Series over

I was kidding Christine all week that Josh Beckett today would repeat his 2006 homer against the Phillies. He did. Thankfully, for the sake of being able to talk to my wife for the rest of the week, Beckett's pitching performance didn't match his offense. The Phillies salvaged the finale 11-6, decimating Beckett and young Daniel Bard.

J.A. Happ got touched up early, but survived into the 6th inning, Chan Ho Park also pitched well, preserving a depleted bullpen.

Now that this series is over, we can, until October, focus on our common enemies - New York teams, Bud Selig and Chris Wheeler.