Lesson Learned

Apparently Francona learned his lesson after leaving Pedro in too long in his last start against the Yanks. He is also sending a powerful message to the bullpen: Alot is going to be expected out of you in close games from here on out. I can't stress how important I think it is to have clearly defined roles on the pitching staff. I'm a little disappointed that Willie got left off the roster, but I understand because you've got to carry Youk and Dave Roberts.

Sveum was caught napping on that wild pitch with Minky at 2nd. As soon as he saw the ball carrom and K-Rob not covering home, he should have waved him on. Had Minky known he had a chance to score, he probably would have been running harder into third. K-Rob was so disgusted, he didn't even think to cover the plate until he saw Damon waving Minky in.

Currently 4-3 with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th.