The Killer D's

Derek, David and Damon... they might not be the killer B's, but tonight they were just what we needed. I was worried that Francona relieved Lowe too quickly, he was really sitting them down. He hasn't had stuff like this in months, perhaps this was his most outstanding performance of the entire season. I'm a firm believer in judging a pitcher by the way he pitches when he has a lead, and I know I've mentioned it before, but Lowe had a pretty nice lead on July 4th and couldn't do anything with it. After watching him tonight it was like a completely different player. I'm beginning to wonder if he puts too much pressure on himself when he has too much advance warning that he is starting. He can complain all he wants that Francona doesn't inform him about anything if he keeps pitching like this.

David Ortiz is unbelievable. Plain and simple he hoysted this team on his back and carried the offense in games 4 & 5, and absolutely unloaded in the first inning with that bomb to right.

How about Johnny Damon? He got that seeing-eye single last night and I looked over at my wife and said "sometimes that's all it takes to get 'em back on track". Boy was that an understatement, he was back to hitting the ball with authority tonight, and if that continues if bodes well for the Sox in the upcoming series.