Passed
| Game 145: September 17, 2009 | |||
 Angels | 4 | W: Kevin Jepsen (6-3) S: Brian Fuentes (42) | 87-59, 1 game winning streak |
| Red Sox | 3 | L: Billy Wagner (1-1) | 86-59, 1 game losing streak |
| Highlights: One would think that in a series that featured Daisuke Matsuzaka, Paul Byrd, and Josh Beckett that the last game was a lock for a win. Beckett lasted eight innings, striking out as many batters as hits he surrendered (seven) but also allowing three runs to score. | |||
The run in the seventh shouldn’t have counted against Josh Beckett. With two out and men on second and third Jason Varitek allowed the ball representing strike three to pass between his haunches. It was ruled a wild pitch but it was a block that any backstop worth his salt should have made.
The second such incident in as many games inspired my friend and I to write a little ditty. The melody of the verse sort of meanders but the chorus is a ripoff of, or shall we say, homage to, Petula Clark’s “Downtown.”
I’m so very sick and tired of Jason Varitek
He’s getting quite old and his swing is just a wreck
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
His wife divorced him because he dated a bottle blond bimbo
Now his long, slow swing has got him hitting in limbo
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
I’m truly so sick and tired of Jason Varitek
He simply can’t hit and his defense is suspect
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
He lets the ball go through him and the runner makes first base
The last good thing he did was shove his glove in A-Rod’s face
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
Jason! Jason Varitek!
