Holy crap, I think Tito may be on to something here. I know it’s only one game, but maybe he’s finally found a plan to win on the road:

• Have your starter pitch into the 8th
• Bring in Paps to close (note the absence of any mention of the middle-relief)
• Don’t allow a single run
• Have Tek hit a home run

Simple, right? Well, except for the Tek part. Don’t worry, he also made inning-ending outs with the bases full twice in the game. But at this point, I won’t knock any road win.

It was kind of the Sox to be in first place over the All-star break so we could enjoy it for a few days. Of course, they then got swept by The The Angels Angels of Anaheim (or, if you prefer, Los Los Angeles Angeles de Anaheim). How do you lose to a team who belongs in the department of redundancy department?

In much better news, it looks like Papi will be rejoining the team later this week. Which is wonderful, since All Star MVP JD has magically transformed into Nancy again.