The Boston Red Sox have torn the Tin Men to ribbons. They've made the Cowardly Lion cringe. They've knocked the stuffing out of the Scarecrow, and they've exposed the Wizard of Ozzie as Chicago's South Siders hit a Yellow Brick Road full of Potholes.
Putting the allegory aside, if you're a Chicago White Sox fan, it's just plain gory the way the Red Sox have humiliated your ballclub this past weekend. How's 16 runs on 30 hits sound? How does being dominated by the Dice Man and a call up from Pawtucket sound? How does out burlying Buehrle sit with everyone in the Emerald City?
Pedroia is on fire. He's 8/8 this series. The Wizard, Ozzie, actually passed on walking Papi last night to intentionally walk Pedey, a guy who had never hit in the cleanup hole in his life!
And let's not forget about Mark Kotsay, a guy who came into Boston hitting 1 for his last 17, and has done nothing but clobber the stuffing out of The Scarecrow's head.
We can't forget about Jason "an RBI a game" Bay either. They picked the guy up on July 31. Here it is August 31 and he's driven in 30 runs since he came to Boston. Nobody ever saw him replacing Manny, but the guy has proved an astute pick up.
This was a pivotal series for the Sox -- both pairs -- and the Reds have come out wonderfully, while the Whites just stink like smelly feet after their 16-2 trouncing Friday/Saturday nights.
It almost doesn't matter what happens today. Ozzie can salvage a game, but the damage has been done. His Tin Men are nothing but unglorified scrap metal. Or is that more like Cowardly Lions headed out of town with their tails between their legs?
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