Sports Redux: The Exorcist

The informal exorcism worked last night. After Yankee officials removed his jersey from Yankee Stadium's foundation, David Ortiz went 2-for-4, nearly doubling his meager collection of hits this season, when the Red Sox beat the Indians 6-4. Yes, it was Papi’s triumphant return last night after taking a whopping one game off. From the sounds of Orsillo’s gushing, you would have thought Ortiz had been on the bench since last year. Like the night before, Jon Lester combusted in the 4th inning. Performances like this lead many people to wonder why we kept him. And when is he going to be sent to the bullpen?

Manny Ramirez started the rally by hitting his 493rd homerun off of Joe Borowski. The real hero last night was Cleveland’s adopted son, Julian Tavarez, who got the Sox out of a bases loaded one out jam by striking out the next two batters. Timlin, whose rocking an ERA that’s close to the price of one his t-shirts sold at the Yawkey Way Store, got the win after pitching a scoreless inning of work, and Papelbon recorded his 5th save of the season.

It’s been a while since Curt Schilling has talked to the media. So Dr. Craig Morgan made up for lost time. Dr. Morgan was on a Philadelphia radio station yesterday and said that we could see Schill in pinstripes next year. Good Luck! Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.