Having your cake and eating it....

So last night's Red Sox game for me was one of the most surreal moments I
have ever had as a Sox fan.  First off, I was able to walk around on
the field before the game.  Second, I was sitting behind home plate,
unreal seats, highly choice, I suggest always sitting behind home plate at Fenway if
you have the means.  Now the bad part, I was only able to do all these
things because I am friends with a guy that pitches for the opposing
team. I wondered what would happen if Josh came in the game in a
critical spot. What if they brought him in to get a sinker ball to get out of an
inning to kill a Sox rally, how would I react to that?   

So, as it turns out, Josh was brought into kill a rally last night.  However, the Sox were already way ahead. So I cheered for the Sox for the first few batters that Josh faced, even cheered when he gave up those first few runs, besides those two runs were going to be charged to the starter. However I really did feel bad for him when Dustin Pedoria crushed his 90mph fastball, and dumped it over the Green Monster. 

The score turned to 9-1, the Sox were safely ahead. So from that point on I
cheered for Josh Rupe, well that statement is mostly true, I did boo him
when he plunked Big Papi, totally unintentionally by the way according
to Rupe. From that shakey fourth inning Rupe was able to cruise, only
giving up two more hits and no runs in three full innings. He was able
to get Manny Rameriz to roll over twice into a force out, no small feat
considering Manny is one of the hottest hitters in baseball.  Look at
it this way, Yankees pitcher Chien Ming Wang could not pitch a scoreless
inning against the Sox, in Yankee Stadium to boot.  Rupe was able to
quiet the Sox in a crazy Fenway atmospere.  

So all in all, it was the complete experience, the Sox crushed the visting Rangers, ending my personal Fenway losing streak, and I got the unbelievable experience of
watching a friend have his name put on the John Hancock sign in
centerfield, and pitch very well against one of the toughest line-ups in baseball.
Not quite Field of Dreams, but only becuase Shoeless Joe was not
there........