Hardball Heaven

David Ortiz hit 20 home runs last year that either tied the game or put the Sox ahead. He hit five bombs and batted .400 in the magical 2004 postseason. The man is the epitome of clutch, and he just did it again in Cleveland, off Scott Sauersuck ('member him?). Eric Wedge brings in a lefty to face the big man, he gets a rolling curveball, and he promptly deposits it about 15 rows up in right field. We already know this, but we're witnessing something special with this guy.

Currently top of the 7th at Jacobs Field, where the weather is more fit for a Browns-Bears game. Schilling has had a strange start - he was racked around pretty good through the first four innings, as the young, aggressive, very talented Indians hitters showed they could catch up with his fastball. So Schill adjusted on the fly, and started throwing more splitters and off-speed stuff. He's settled down some, and now has eight K's. Mike Lowell just singled in Manny for the go-ahead run. Sox lead 5-4. Of course, Manny was just touching 3rd base when the left fielder got the ball and he would have been dead meat if Victor Martinez had held onto the ball. Would have been our second Manny Moment of the evening - he got picked off second earlier in the game.

Tribe just tied it up... Casey Blake led off the home half of the 7th with a double, and Grady Sizemore knocked him in. I'm smelling extra frames tonight.

Yanks have blown it open against the D-Rays in New York - they're up 8-1 in the 7th.

Francona just turned the 'fasten your seat belt sign' on. Schilling is out after throwing 133 pitches and Foulkie is in. Bottom 7, two down, man on first, and one of the most underrated players in the game - Travis Hafner - is up. And Foulkie strikes him out! 5-5 heading into the eighth...