Another win

Today was a bullpen day for the Red Sox with Winckowski as the opener. He made it through the first inning, giving up zero runs and striking out two. He was followed by Pivetta, who went five good innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out eight. Schreiber didn't do so well, going ⅔ of an inning giving up three earned runs. Bernardino came in to finish the seventh and Martin took over to start the eighth.

When Martin started the eighth inning, the score was tied 5-5 and the Judges managed to get a run home. The home plate umpire called the runner safe but it looked like he was out so the Red Sox challanged it. Turns out that the runner was indeed out at the plate and that ended the inning.

Then, in the ninth, the Red Sox managed to move the baserunners enough to score a run, making the score 6-5 in the middle of the ninth and the Judges coming up for their last at bats.

The Red Sox brought in their closer, Jansen, and despite some stumbles with the first two batters, he managed to sit down the last three with no problem. This gave the Red Sox the win and sweep of the Yankees.

The Red Sox now head to Houston where tomorrow they start a four-game series against the Astros. First pitch is at 8:00pm

Oh, and the home plate umpire of today's game, Junior Valentine, had the worst strike zone of any umpire I think I've ever seen. I can't wait to see his umpire scorecard.

In other baseball news, the Blue Jays and the Mariners both won their games so the Red Sox remain three games out of the wildcard.

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This morning, we managed to cut two very large limbs off an oak tree in our backyard and then, since we were already sweaty and covered in sawdust, we decided to trim back all the damned bushes along our side yard.

Tomorrow (or maybe Tuesday), we'll trim the line of bushes along our backyard and that should take care of that crap for the year.

We also have a butt-load of flowering trees called Rose of Sharon that produce an incredible amount of seeds. And when I say an incredible amount, I'm talking thousands, if not millions, of seeds.

Sometime this coming September, after they have finished flowering, I will spend an entire day on a ladder, trimming back the branches that contain seed pods, which is all the branches...

Trust me, those trees are like weeds and their seeds all germinate regardless of where they fall. They grow in dirt, they grow in grass and they grow in mulch. Hell, I've pulled them out of asphalt. I gotta get them off the tress before the pods dry, split open and the seeds all fall like rain in a thunderstorm.

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I have to figure out what to watch for entertainment this evening.

Here are some links:

• Thank goodness for "Etiquette Experts".



• Oh Canada.



• Yes, alcohol was involved.



• Only in Florida.



• Sometimes cops have to conduct investigations and search for criminals. Sometimes the criminals just show up.



• Also Oh Canada.