ALDS Game 4

Francona's the luckiest man in America right now.  Lester was cruising through the game and had a 2 run lead.  For some reason, even though the bullpen was strained from game 3, Francona pulled Lester for Okajima and Masterson in the 8th, allowing the Angels to tie the ball game.  What was he thinking?  This is October.  Pitch counts don't matter anymore, and Lester was throwing 97 mph in the 7th.  That was poor management.  But the Red Sox found a way to win, so it doesn't matter.  

What do you guys think of the failed suicide squeeze by the Angels where slid and V-tek tagged out Willitz then hit the ground and dropped the ball.  Is that the old "the ground can't cause a fumble" rule?  If Willitz was charging Varitek and knocked him over and he hit the ground then dropped the ball at home, Willitz would have been safe, right?  What's the rule about that?  A lot of the calls went the Red Sox way today, that one and pretty much every pitch called by the home plate umpire.  You know if I'm admitting that, it had to have been bad.  Is this MLB's way of  making up for all those horrible calls that went the Yankees way the mid and late 90s?  Anaheim must be pissed.

LA doesn't care cause Manny and the Dodgers are still alive.  

I would have believed you if you told me there would be an all AL East ALCS in the beginning of the season.  I wouldn't have believed you if you told me Tampa Bay was involved in it, never mind hosting it.