Tonight’s Red Sox game was painful. Downright gutwrenching. It’s that kind of hurt that doesn’t make you angry, it just makes you sad.

Josh Beckett’s ERA coming in? 4.46. Coming out? A nice even 6. Manny? Done by the 4th inning. David Ortiz? An embarassing 0-Fer.

Weren’t these guys supposed to be Yankee Killers?

Oh well, there are a couple of games like this every season. Of course, we’ve already had 2, and they’ve both come at Josh Beckett’s Expense.

My Father has this saying he throws out every time the shit hits the fan.

Somedays you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you.

Today, we were DAMN tasty.

But fear not, there are some positives we can take from this game:

Doug Mirabelli hit his first home-run of the season off of one of the AL’s best pitchers (Mussina).

David Riske pitched pretty well in relief, tossing 2.1 innings of 2 hit, no run ball; Although he allowed 3 of Jermain Van Buren’s inherited runners to score.

Mike Timlin did NOT snap and wade into the crowd at Yankee Stadium wearing nothing but a loincloth and a buck knife, earning himself a lifetime ban from Baseball, just when we need him most.

And finally, Dave Pauley pitches tomorrow, so Josh Beckett should look Cy Young Worthy in comparison. I can feel my stomach lining decaying already.