If Daiske is getting paid to make MFY fans shut up, it comes out to be about $1800 per fan ($103M/55005). The Sox better open up that checkbook, cause he certainly did his job last night. Much like his game against the Blue Jays, he totally lost command in the 4th and let the MFY score four runs to take a 4-2 lead. But if his numerous commercial spots teach us anything, it’s that Daiske loves the pressure and managed to put the bad inning behind him and finish off 6 innings against the Yanks.

I don’t know if you want to credit the Sox offense or the MFY atrocious pitching for our runs, but either way 11 runs should put a smile on your face. Pettite looked nothing like the guy who held the Sox to two runs over 7.1 innings last weekend (6.1 starting, 1 in relief). Instead, he lasted only 4.2 and gave up five runs. Way to help out your bullpen Andy.

Mariano also made an appearance a lengthy appearance where he retired one Red Sox…and let four reach base. Mo seems to have gotten off to a slow start the past couple of years, but with an ERA above 12, Georgie-boy may actually want to panic this time. Of course, he should already be panicking that his team is in last place by 6.5 games.

I was actually following the end of this game from the packed house at McAfee stadium watching the scintillating match-up between the A’s and the Devil Rays. As a Sox fan I had a huge dilemma in the 5th inning when Lenny DiNardo was facing New England’s own Carlos Pena. Who do I root for? It’s like watching Pedro face Nomar! OK, not quite. Besides the announcers and the managers, I was probably the only person in the stadium who knew who Lenny DiNardo was. What do you expect? We were about 40,000 short of Yankee Stadium last night.

As Sox fans, we rarely get to smile because we’re always wondering when the collapse will come. It may come this year too (especially if we have to get Lenny DiNardo back), but you’d better be enjoying this while you can.