Now, I am enjoying the decline of Randy Johnson as much as the next guy who likes to see the Yankees waste money, but I think the commentators for tonight's Yanqs / Sox game have gone a little overboard. They more or less pronounced his career dead when he gave up two runs in the first inning, both on a home run by Manny. The point is not that the Big Unit is not on the way down- he certainly is. The point is that giving up a homer to Manny right now, especially one to left field in Fenway, just can't be a litmus test for your prowess as a pitcher.

Listening to Jon Miller describe the Giants defense today was fun. "I wonder if the ball is a little too slippery for the Giants to handle..." BLB didn't play, though, so it wasn't really a game. Best nickname on the Giants: "P. Happy." End of discussion.

The photo is grainy, because it took some zooming and cropping, but please notice the man on this baseball-themed boat, which was in McCovey Cove the other night, dressed up as Babe Ruth.