Sox Talk

Red Sox fans made unofficial history by hitting the panic button sooner than anyone else in history. Yet, it was hard to blame them after ever magazine and website picked them to be World Series Champions like it was nothing. As we went down to 0-6 and watched our pitchers give up homer after homer it seemed our exciting lineup couldn't cover our inability to get people out. When Josh Beckett took the hill today he did exactly what Sox fans needed. He pitched. The Sox struggled to score with RISP, and Crawford is yet to find his stroke, but the Sox played their best game of the VERY young season. Pedroia finished the series red hot, and taking two out of three from the Yankees will give the Sox confidence moving forward. With a struggling Tampa Bay team coming to Fenway (1-8) the Sox are in perfect position to turn the season around by winning two series in a row against their most hated rivals. April is too early panic. Let's GO