2-2, 1 home run, and 3 RBIs…in the 4th inning yesterday. Yes, in one inning Papi practically matched his counting stats for the entire month of May (five more runs, and three more RBIs and he would have). If you look at June, he’s batting .333 with a .429 OBP, four HR, 5 R and 10 RBIs. And while a number of people are quick to say that the conversion from David Arias to Big Papi is complete, I’m going to hold off. Why? Because the last time I labeled a star player who struggled early in the season as “back,” he proceeded to allow seven runs in 6+ innings in Philadelphia on Sunday. Who says I’m superstitious?

Also, in honor of Wakefield picking up his 9th win of the season and 173 in a Red Sox uniform yesterday, I’ve started a countdown to his 193rd victory on the sidebar on the right. We’re at 20 and counting…