Don’t worry Sox fans, I didn’t leave this game in the bottom of the 1st with the Sox down by two, or in the bottom of the 2nd with the Sox down by two again.

Tito has been doing a great job recently, but pitching Josh Beckett the day after 4-20 was probably a mistake. Josh wasn’t fooling anybody either, wearing a hemp necklace on the mound. Just cause you didn’t get to wear the green jerseys yesterday doesn’t mean you get to smoke the green the night before your start. He did a great job to work out of the haze and get his command back by the 3rd.

I hope he shared whatever he had with Papi, cause like most games, the Sox go as Papi goes. He tied the game up at 2 in the 1st with a double, and with two down in the 4th and a one run lead he curled a ball inside the Pesky Pole to give the Sox a three run cushion. Also, don’t forget Okajima who struck out Giambi in the 7th with runners and 1st and 2nd and a 2 run game. Okajima still scares me, but if Tito won’t go to Paps in the 7th, I don’t think there’s anybody in the bullpen I trust more.

So Joshua, what we’ve learned today is that Papi is your friend and that unlike David Wells you don’t want to pitch while hungover.