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After 2008, it seems odd to say that a September double-header against the Rays seemed anti-climatic, but there you go. We said it. The Red Sox took two games from the fading Tampa Bay team in a fashion that could only be described as "inevitable." The wins brought the Sox' record against AL East teams to 42-21, the best in baseball against a team's home division.

He's gone from the center of the football universe (well, Dallas, which is kind of the center of the football universe, at least until the playoffs start) to the little-regarded Bills. But Terrell Owens hasn't stopped talking. He's complaining about Buffalo's no-huddle offense, Twittering that he was just kidding, and keeping the jokes fresh. When asked if he had anything prepared for Monday Night's opener against the Patriots, T.O. said, "I might bring my spy camera!" Just think of all the weeks Owens has been patiently waiting to play the Pats so he can bust that one out. Wait until you hear his devilish take on the Macarena.

Red Sox fans, though spending the entire month of August being tossed around in the Dryer of Emotion, could at least pretty much count on a win when Josh Beckett pitches. Even, apparently, when Josh Beckett pitches lousy.

Victor Martinez sparks dramatic Sox comeback For five innings in Texas last night, the Boston Red Sox looked the way they've looked a lot lately. Jon Lester was good, though not great, as he allowed three runs in six innings. The offense checked out and extended their latest consecutive scoreless innings streak to 17 before David Ortiz blasted a two-run home run to tie the game at 2-2 in the sixth. Texas carried a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning and then crazy baseball goodness ensued and the Sox won a game they were barely aware of for 3.5 hours by unloading on Frank Francisco's inner John Smoltz for six runs on seven hits, five of which came with two outs.

Bostonist has obtained a picture of the 2009 Red Sox just before they embarked on their make-or-break week playing their top AL East rivals. If it looks like Sonny Corleone seconds before he was perforated by Barzini's men, it's not a coincidence.

While Terry Francona has managed to avoid the full brunt of Red Sox fans' fury over the years - that's what winning a couple of world championships will do for you - he is not immune from the way Red Sox fans love to backseat manage. We all know that there are times at which there are at the very least two philosophies at play in Red Sox Nation: What Would Terry Francona Do (WWTFD1) and What Would the Fans Do (WWTFD2).

It sounds like Bob Ryan wants to be able to watch baseball while keeping his head buried in the sand. Steroids may be more of a Hall of Fame/legacy issue and the reason that is the case is because the history of baseball occupies a much larger place in the present and future of the game than other sports. Bostonist keeps hearing that from people like Ryan, anyway. Sox fans can still follow steroid-scandal news and a box score, Mr. Ryan. Steroids are a fact of life in baseball now, and nothing is going to change that for quite some time.

The Red Sox have left Baltimore, but it's not out of the question that the bus took off while some Sox player was still rounding the bases. For a team in a on-the-field funk and off-the-field turmoil, a trip to Baltimore was just what the doctor ordered. And at the moment, nobody is questioning the offense, after an 18-10 slugfest finished off the weekend sweep.

"I like that on my day, they feel like we should win," said Josh Beckett about his Red Sox teammates. In a summer where nothing's felt certain, it does feel like we can produce the minimum amount of offense and still get a W when Beckett (13-4) pitches.

On a day when an actual game was overshadowed by front office moves and clubhouse goodbyes, the Red Sox managed to win anyway. Justin Masterson, Adam LaRoche and two minor-league arms left the Nation in order to bring back Casey Kotchman and Victor Martinez as Theo Epstein was active again at the trading deadline. Martinez is in Boston possibly because of one word: versatility. Theo says he can hit, catch and play first base. Kotchman is supposedly a defensive upgrade over LaRoche. Theo may have created a few headaches for Terry Francona, though.

According to the Boston Globe, MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo is reporting the Red Sox traded Justin Masterson and minor-league pitchers Nick Hagadone, a 2007 first-round pick, and Bryan Price for Cleveland's Victor Martinez. NESN says the Sox are "close to acquiring" Martinez.