Sox Talk, Continued

So far the best thing to happen this season is the rain out yesterday evening. For what it's worth maybe they'll actually win that game if it comes in mid June because as of now they are doing just about everything necessary to lose. Daisuke can't pitch a good inning which isn't uncharacteristic of previous years intermittent woes but now with a high-powered offense on paper it seemed like he would at least be able to win the occasional game with a reasonable ERA. We got enough runs to take the first series from the Yankees which is a small victory but unfortunately to compliment Daisuke, we have had some run support issues in several gems thrown by Beckett, Lester, and Lachey (2 Wins). We did start the season off against two teams that were hot and have continued to perform very well so we can at least write the first two series off as bad luck. That said, hopefully, we can recover from two crippling losses at the hands of the now Crawford-less Rays led offensively in game 1 by none other than Johnny Damon (insert expletive and Benedict Arnold reference).

As Chuck pointed out, most have hit the panic button far too soon but some frustration is warranted. The panic button will still be there blinking red until we rattle off a reasonable streak and get back to .500 baseball but let's give this team some time to adjust to the pressure placed upon them. The die hard fans of Boston, well reputed drinkers I might add, are not always the most receptive group for a new acquisition yet to adjust. Imagine going from a place where you had only about 100 people regularly in attendance (and about half of them staying awake) to 35,000 people watching intently and screaming the entire time. Tropicana does not compare to the bright lights of Fenway, let's allow Crawford a small adjustment period before we condemn him. Once Crawford finds a comfort zone and this line up clicks there wont be an issue in many of these tight games. The missing piece of this puzzle is the fun and grit of Sox teams of old (i,e. the "Cowboy Up" era). Once this team finds their stride and clubhouse balance there will be no question where the power lies in the AL East.