We have to admit it: we’re a sucker for the Sox. And we’ll be staying in tonight with a bottle or four of beer to watch the game. But if baseball’s not your bag, there are plenty of events to keep you occupied this rainy fall evening: It’s the sixth anniversary of Mothertonuge, a spoken poetry event, and they’re having a happy birthday at the Black Cat. 8:30 p.m., $7. The first of the monthly…

When DCist left the 9:30 Club last night, a homeless man on U Street told us to smile. That might best describe our experience with seeing The Libertines live. We expected a lot more, and in the end were disappointed, realizing that a band with such great potential had floundered and came up short. (Perhaps it was the co-mingling of Jamesons and Stella Artois that was shared on stage … or was the Jamesons actually…