If I never had to see or hear about Evan Longoria again for the rest of my life, I’d be a happy man. He is Frank Catalanotto on steroids. (Oh, that probably wasn’t the best word to use…but I wouldn’t mind a 50 game suspension…). He ties the game with a solo shot in the 8th. So when you’re in the 13th inning, with the winning run at 3rd, two outs, and first base open, why on earth do you pitch to him?? He’s only batting a mere .370 with 7 HR against the Sox in 11 games. In fact, of his 17 hits against the Sox only 5 have not been for extra bases for an OPS of 1.36. So Tito, please remind me again why you didn’t walk him? Right now I would contemplate giving him the Barry Bonds treatment and intentionally walking him if the Sox were up four with the bases loaded, two outs and Longoria up.

The fact that the Sox were even in the 13th inning was a miracle. In both the 8th and the 10th the Rays had the bases loaded and nobody out, and didn’t manage to score. So how many times did Tito think the Sox pitchers would spin the slot machine and get jackpot in a row? Now the Sox are sitting at 1.5 GB, and the bullpen is burnt out going into a big series at the New Toilet. Good work Tito.