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We are optimistic about many things. We're optimistic about the Bruins' chances when it comes to the Stanley Cup. We're optimistic that the Red Sox will manage to land Johan Santana while keeping Jacoby Ellsbury on the roster. We're optimistic that the San Diego Charges will, after being defeated soundly at Gillette on Sunday, line up as a team at the 50-yard-line and bow down before Brady and Moss.

Update: Mike Reiss posted at 3:10 that Wilfork--and his finger--got fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct. (Thanks, AnneAllsonMA!)

Two previous games, two total runs. Thursday night, runs were scoring every time you turned around. 14-9 Red Sox. Such is baseball. Recapping all the runs chronologically would take forever, so let's look at a few highlights. Like Manny Ramirez: Two home runs, including a bomb in the second that landed near Akron. Mike Lowell: three-for-five. And (sit down) Wily Mo Pena (!), who went 4-for-5 (!) with a 3-run home run that blew the...

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Let's just tear off the Band-Aid and get to it: the Sox lost with Dice-K on the mound for the second time in a row, this time in a tough 2-1 loss in Toronto. We're sure that the WEEI phone banks will be full with callers today wondering what the heck's going on with our millionaire import, especially considering that Daisuke Matsuzaka forced in the game-winning run with a walk in the fourth (this is known in pitching circles as "the worst thing EVER").