ManRam Returns: Peter

Well, Jenn, I've got a temporary problem here. As you (and other regular followers of this site) know, for quite awhile I referred to Manny DelCarmen as TOM (The Other Manny). However, earlier this season I decided that it probably was time I dropped the TOM as the original Manny was now departed for over a year, going on two. So I started referring to Delcarmen as Manny. Well, tonight the original returned to Fenway for the first time since his unlamented departure. So, the question is: do I still call Delcarmen 'Manny' and refer to the original as ManRam or something similar or do I use 'Manny' for ManRam while he's in town and, at least for that short duration, return to calling Delcarmen TOM? Comments welcome from you, Jenn or any of our visitors out there in cyberspace. Prize for the winning answer: you get your name posted in a blog post by yours truly--unless you tell me you'd rather not be so memorialized.
Now: on to tonight's game--the 4th win in a row and 6th in the last seven. Sox started fast against the Bums' hurler, someone I've never heard of before. Sara' significant other, Ron, might know him as he's a solid Dodger fan--have to ask him. Anyway, the Hose started off right out of the gate. Dusty gets on with a hit and Papi launches one to dead center on a 3-1 count and it's Sox, two zip. Couple of batters later and JD drops one over the Monster and it's three zip Sox. That holds up for a couple of frames until the new Sox hurler, Dubront ( I know absolutely nothing about him, so don't ask), blows a play with a Dodger already on second via a long double. That guy, Belliard by name, scores and the error later helps the Blue Crew pick up a couple of other runs in the same inning. So now it's three all. Boy that lead didn't last long!
Fortunately, we finally got to the 5th inning. Why was the 5th fortunate, you ask? Well, Sox sent fourteen (not a typo) men to the plate and seven of them scored. Sox ten, Dodgers three. Quite a bit of gratitude at this point coming the Sox way from the Celtics, but that's another story. During this barrage, Yooouuuk doubled in one run and later scored himself on a Dodger error (extending his league leading runs scored position), Beltre had a two run shot and Dusty drove in another run with a sac fly. So now it's 10-3, Sox. As the rest of the evening rolled on, the Sox didn't add any runs and gave up another two to the Blue Crew, but they did pick add a few baserunners just to keep things from going completely stale.

Individual stats for tonight: Sox collected 13 hits, five for extra bases. Of the 13 five members of the lineup collected at two hits apiece. Papi's HR is his 15th of the season, maintaining the team lead and Beltre's is his 10th. The fifteen keep Papi in the top ten HR hitters in the league, and his and Youk's 45th ribbies, plus Beltre's 48th put them all in the top ten in that category in the A.L.
And, finally, as BOTH the Rays and Mr. Hankie's Yankees lost, we are now one thin game out of first. Let's keep rolling! Go Sox!