I Can't Believe That Happened

Maryann and I had been flipping over to the Red Sox Game off and on and things looked very promising for The Red Sox. With the accident up on Comette Road, I turned the TV down and listened to my scanner.

When Mary Spaulding came this morning, she asked me if I had watched the game and I told her the first part. She told me they lost 11 to 10 - I had no idea, so if anybody else is as shocked as I am, here is a brief recap:

Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history, an 11-10 win Tuesday night before a mixture of delirious hometown fans and stunned Red Sox backers.

Baltimore trailed 10-1 before scoring five runs in the seventh inning and five more in the eighth. The rally was even more shocking because it came against a Boston team that had defeated the Orioles eight straight times, including five this season.

Up by nine runs in the seventh, the Red Sox probably figured the only lamentable aspect of the night was that John Smoltz wouldn't get his long-awaited 211th victory because of a lengthy rain delay.

Boston had no idea how bad it would get.