Back on April 29th, Lester showed Red Sox Nation the same potential that Jon Farrell had spoken of, out-dueling Roy Halladay in a 1-0 victory. Well, the season has come full-circle now and Lester has proved once again that his metamorphosis is no fluke with another victory over the Doc. (Maybe we should have realized this when he pitched a no-hitter?) Lester allowed a solo shot to the second batter he faced and then shut down the Jays for the next seven and two-third innings. Back in April, it was nice to see his potential, but anybody who though that he would be this consistent has got to be lying. Yes Mr. Farrell, I see you in the back screaming that you expected this. You want a cookie?

Paps on the other hand needs to lock himself in the video room for about 20 straight hours until he can figure out what’s going wrong. This giving up 2 runs thing every other game may help the sales of Tums in the New England area, but certainly doesn’t add to my enjoyment of the games at all.

I’ll take three out of four against the Jays anytime I can get it. The past few years they’ve become the Canadian version of kryptonite for the Sox, and having to face Burnett and Halladay in one series didn’t exactly add to the Sox chances. With the Sox victory and the MFY win, we now sit a game out of first. Let’s not f it up like last time, ok boys?