Red Sox-Orioles (September 2, 2005)

The Baltimore Orioles are in town, opening a three game series tonight at 7:05 p.m. Along with the sinking Orioles comes Raffy Palmeiro -- the lying bastard that has every baseball fan questioning the integrity of their favorite players every time they hit a long home run or strikeout a batter with a 98 m.p.h. fastball. Palmeiro will definitely hear it tonight from the Fenway Faithful, period! Lenny DiNardo (0-0, 10.80) gets the spot start for the Sox tonight. DiNardo will be making his first career start. His opposition will be John Maine (1-1, 2.70). The Friday night game can be seen on WSBK and NESN and it can be heard on WEEI. (Notes from Thursday ... a September sweep is still a sweep, even if it is against Tampa Bay ... wouldn't it have been great to have Olerud in Boston a few years ago? ... is this the Kevin Millar we are going to get for September and October? ... Papelbon sure looked good in the eighth inning ... Manny must stop taking days off ... 3.5-game lead over the Yankees -- who may have lost Jaret Wright again -- heading into Labor Day weekend)