Enduring
| Game 79: July 3, 2009 ∙ 11 innings | |||
 Mariners | 7 | H: Sean White (9) BS: Shawn Kelley (2) W: Chris Jakubauskas (5-5) S: Mark Lowe (1) | 41-38, 2 game winning streak |
| Red Sox | 6 | L: Ramon Ramirez (5-3) | 48-31, 1 game losing streak |
| Highlights: The Red Sox almost mounted an extra innings comeback but fell one run short. Seattle proved that their record is not a fluke of playing in a weaker division and that they can hold their own against the class of the American League East. Tim Wakefield didn’t figure into the decision but did last eight innings so that the bullpen was not severely overtaxed in the extra innings contest. Just as Martin Scorsese won the Academy Award for The Departed rather than for Raging Bull or Goodfellas, Wakefield should be tapped to go to this year’s All-Star Game. It’s not his best year, but in his best years he happened to be up against other pitchers with outstanding first halves of the season. | |||
In honor of the upcoming Cheezburger Night at Safeco, I have interpreted last night’s game in the style of lolcats.
