Yes, we have complaints after three dramatic wins in two days

Preface: I have a gut feeling, beyond just a fan's hope, that this post will soon be outdated.

Last night was vintage modern-era Red Sox baseball: four and two-thirds gutsy innings by the bullpen to keep the team in it; a hit or walk by all nine starters; and a crushing blow by Manny Ramirez. They followed with another comeback win, 5-3, tonight.

But it was hard witnessing David Ortiz's struggles on Monday. He's off to the worst start of his career, and it's disconcerting. Last night he went 2-5, nearly matching his hit total in the first 13 games and pushing his average above .100 for the first time in a week. But those hits were weak. And in the 7th inning, in a situation made for Papi - two on trailing by two runs with one out - Papi struck out.

Yes, two innings later he set up Manny's game winner with a bloop that fell between the left fielder, center fielder and shortstop, but it wasn't the authoritative Big Papi blast.

It's just sad. He's one of the few athletes who deserves a free pass because of his past feats. I often think of an interview he gave after 2004, talking about all the pained faces in the stands after the Game 3 drubbing and how he was determined not to let the fans feel that way again. And he didn't. So now, I turn that sentiment around. I don't care what his struggles mean to the offense, it just hurts to see Papi struggle with his own failings, and for the first time since early 2003, not look superhuman.

He had another single tonight, so hopefully he's in the phone booth putting on his cape.

We'll see tomorrow night when the Red Sox make their first journey to Yankee Stadium this season. It's on ESPN. This week we're seeing more games of the Red Sox than the Phillies. I'll let Christine complain, I mean explain:

I found out late this afternoon that the Flyers game was preempting the Phillies on Comcast, and the Phillies were relegated to CN8 again. As I've explained before about Verizon FIOS, that means we don't get to watch the game. So what happens? A four-run dramatic 9th inning and a Phillies comeback win against the Astros.

The Flyers won their game, 6-3. I used to be a big hockey fan, and I'll always root for the Flyers. But the game was already scheduled to be on Versus, so why was it moved to Comcast?

From what I gathered from the radio broadcast, Adam Eaton pitched OK again. Three runs in six innings. Not the best line, but with the offense the Phillies should have, he could very easily be 3-0 right now instead of 0-0.

Now I'm off in search of highlights of Pat Burrell's clutch game-tying home run and Geoff Jenkins scoring the winning run. Tom McCarthy made it sound like the Phillies might have gotten a blown call in their favor tonight. About time.

And Wednesday night? Last scheduled CN8 game. We'll see what happens if the Flyers keep winning.