First place, again

Photo by Mark Duncan from Yahoo.com

The Sox have taken over first place in the A.L. East with their thrilling win last night.

The Sox have had ninth inning homers to win the game in back to back games, and seem to be finally getting it together.

I bet Cleveland fans are beginning to hate the Sox. They have beaten the Indians 5 straight times, dating back last year's ALCS. Each time, the Indians have seemed to be in a good position to win, only to have it slowly slip from their grasp.

As a Sox fan, I am loving it, but it is reminding me a bit of the Sox/Yanks pre-2004. The story of the one team that seems to be ready to crush any kind of hope you had for your team to have any success right out of you, and make you wish that you weren't born, or a bolt of lightening would come down and strike you to put you out of your misery after some particularly devastating losses.

I was starting to feel sorry for the Cleveland fans last night, until I remembered that they wave towels. I hate towels.

I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Midges, and them eliminating the Yanks from the playoffs, thus saving me from having to break my tv in frustration of Buck and McCarver's giant mancrush on Jeter.

In saying that, I hope the Sox crush them every time we play them.