Just another day at the office

"I prefer things quiet."

Occasional loud noises are OK, however. Like, say, the sharp thwack of a 99-mph fastball screaming out of the park in the ninth inning of a scoreless game.

Oh, and Wake? Huge props. Looking damn good. Please keep it up.

Papelbon sure made things interesting, though, eh? (As did NESN ... thanks for cutting out in the middle of Francisco's fly ball. For several long seconds I wasn't sure whether to exhale contentedly or scream.) Hey, since Paps seems, perhaps rather ominously, to have changed his mechanics, maybe he can try the knuckleball? It would be nice to have him around for a while.