Don't look now

The Red Sox - through a combination of bad luck, bad injuries and just bad baseball - are a train-wreck of a baseball team right now. And as befits horrible train wrecks, those who pass by are, to a greater or lesser extent, averting their gaze:

• Beth is discussing tomatoes with Edw
• Sarah is "Being Lynn Jones"
• Andrew is musing on the MVP award and the "perfect constitution" that is the MLB rule-book
• Reb is looking on the bright side of life
• Sam is sharing some Rod Allen gems

And me? Me, I'm rooting from afar right now. My heart still belongs to the Red Sox and I'm pulling for them all the way, but it's hard enough watching Johnny Damon throw like a Little Leaguer / Gabe Kapler sustain a season-ending injury on the basepaths / Curt Schilling give up two runs on the first five pitches he throws without adding to the pain by getting up at 1am to do so.

I'll be watching the day game on Sunday, but between now and then, for the sake of my mental and physical health, I'll be taking another couple of days off. Oh there'll be baseball alright, some of it for high stakes, but at the end of the day, I'll still be able to get a good night's sleep.