“She spends his Franklins at the mall with her friends”
- Wyclef Jean, “We Tryin’ to Stay Alive”
If you’re Bob Melvin, what can you do? Franklin’s spent, giving up the entire cycle in 2/3 of an inning (Ortiz homer, Mueller single, Roberts double, Damon triple) but “You Can’t Call Me Al” Kida isn’t exactly the most convincing name in the bullpen. The Sox carried some of yesterday’s sluggishness into the first few innings, but one thing I love about the current state of the Sox is that they know how to pour it on. 2 outs thanks to a DP that could’ve sucked the life out of the team, and instead they go on a rampage, culminating in Man Ram’s Grand Slam (does that sound like a dish at Denny’s? That’s right, serve ’em). I like it very much: no nibbling 1-run innings, just blasting it open with all kinds of hits. More please.