Sox, present and past

I'm still ignoring the Red Sox, whose game last night is best consigned to the "Forget It And Get Over It" file.

On a night when the Sox' most solid starter lost his way the baseball gods demonstrated their fine sense of irony by having Pedro throw a two-hitter against the Astros. Pedro threw 80 of his 110 pitches for strikes and ran his record for the Mets to 7-1. Pedro may or may not have negotiated himself out of Boston, but one thing is for sure: he's still one of the best pitchers in baseball, and he's given the Mets a much-needed shot in the arm.