Short of the ALCS in 2004, I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed a more astonishing thing. For only the fifth time in Major League history, a team hit four consecutive homeruns. It was only the second time it had ever been done against a single pitcher. It was the first time Red Sox hitters had done it. The only other time it happened against a single pitcher, Terry Francona’s father was one of the batters. The last time four consecutive homeruns were hit (last year), J. D. Drew was one of the batters, as he was again tonight. As for the end, the Red Sox fan in me never wanted to see A-Rod come to the plate. But the baseball fan in me knew that there was no other proper way to complete the sweep than by ending it with him. As I said earlier this series, never an easy langourous journey. As I also said earlier: Now get ready to do it all over again next weekend.
