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The Red Sox finally seem to be on the road to recovery following a rough transition back to its first string starters, many of whom were injured. While Ortiz and Manny struggled with the Oakland Athletics, the rest of the team seemed to find a groove. This includes defending batting champ, Bill Mueller (pronounced “Miller” which should be enough for any German to cringe). He knocked a ball out of the park early in the game to put the Red Sox ahead by 3. As any Sox fan knows though, that’s simply not enough. ...

I’m sure no one will believe this, but I predicted David Ortiz’s solo home run shot on Friday. I’m very proud of it. Of course, I also predicted that Manny would immediately follow him with another, but that’s not important.

Tonight, the Red Sox are playing the L.A. Dodgers at Fenway (the first time the Dodgers have ever been there; thank inter-league play) and I’m going to be there for it. This will be only the second time in my life going to Fenway and that’s saying a lot considering I’ve lived in Massachusetts my entire life. My first game was only a couple weeks ago too (a game against the Mariners). ...