Remember folks, this is just the facts. Just the facts, maam.

But first things first - Who the hell is pitching? Seriously! Does anyone know! Tim Wakefield on short rest (please!)? Big Lebowski Tavarez (ugghhh!)?

OK, well, Tavarez it is. Someone go get the TUMS.

Oh boy. Here we go again.

And will someone besides Big Papi actually hit a little? It’d be a nice change guys. It really would.

OK, here’s the stats, ala’ Baseball Reference

NOTABLES

- Let the record show that Baseball Prospectus is predicting a Tavarez start. They were right. Uggghh.

- Two bombs for Big Papi in one night? Maybe those knees are feeling a little better.

- Manny “Being Manny” Ramirez seemed a bit off last night at the plate. Maybe Erik Bedard had his number. Tonight he gets Steve “I’m not quite 50 … yet” Traschel. That seem like a mismatch to anyone else?

- Where, exactly, has Mike Lowell been the past two weeks? It’s like Dr. Double fell off the face of the earth.

- Decent odds we’ll see the Eric Gagne debut tonight one way or the other, don’t you think? Current over-under of time until someone comes out with t-shirts with facial hair on it is 2 weeks.

– Cameron Smith