey in 2011.

Which one? Yankees? Astros?

After the Sox...

Been going for 5 years now.

I love fall's weather the best. Cool, crisp air. Playing baseball games in the cold at night... Awesome.

It has thundered here twice today, but hasn't rained at all.

Let's go J-E-T-S! I'm shocked that we have a shot at this game with every notable WR out for the Pats.

I've had the easiest GT schedule. Couple losses vs the Jays this season.

Lineups aren't out, but Cafardo tweeted that Bogaerts is playing 3B. Game time: 7:10 p.m. TV/radio: NESN, MLB Network / WEEI-FM (93.7) Red Sox vs. Hellickson: Pedroia 5-28, Ortiz 8-22, Salty 7-23, Ellsbury 6-23, Middlebrooks 1-12, Napoli 2-11, Nava 1-10, Carp 2-7, Drew 3-7, Gomes 3-7, McDonald 0-2, Victorino 0-2, Berry 1-2, Bradley 0-2, Lavarnway 0-1. Rays vs. Peavy: Loney 9-28, DeJesus 3-21, Johnson 2-12, Young 3-13, Longoria 2-12, Scott 4-12, Zobrist 4-10, Escobar 1-9, Joyce 1-6, Molina 0-6, Rodriguez 2-4, Fuld 0-3, Jennings 0-3, Lobaton 0-2. Stat of the Day: The Rays are 21 for 147 (.143) with runners in scoring position against the Red Sox this season. Notes: The Sox are 5-1 on a road trip that ends tonight. A nine-game homestand starts Friday ... The Sox are 12-6 against the Rays with one game left in the season series. They have outscored Tampa Bay, 107-81. The Sox last won 13 games against the Rays in 2007 ... The Sox are 8-2 in September ... Peavy is 3-1, 4.99 in five career starts against the Rays. He faced them April 26 while with Chicago and allowed three runs over 6.2 innings ... Hellickson is 1-5, 7.42 in his last seven starts. He has faced the Sox twice this season and allowed only four earned runs over 13 innings ... The Sox have won nine of 12 road games including seven of the last eight ... The Rays have lost five of six and 13 of 17. They start the day with a one-game lead in the wild card race on the Yankees ... The Sox have won seven of eight, 10 of 12, and 14 of 17. Song of the Day: "Magic Bus" by The Who.

Does that include the Sox and Rays?

Yeah, if he was on fire, that beard would be it's own forest fire.

Certainly very possible.

He has occasional miscues, but not anything this bad.

I'm just copying and pasting.

Pedey is leading off again... Game time: 7:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, ESPN / WEEI. Red Sox vs. Cobb: Loney 3-24, Johnson 1-14, Escobar 2-14, Longoria 2-8, Scott 3-7, Jennings 1-5, Joyce 1-6, Zobrist 2-5, Wright 2-5, Molina 2-3, Myers 0-3, Young 1-3, Lobaton 0-2. Rays vs. Dempster: Pedroia 4-15, Salty 2-10, Ellsbury 3-13, Nava 2-11, Drew 2-9, Victorino 3-8, Napoli 2-7, Ortiz 1-4, Middlebrooks 2-6, Carp 2-5, Lavarnway 1-4, Berry 0-2, Bradley 0-3. Stat of the Day: Koji Uehara has retired 27 consecutive hitters, the longest streak for a reliever since Jason Motte of the Cardinals set down 32 in a row for the Cardinals. Sine 1960, the record is 41 in a row by Bobby Jenks of the White Sox in 1941. Notes: The Red Sox have won six of seven and nine of their last 11 games. They lead the Rays by 8.5 games with 16 games left and have a magic number of 10. ... The Sox also lead the Athletics by four games for the best record in the American League. ... The Rays have lost 12 of 16. They have averaged 2.6 runs in those 16 games and hit .179 with runners in scoring position. ... The Sox have won eight of 11 on the road. ... Dempster has allowed four runs in 13 innings against the Rays in two starts this season. He 3-5, 3.94 in 10 career starts against Tampa Bay. ... Cobb is facing the Red Sox for the fourth time. He allowed 10 earned runs on 18 hits over 17 innings in the previous three starts. ... Napoli is 19 of his last 48 (.396) with 11 extra-base hits and 16 RBIs. Song of the Day: "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M.

That's what makes it great.

Sox will have their own Monument Park now.

The Game 1 for any pitcher in the playoffs has to be your "ace." Anyone who you think can go out and win that game, regardless of what happened in the past.

Lester. He's this team's ace, no matter how good Buchholz has been. I don't trust Buchholz enough yet. He needs 1 or 2 more starts like this.

World peace, because Hernandez doesn't have any nuts. Now I can go to bed with exactly 4,000 posts.

Probably the last time this year we'll get Hernandez as the HP umpire.

Lester shocked me by throwing in the high 90's against the Tigers. That came out of nowhere, but Taz is way more consistent.

He's in there because the Rays are desperate for a W.