Bronx & Beans

After being battered for a few years by David Ortiz, Yankee fans are forgiven for gloating over Papi's continued struggles. And they can enjoy for a few more innings, apparently, as Papi fans with two runners in scoring position, running this hideous stretch to a Giambi-esque 3 for 42. Ouch!

You get the feeling Yankee fans are watching Ortiz bat without their fingers covering their eyes for the first time in five years.

Hey, enjoy it while you can...but don't get ahead of yourself on Manny there, Joe.

Our favorite freak hammers his second big hit of the game, this time going the other way to knock in two runs and put the Sox back on top.

The question is: Why does Joe Girardi let Mussina pitch to Manny with first base open? I love Youkilis, but come on? Especially after watching what Manny did to Mussina in his last at-bat.

Manny didn't take too much time to watch that bomb from the box, I noticed. It's too bad, too. I looked forward to a lecture on baseball etiquette by Tim McCarver.

Let's see if Beckett and the Sox pen can hold the lead for Okajima and Papelbon. The sixth and seventh innings haven't been good for them so far this season.

-- Dennehy