Bullpen mismanaged again

Red Sox manager Terry Francona continues to mismanage the bullpen, refusing to use his best relievers in the most important innings. Jonathan Papelbon has been one of the best relievers in baseball this season, yet Francona refuses to bring him in earlier than the 9th inning until it is too late. Last night was a prime example: with the Sox up 5-3 in the 8th and the top of the order coming up for the Yankees, Francona chose to go with struggling Mike Timlin and Javier Lopez, a loogy with so little stuff the Sox were willing to enter a series against the Yanks without a lefty in the bullpen rather than throw this stiff out there.
Predictably, those guys blew it, leaving Papelbon to come in with the bases loaded, no outs, and Jason Giambi coming up.
Let me preempt all of the responses here: Papelbon was certainly rested enough to go both innings, especially since he hadn't pitched since last Wednesday when he needed just 6 pitches to pick up his 32nd save against Detroit.
Papelbon has also demonstrated his ability to pitch more than one inning repeatedly. For pitches 31 onward, opponents are hitting .083 / .267 / .083 with no runs scored.
Francona needs to get out of the mindset that Papelbon is the closer and only comes in to start the 9th inning. Papelbon is the best pitcher in the bullpen and needs to be used in the most crucial spots. That's not always the 9th inning with no one on and a lead.