If Papi is the last person opposing teams want to see up in the 9th+ innings, Manny is trying to do the same for the 8th. We know Manny and the 9th usually don’t go well together (remember how he watched three straight strikes with the go-ahead runner on 3rd at the Toilet the other day). The 8th inning is becoming a different story though. Yesterday, he gets a base hit to bring in the go-ahead run after being down 0-2. Tonight, he takes it a step further and deposits one into the Monster seats to tie the game up at 5 in the 8th. For all the people (McCarver and his protege in stupidity Joe Morgan) who keep saying that Manny can’t hit the fastball, here’s a news flash: neither of those pitches were below 95mph. But what was the most fun was watching him round the bases with a smile that only rivals Big Papi’s. Remember American League: the Bad Man is back!