Red Sox / Blue Jays Game 6

Sox lose another. Matt Clement has to be asking himself where all the run support he was supposed to get is going to show up. So far this season - if the Red Sox were a TV Show they would be Matt Houston.

I'm having trouble picking a theme for this post. I also had trouble watching today's game because for most of the time it was up against the Masters on CBS and the John Smoltz / Pedro Martinez duel on TBS. Let's be honest - other than the 9th inning - this was a pretty boring game to watch.

Matt Clement had another solid start for the Sox. Not great but solid. However, the two big things to take away from this 4-3 loss for me were:

1. Edgar Renteria came up with a big 2 out, 2 run single to tie the game in the 9th. Hopefully this will ease the pressure off Renteria and he'll relax a bit at the plate.

2. Ted Lilly is a good pitcher. I've been saying this for a long time but not everyone is convinced. Of course having said this - Lilly will give up 8 runs in 2 innings his next start.

I'm a fan of Lilly not just because his full name is Theodore Roosevelt Lilly but also because to me he represents what's wrong with the Yankees way of doing business. Lilly was originally the thrown in player to be named later when Hideki "Fat Toad" Irabu was sent to Montreal. He then was traded by the Yankees for Jeff Weaver who was then traded for Kevin Brown. Oh yeah - Jake Westbrook was also part of that Irabu deal. So the Yankees could now have Ted Lilly and Jake Westbrook in the rotation for short money instead of Kevin Brown for $15 million.

Thinking about that always brings a smile to my face and it makes me like Lilly all the more.