behold the power of Papi

1. 70* & breezy at Fenway at the start of the game. that makes me long for winter. in Florida, that is. ;-)

2. starting to think Vladdie has it in for Youk. Youk covered third Saturday night to give Mike Lowell the evening off. first inning, Vlad hits one up the third base line & sends his bat with it. Youk couldn't field the ball because he needed to avoid getting clocked by the bat.

3. if i were Schill, i wouldn't be thinking contract for 2008. i would be thinking it's time to hang up my cleats.

4. 4th inning:where on God's green earth did the Sox leave their bats. this is awful. 5-0 Angels.

5. 5th inning: Hinske gets a broken bat single. Coco on a long double, just shy of a home run into the pen. Cora gets hit by a pitch, and the bags a full. Lugo singles, Hinske & Coco score. Youk singles to load the bases for the second time. BIG. PAPI. GRAND. SLAM. Manny Ks. Drew singles. Tek grounds out, but advances Drew into scoring position. Hinske walks to get on base for the second time this inning. *Coco* walks to load the bases for the *third* time. Cora flies out to end it. 6-5 Sox.

6. 1-2-3 eighth inning for Jeemer. 1-2-3 nice running catches for Coco.

7. three Ks for Jon to end the game! 10-5 Sox. locked in at five in the AL East.

Julian up next to pitch. Cash & Kielty are supposed to get some time as well. it sure is good to see the Sox scoring runs later in the game. not to mention Papi & Manny in the business of scoring some runs. good news is we've taken at least half this series. better news would be a Sox win on Sunday. the coup de grâce would be a loss in New York.