Alexei Ramirez did all he could last night to keep the Sox from dropping further behind in the AL Central. Unfortunately, it was an old friend who came back to bite them in the end.

Jim Thome launched a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Twins a 7-6 win and a four game lead in the division, an extremely tough loss for a team which had fought out of an early season hole. An even tougher pill to swallow than the loss itself, was watching Thome circle the bases in a Twins uniform before tossing his helmet high in the air and joining his teammates at home plate to celebrate the walk-off.

Blame the recent Sox struggles on whatever you want, a bad bullpen, a struggling offense or mediocre starting pitching, this loss will only highlight an issue that has been lingering with some Sox fans for a while, the decision to go without Thome as the DH in favor of a platoon type situation in that spot.

"I don't want a DH just to be a DH," Ozzie Guillen said. "I want a guy to help me different ways."

That was in January, and Guillen got his wish. With the home run last night, it will be very interesting listening to 670 The Score today to hear the reaction from Sox nation regarding that decision.

This was Thome discussing his possible landing spots this past off-season: