Too bad that fan didn't snatch the ball from him....

Great, so how many times do we see that play on sportscenter? Show the whole country all the sox fans that come here to fill our stadium.

Well as I am writing about how Cabrera has pitched well, he gives up another homer. Still, he has given us 6 innings, with no walks and less than 3 runs -- technically another quality start. The 10 hits are a bit much, but lack of offensive support is really the bigger issue.

Dang -- need that edit button...

given up 3 runs or less...not less then 3 runs...

What's up with all of the baserunning mistakes? I agree that the Orioles don't have a lot of team speed, but they just look lost on the base paths sometimes. Going from first to third shouldn't be that difficult with a good secondary lead, no matter how fast the runner is.

They haven't hit that well at certain times this season, and the lack of solid baserunning in many cases doesn't really help make scoring runs any easier. That Manny Ramirez catch in left field today was a great play, but if Markakis had gotten to third base on Huff's single to right, Huff would never have been so far off of first base.

I guess it's just a small thing, but there seem to be one or two similar situations every game.

That was nothing but the most ridiculously lucky catch Manny will ever make. Either that or he's a better defensive player than anybody ever gave him credit for.

And he's not.

But why was Huff that far off first base, when Markakis stayed fairly close to second?

I appreciate your irony, Roch, and yet while Ramirez will never win a Gold Glove, he's not really as bad in left as many people would suggest. His body language shouts "slacker" and yet this isn't the first time he's made an outstanding catch in left.

As for Markakis, one has to begin to wonder not simply when he's going to get a Gold Glove, but how many he'll get over the course of his career. Simply put, he's one of the great all around players in the game in the making.

my belief is that Ramirez, per usual, forgot how many outs there were and when he high fived the fan, he yelled at him to get it into second. Ramirez certainly played that like it was the 3rd out.

just my theory

I'm alone in my apartment and I may get a noise complaint after that, but who cares after that.

Roch,

Quick Manny question... last night he hit a double which he clearly thought was going to be a HR. He was jogging his way to 1b, and when he got there, he still hadn't realized the ball was in the park... so the 1st base coach gave him a "high-five"... couple with a slap on the ass and a kick in the butt to get him towards 2b.

From my seat, it appeared that the ump saw this and even scolded the base coach for it... but why do they even get a warning for that?

And as I type, Manny gets what he deserves at first... ha.

Also... Manny might be a slouch with the glove, but his arm is underrated.

5 different players hit a 3 run hr or grand slam in the last 6 games. now thats a balanced attack

Sherrill The Man Unusual walks another tightrope and escapes with a Save. Keep it going...

Why does Trembley take out Albers who throws only 7 pitches in his one very effective inning, and bring back Sherrill who went 1 2/3 last night which is longer than he usually goes. This philosophy that you bring in your closer to pitch the 9th inning doesn't make a lot of sense. The team has a 3 run lead, Albers has an ERA of 2.30, is pitching effectively in his one inning, has only thrown 7 pitches, and he can't be trusted to start the 9th? Come on...................
Hats off to Dan Cabrera for toughing out a very workman like 7 innings, holding the Red Sox to 3 runs, and not walking a batter, allowing the team and himself, to come away with a win.
The only negative of the game was when that meathead Huff gets doubled off of first (it wasn't even close!). Little leaguers know better than to get doubled up on that play.