Joe Maddon is off to the Galapagos Islands to swim with the penguins and harvest inchworms. David Pryce will probably be a Yankee, and subsequently, his Twitter account will be immediately shut down. The stingray that was struck by the Jose Lobaton walkoff home run in game 3 was turned into sushi. The Red Sox ride on.

Calling upon the spirit of the drunken, bearded idiots of 2004, the Red Sox turned heartbreak into hangovers Tuesday night by finishing off the Rays in game 4 of their 5 game divisional playoff series and celebrated by shotgunning Budweiser’s. Koji Uehara appeared stoic on the mound while coming into the game in the bottom of the 8th to record a 4 out save, a night after blowing his first save since early August. While at the time this blown save set off a raucous celebration in Tampa and  a wave of panic in Boston, Koji bounced back and exercised the ghost of Byung Hyun Kim. The 38 year old Japanese reliever has written a new chapter in his long career, and has become a fan favorite in Boston with his emphatic post game high fives, gregarious nature, huge smile and domination of 9th inning opposition.

The Sox also saw middle reliever Craig Breslow come in and aggressively go after the tired, but dangerous Rays lineup. The Sox are looking to go all the way this year, and right now, they appear to be the team to beat. An explosive offense and clutch pitching (reminiscent of 04, and 07) has bode well for them so far, but this was only a third of the trip. The road ahead promises to be bumpy. But Boston is strong, BOSTON STRONG… “THIS IS OUR F*CKING CITY”

by Steve Lewis (Resident outsider.I.E Red Sox fan)