Nick Pivetta Clinched The Top WC Spot By Channeling A Little 2003 Derek Lowe

CLINCHED. pic.twitter.com/wRJThfbLKN

— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 3, 2021

On this date in 2003, Derek Lowe ended Oakland’s playoff dreams with one nasty pitch. Seconds later, the “bite my tweeter” gesture was born. pic.twitter.com/CkcYGrqv4D

— Red (@SurvivingGrady) October 6, 2020

That absolute filth from Lowe is burned into my brain. I was leaping out of my chair before Varitek even caught the pitch, screaming "YES!", and immediately having to comfort my dog, who had been contently snoozing nearby.