Clearly, TBS took our advice about not cutting to commercial too quickly for us to enjoy all the jumping when a team wins.  In fact, they might have taken it to a fault with their SLO-MO HUG N’PILE CAM, which captured Mark Loretta (Mark Loretta!) in all his jumping up and down with D-Lowe (D-Lowe!) glory.

OK, Angels, we’re ready.  As Kristen Dunst once said, “bring it.”  (By the way, we’d think we were going to lose this series, except that, as the montage that just played showed, it’s the Angels.  The Sox dominate the Angels, like, bad. If it were any other team, Sox would lose their shirts–they’ve been playing TERRIBLY.)

We’d say we wanna do the Sox lineup, but we wouldn’t really mean it, at least that’s the story we’re sticking to.  But seriously, top to bottom baseball goodness, right back to Gonzalez in the 9 spot. (Nothin’ like a little former World Series karma for you…)

8:39 Jacoby Ellsbury is already working the count.  This Angel team is “more Dodger like than this edition of the Dodgers.”  Oh, TBS.  Full count to Ellsbury–he has a serious eye.  He grounds out, but he makes it fun…boy is QUICK.

8:40 Pedroia is 6-16 against Lackey.  (Apparently, Lackey doesn’t throw the high and inside.)  And…ok, then Lackey threw one. Pedroia swung through.  A grounder to first, two down.  Lackey has clearly seen that commercial.  (And if you haven’t, do yourself a favor and click that link.)

8:42 First comparison to 2004 team. (Drink!)  Both teams made key acquisitions.  This one, clearly, is V-Mart.

8:45 What exactly is the ump wearing? Is it a blazer? REALLY?  PS Baseball is the only sport with intensive crotch shots….are catchers ever embarassed?  (V-Mart flew (flied?) out uneventfully. )

Lackey needed 21 pitches to go one two three, and hasn’t even faced Youk yet.  This could be good…