CALL ME SNAKE

When the numbers get big, scientists like me tend to approximate, so the following statistics should be considered “mostly true,” consistent with the “tag” below. The Red Sox lost to Toronto yesterday and are thus in the middle of what I estimate to be a one-game losing streak. The Celtics did the same, dropping a road game to the New Jersey Nets, who were led by a red-hot Vince (“what you have done for me lately, baby?”) Carter, which means, as best I can tell, a one-game losing streak for the beloved “C’s” as well. The team had won their two previous outings with Antoine Walker on the bench, recovering from an undisclosed injury, but lost yesterday’s contest with Walker back in action. Does that mean anything? You tell me. (And, oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention: Terry Francona’s symptoms stemmed from a situation that was “viral” rather than “cardiovascular” in nature, which comes as a relief to everyone but the heart surgeons at Mass General who thought they had a “live one.”) You win some, you lose some.