Game Time (for real)

Just like last year, David Ortiz is damn near singlehandedly keeping Boston alive. A game-tying home run in the eighth inning against Toronto, followed by a game-winning single in the ninth inning to keep the Red Sox one game behind the Yankees heading into this weekend's absurdly huge series with the Yankees.

Now, I realistically don't expect Boston to win all three games this weekend - which is what the Red Sox need to have happen to win the American League East title outright - but I do think that two out of three is possible. Of course, I'm ridiculously nervous now. I can handle finishing second in the AL East ... but not to the Yankees ... not the year after they beat New York to finally rid themselves of the curse and win the World Series.

Of course, the last time the Red Sox found themselves in a must-win situation against the Yankees, a peculiar thing happened.