This is No Time to Panic
Trust me.
Yes, the Sox just got swept by the Devil Rays. (Wait, the Rays. Apparently the now that George Steinbrenner isnt’ conducting Yankees business in Tampa, they had to drop the Devil part of the name.)
Yes, Big Papi has a hurting knee, isn’t playing every day, and is hitting under .200.
Yes, we’ve had 2 call ups make emergency starts and pitch to Kevin Cash.
Yes, Mike Lowell hasn’t played in 2 week.
Yes, we’re in third place.
And yes, not even a Josh Beckett gem yesterday could get the Sox a win.
But it’s April!
Big Papi will be healthy and hitting once the temperature averages more than 50 degrees.
Mike Lowell will be back this week.
The Yankees are having even worse luck than the Red Sox (I’m betting Posada never throws another batter out in his career)
Papi will be back and I’m still banking on 40 HR and 120 RBI.
And did you notice that Jed Lowrie is hitting .353 and Manny Ramirez is tearing the cover off the ball like its 1999?
Most importantly this year is that this guy:
Is looking like a rookie of the year candidate already at .280 with 8 steals and 3 homers.
If nothing else, this gives the Sox plenty of upside potential.
Remember, if we were talking about this very same topic 6 days ago, the Sox would be winners of 5 in a row, not losers, and you’d be singing a different tune.
Total Sox wins so far this year: 15
As of April 28 last year: 15.
And you remember how that ended?
Stumble it!