"I don't believe what I just saw."
That was Jack Buck's famous call in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series as Kurt Gibson was rounding the bases after hitting the game-winning home run off Dennis Eckersley.
That was what I was thinking at 12:20 a.m. Friday morning walking out of Fenway Park and what I am still thinking many hours later after the Boston Red Sox completed the second-greatest one-game comeback in playoff history to get an 8-7 win over Tampa and extended the ALCS to Game 6.
Okay, so I was wrong about saying that Tampa was going to win the series in five games and would win Game 5, 5-2. I admit the error of my ways.
It was good to see the defending champion Red Sox come to life and fight back against a Tampa team that had pounded them at Fenway for 2-plus games.
In addition to leaving the park in disbelief, I left with a few questions rattling around in my head.
Did Steven King finish reading, "When Will There be Good News" during Game 5 or did he start reading a new book last night?
Was last night's win the boost that Boston needs to win the series and stage another dramatic comeback, or will it be all for not by getting blown out in Game 6?
Should Josh Beckett start Game 6 or should it be Jon Lester (on normal rest)?
That's the abbreviated randomness for the week (turns out it wasn't that random). Enjoy the game Saturday, which could be the start of a nice three-day Boston sports Trifecta - Sox-Rays Saturday night, Sox-Rays Sunday night, then Pats-Broncos on Monday Night football.
Have a great weekend.
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