Not to get too OT, but is Pettitte better/worse than Wakefield, who you said was average to above average? Wake doesn't get 200+ IP (180 or so), but he has lower WHIPs and similar ERAs to Pettitte in the past 3 years.
Looper vs. Harden on WGN just began. I'm very interested in watching Harden; if he's healthy he could be one of the best pitchers in the game. Of course, that's a huge if.
Definitely agree with Youk and Ramirez, and I would put Beckett over Varitek. Tek has the two homers, but is hitting .167. Beckett's was awesome on Tuesday.