At the end of seven innings, the Angels lead 2-1. Ervin Santana left after 6 1/3 and Justin Speier came in to record the final two outs. This, win or lose, has to be a HUGE boost to Santana's confidence.

As we head into the eighth inning, it got me thinking about an odd Fenway tradition. Entering the bottom of the eighth the PA system plays Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" and if you've ever been to a bar or wedding and this song is played, you know to go "bum-bum-bum" and then repeat "so good, so good, so good" at the appropriate measures. Imagine 37,000 people doing that. It's kind of goofy and funny.

Well, I did some digging and found a couple articles on why they do that. Enjoy.

http://www.redsoxconnection.com/sweetcaroline.html

Also, a YouTube video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YynfrH5GHlw&mode=related&search=