Sitting in my living room as the Red Sox score the winning run in the ninth, I announce to my roommate Deb, “Hey, the Sox won.”
Upon clarifying that this means that they move on to the ALCS and no, there is no game tomorrow, she says “Oh, well, I guess that’s good for everyone who’s excited about it.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
(Also, a shout out to Torii Hunter almost being a hero with two RBIs to tie it up. If the Twins can’t be in the playoffs, it’s nice to see ex-Twins do well.)