Backs up against the wall. Again.

The Sox have been here a few times in the recent past. They were down 2-0 to the Cleveland Indians in the 1999 ALDS and came back to win with Pedro's legendary relief appearance in game 5. They were down 2-0 to Oakland in 2003 and came back to win the series, started off by Trot Nixon's walk-off game winning homer in game 3 . And, of course, we don't need to talk about The Greatest Comeback in the History of Sport any more than it already has been.

Of course, they wouldn't be in such bad shape without one bad play (Graffinino's error) and one bad pitch (David Well's hanging breaking ball to Tadahito Iguchi) and this series could easily be 1-1. But it's not.

So, can they do it again?

It's certainly not impossible. Wakefield goes tomorrow afternoon and Schilling pitches on Saturday. Both guys have come up big in big games in the past. They are also back at Fenway, where they own the best home record in baseball. A potential Game 5 could be a problem, since the pitching options currently are 42-year-old David Wells on short rest, Bronson Arroyo or Matt Clement (Arroyo would be my pick of the three).

Tonight's NLDS matchup between Roger Clemens and John Smolz could be a classic. Two great pitchers matching up against each other in game 2 of the Houston-Atlanta series should be a lot of fun to watch.