Lost Cause

Leave it to the Red Sox to pull a choke job in their biggest game of the year. Despite having home field, despite being able to pitch Lowe, their Fenway specialist, despite going up against a gimpy, 64 year-old David Wells, Boston failed to Cowboy Up. You just can't go 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position with two games at Yankee Stadium looming.

Ordinarily I wouldn't get so worked up about a game that didn't involve my Giants, but this is the type of series that frustrates even the most neutral onlooker. The Red Sox have never had a better chance of beating their rivals, what with their loaded lineup and superstar ace, Pedro Martinez. But in your heart of hearts you know that the Sox will find a way to lose. The batting champ, Billl Mueller, is hitting .125, while Mia Hamm's future wife is without a postseason RBI. I mean, why should I even bother watching games 6 and/or 7, when I know I'm just going to be disgusted by yet another Yankee pennant?