Kristen marvels at Mr. Five Tools - Kevin Youkilis:

... And who's tied for the team lead in home runs with Manny and Papi? Yeah, that's right. The Big KY. What do you think I keep in this beard anyway, Cheetos and PBR? Hell no, this is a cover for the Awesome. The Awesome lives here. That's right. 100% pure, American-made Awesome. And you can't stop it now. ...

Soxaholix bursts into song:

He's thick in the face
But, oh, how he swings from the waist
That's Youkiliscious.

Surviving Grady does the procedural:

... Gagne: The f@#k you laughin' at?

Youk: Steroids are supposed to make you good. You're not good. ...

Jo discovers she lives three doors down from Kevin Youkilis - and is amazed her husband never told her until he spotted a whole ton of signs congratulating the guy:

He has known all along, but of course being a Brit hadn't really appreciated the whole having a Sox player on your street excitement thing, until of course, he saw those signs last night.

Remember, Youk has a blog, and he blogs yesterday's game:

To hit a home run in my first at-bat of my first playoff start was definitely a huge adrenaline rush. I was worried it was going to hit off the wall, so I started sprinting around first base and then I saw it go out. ...

It's not enough that Marty got a Tedy Bruschi autograph at Brookline Booksmith today (after waiting in line for an hour), he also spotted Kevin Youkilis walking around with his wife and kid:

... And the guy managed to walk through town without being harassed or stopped for autographs or photos or anything - not even by me. I wanted to say hi, or take a picture with him, or ask how his knee was (he was walking with a brace on it), but I resisted. Although, we did give each other the "I know you"/"I know you know who I am" looks. ...

Yooooouuuuukkkkk, of course!

Maybe we can finally put all of this "Kevin Youkilis can't run" stuff to rest now.

Is Manny next?

Via Joy of Sox.

Of course somebody recorded Denis Leary and Lenny Clarke ranting about Mel Gibson and Kevin Youkilis on NESN last night. And of course he put it on YouTube (Update: And, of course NESN fairly quickly got it removed. Update update: Alternet posts it; tip to Berto):

... Yeah, where's Mel Gibson now? Where's Mel Gibson now? HUH? He's in rehab and YOUKILIS IS AT FIRST BASE. Alright Mel, ya happy, Braveheart? Huh? You see that grab, Mel? Huh? ... We got two Jews on this team, Mel! Where's your father now, Mel? ...

Via Kristin.

Jennifer Garrett: Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in! Man, I love this game.

Red: Now THAT'S how you end a game.

The Couch Potato asks and answers:

With the Yankees in such sad shape, is it really proper to gloat over a win? Um... YES!!!

Red urges a coup de grace:

... Now is the time to get all Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos on these guys. Before they regroup. Before they rebuild. Before Hideki Matsui gets fitted for his iron exo-skeleton and comes back as Great Mazinga [oh, like that sh-t's not going on in some secret, Steinbrenner-owned medical facility on the outskirts of NYC right now]. ...

Taking the longer view, Evan Brunelle analyzes the Sox lineup and ponders what to do with Youkilis once Crisp comes back.