8/21 Red Sox reveal secret weapon vs. Yankees

8/21 Red Sox have a secret weapon

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As the AL Wild Card race heats up in Boston the Red Sox have reached into their bag of tricks. NESN has announced that Jerry Remy, who has been struggling mental and physically from a bout with lung cancer earlier this season, is well rested and ready to go part time in the booth.

Believe it or not this is a huge lift for the Red Sox, I’m sure it’ll be a huge emotional lift for Red Sox fans everywhere who have seemingly fell in love with the circus act that is Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo. No offense to Dennis Eckersley, cause I love the man but Jerry is a legend.

The Sox lost Remy about May 7th and have held and lost their big lead in the division. Hanging on to a Wild Card spot is awfully tough when you have the Rays and the Rangers breathing down your back. One thing I must say is that the Red Sox can’t look back, look towards the Yankees. The whole “shoot for the moon even if you miss you’ll land among the stars” kinda deal. Shoot for the Yankees and even if you miss atleast you’ll be in good shape for the Wild Card (maybe).

Here’s todays predictions, I started out on fire my first three picks, since then.. it’s ugly man.. real ugly.

4-6 is my record going into Friday night.

There is no way the Red Sox and Brad Penny beat the Yankees tonight.
There is no way Jeremy Guthrie and the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox
There is no way the A’s beat the Tigers and Edwin Jackson