Okajima

He got the first guy out.  But then Tejada lined to center and got 2nd on a wild pitch.  Okajima came in and although he got Blum to tap the ball back to the mound, it was still enou

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in pitch.  Yesterday my father suggested to me that Timlin be Papelbon's set-up man after Okajima blew Tuesday's game.  I would've asked him if he was crazy, but thanks to #50's

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back in the 5th to put the Red Sox on top and potentially hand Beckett his 7th win.  But then Okajima took over the mound.As I said back on June 3rd when Okie blew that save against the Orioles, he's not the same pitcher we loved last season.  For some reason the lefty just can't handle the O's.  And since the Sox face them 11 more times this season, that ain't good.  Just look at his record against them.Back on May 14th the Sox were playing the O's at Camden Yards.  Jon Lester left the game at the end of the 6th with the lead and potentially the win.  Then Okie took over and gave up a grand slam to Jay Payton to give the O's a 3 run lead the Sox wouldn't be able to beat.Then on June 2nd, again at Camden Yards and again with a 1-run lead, Wakefield pitched 7 innings and left the game with another chance at the win.  Unfortunately the Sox handed the ball to

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bsp; But Papelbon would never see the 9th, thanks to his set-up man.There's no question this year's Okajima isn't the same pitcher we saw last year.  While his ERA has somehow stayed well-

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