"We won a ballgame yesterday. We win one today, that's two in a row. We win one tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before."

-Lou Brown, Major League

Doesn't Ben Zobrist look sharp out there in center field? Just breathtaking. Yes, the bats came alive when they absolutely had to against a pitcher and a Red Sux team not quite firing on all cylinders at this point of the season, but a win is a win. Congrats to Matt Garza for forgetting about the curve ball and giving them the heater time after time, and to a healthy Jason Bartlett for crushing a three-run dinger over the big ugly-ass green wall. That's it for us, ya Bah-ston Re-tahhds. Enjoy the, uh, brownstone-lined streets?

Boston: Hillbillies of the Northeast

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This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2010.