Clay Buchholz is coming! The Red Sox have groomed and nurtured their up-and-coming phenom, and will turn him loose on an unsuspecting American Leage this afternoon. Well, not entirely unsuspecting, since it's been pretty widely reported. He has explosive stuff (if no gyroball), good command, and a great attitude, says everyone who's worked with him in the farm system. And he gets his first crack in the bigs today against the [Your Municipality Here] Angels.

Josh Beckett will pitch the nightcap, going for his 16th win of the season. The Red Sox roster is in full scramble mode; Buchholz will likely become Pawtucket property between the two games, allowing the Red Sox to promote Jacoby Ellsbury for the rest of the weekend and send Wily Mo Pena and his unrealized potential somewhere down the road. The Sox, who clearly know a good tip from Bostonist when they see one, might also tinker with their rotation to allow Tim Wakefield to pitch in Tampa Bay Monday against the Devil Rays (who call him their daddy).

The Yankees lost to Detroit, which is certainly good news. If you can stand some salty language, definitely check out this Onion feature on the Yankees' recent success. (No children!) Jason Giambi is a happy man, since his admission that he used steroids and his charity work have allowed him to escape the wrath of Bud Selig. Unlike, you know, all those other superstars who have been punished for their rulebreaking.

The Revolution didn't enjoy their trip to Commerce City, Colorado, getting slapped 3-0 by the Rapids. The Patriots play Tennessee in a preseason game tonight; Dan Shaughnessy hates preseason games and moans about the impending traffic jams, because his life is so rough. The Patriots cut punter Todd Miller yesterday; there's a little-known football tradition that when you cut a punter, you have to physically throw him out of the office so you can get one last measurement of his hang time.