It's all about us.
BostonHerald.com - Boston Red Sox: Rite of summer’s here - Yankees creep back in
"We have a very strong division, but it’s about us," Varitek said. "We have to play well, and when we play well we can get this team back on a roll."
And that's the simple truth. The Red Sox, not the Yankees or the Blue Jays, are the team to beat in the AL East. With very few holes in their defense, strong hitting for the most part, an incredible closer with a very reliable ace, the Sox may only be a half game up, but I'm not (very) worried.
Yes, the Yankees and the Blue Jays are both strong teams. But they're also very flawed teams, with very little chance of going all the way this year. The Red Sox are one pitcher away (Josh Beckett, anyone) from being able to put this team out in front.
So despite losing 3 of 4 to Oakland, I was very encouraged by three things. One, the Royals are next on the list. Two, Schilling shut the As down completely and three, Wakefield is doing well enough that he's starting tonight.
For a Monday, I'm awfully optimistic.
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about Wakefield!!!
Still optimistic??
I'm having a real hard time keeping my optimism up with Wakefield out. I'm hanging my hat on two things. Wells is almost ready to come back which means we'll have a reliable fourth starter and make do with our fifth starter by committee.
And second, I'm hopeful that Wake will be out for a short time only. If he's out for a month, he'll be coming back fresh for the final run to the playoffs.
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