10/11: This feels familiar

10/9: Can Beckett do it?

10/8: The first marble

10/4: That’s all, folks

GAME NOTES: Clay Buchholz gets a tune-up before the regular season ends. Keep an eye on the Tigers/Twins. If both win or lose, a playoff game will have to occur Tuesday afternoon — meaning the Sox won’t know if Game 1 of the ALDS is Wednesday or Thursday. Personally, I’m hoping the Tigers pull it out. It’ll get the Sox time to finalize plans, and Detroit has the better team on paper to beat New York.

10/2: Dicing them up

GAME NOTES: Dice-K enters his final start before October. He’s looked a new man after missing most of the season with assorted problems. Can he keep it up?

10/1: Hello, October

GAME NOTES: You could make the case Cleveland is worse than Toronto and Kansas City. Let’s hope so… so we can finally win a freaking game. Jon Lester takes the mound in a big tune-up game for him.

9/30: Scrub time

GAME NOTES: Well, the Sox lost last night… but clinched the Wild Card. Whatever works, I guess. Scrub lineup tonight, check the comments for it. Please note I will be holding live chats for every playoff game the Red Sox are in.

9/29: Time to Clinch

GAME NOTES: Okay, enough with the slump. Let’s pop the bubbly.

9/28: Bowden subs in for Beckett

GAME NOTES: Josh Beckett has been scratched with mild back spasms with Michael Bowden taking his place. We looked so good going into October: a great bullpen, a good 1-4 rotation and a clicking offense. Now? Our top two pitchers are hobbled and our offense looks feast or famine. Good times.

9/27: A Byrd in the hand

GAME NOTES: Whatever.