Red Sox win the first game of the ALCS

Woo hoo! I know I haven't blogged about the Sox since their short-lived (thankfully!) downward spiral at the end of the season. But yes, they held off the Yankees to win the division and the Yanks had to settle for the wild card. The Yankees were stopped by the Indians last week in four games, and honestly, Cleveland played so well that I was starting to root for the Yankees...at least you know what you're getting into with them!

So here we are in the ALCS against the Indians, and with last night's 10-3 win, they are only three games away from the World Series. Here are some shots from the game, compliments of boston.com/The Boston Globe:

Manny made a few awesome plays in left field last night. Just when you think the guy is lazy out there and could hustle a bit more, he comes up with something like this...

and then laughs when he walks to first base. He looked like he was having way too much fun last night.

Ortiz and Pedroia (hopefully Rookie of the Year) celebrate:

After the game: