Sports Redux: It Rains In Texas?

--The metaphorical rain drops may keep on fallin' on the Yankees' heads, but it seems rain clouds really do follow the Red Sox around. Friday night's game in Texas was delayed about two hours because the skies just flat-out refused to clear.

The good news? Things eventually got underway and the Sox won, 10-6. The bad? The game didn't end until 1:30 a.m. EST, and those who didn't stay tuned probably turned their televisions off once Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka fell back into his fourth-inning ways, allowing the five runs Texas needed to creep ahead of the then-leading Boston team. How? A triple-double-homer combo followed by a single-homer follow-up.

Something happened to our Dice-K (five runs, seven hits, three walks, six strikeouts) last night, for sure - he was spotted dry-heaving on the concourse and left the park as soon as he could post-game. But the team continued with their 2007 ways, bouncing back to win the game. Kevin Youklis extended his 17-game (career best) hitting streak with two hits Friday, and David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez each recorded two hits as well.

-- Just because we're enjoying it as long as we possibly can, here's the take from Darth - er, George Steinbrenner on where people stand in the Yankees organization: Torre is safe for the time being, Jason Giambi is a moron (OK, so maybe we embellish a wee bit) and GM Brian Cashman is "on a big hook."

As George puts it on young Cashman, "He wanted sole authority. He got it. Now he's got to deliver." Bostonist's interpretation: "If I don't get my newest ring, I will break that man. I will wreck him. I will use that man to pick my teeth."

-- In other Yankee moves, Clemens is moving on up to Triple-A ball on Monday. It doesn't look like we'll be seeing him at Fenway, so Sox fans can channel their energy and save it all for Barry Bonds' upcoming trip east.

Image of a happy, healthy Dice-K from flickr user Golden~Eye~