Here we go....

Well now, here we are on August 28th, and it's time for Red Sox Nation to stop panicking.

Seriously, knock it off.

The Sox have an 8 game lead going into a 3 game set in the Bronx. Even if they lost all 3 games, they'd be up 5 games still. Are you still worried? I'm not, and lucky for you I'm going to tell you why.

1. Big Papi is hitting. I mean raking. So is Youk, and Mike Lowell has a 9 game hitting streak. Coco Crisp is hitting, and Manny will be Manny in the NYC, he loves hitting there. The bats will be just fine.

2. Fielding. The Sox are a better fielding team. There, I said it. Matsui hasn't played a ball well in a month, and can the Yankees please put Damon in CF?

3. The short term past. Did you not see the NYY take a beatin' last night? 16 runs!!! The bullpen had to go 6 innings. The Red Sox just annihilated the Chicago White Sox in 4 games, outscoring them I think 46-7.

4. As mentioned above, pitching. The Sox have it, the Yankees don't. Quite frankly, I don't care if the Sox only take one game, so long as they beat the living crap out of Lucifer's kid, Roger Clemens. I hate that lying heap of dung.

5. The bullpen. Tito doesn't overwork his, Joe Torre hasn't had the opportunity lately to keep his guys rested. You figure it out.

okay now, Nation, breathe easy.

In other news....

Scott Baio is going to be a dad, at age 45. I think we've just found a possible replacement for Hugh Hefner once the Hef takes a dirt nap.

Owen Wilson would like privacy. Hey Owen, here's my answer...NO. Here's a thought, don't take pills and slit your wrists, how 'bout that, sound good? Oh, and if I did that, only a few would care. But you're Hansel for crying out loud, suck it up, Brah.

Maybe more to come as the day goes on.