Red Sox win again

[JLee2027]

Come on guys. The Red Sox have a long history of overplaying then collapsing in August/September. It ain't over yet, by a long shot.

[RussellStSports]

The good news is the d-backs took care of business again tonight.

[HeyIt'sMe]

The good news is the d-backs took care of business again tonight.

Rays are really battling injuries right now. Good time to catch them.

[ShaneDawg85]

On the positive side, the Yankees lost again and are teetering with a .500 record. Rivera blew the save to boot.

[ShaneDawg85]

We should be focusing on TB TEX and OAK not the Sox.

Actually, we should be focusing on ourselves and our own games, which includes games remaining against three of the four teams listed. We already took care of business against Texas.

[srh523]

Just win baby! We need a streak!

[DrinkinWithFermi]

This is probably as good a place as any to point out that during the offseason when I predicted that the Red Sox would compete for the division(or at least a WC), I was accused of being afflicted with a severe case of the crazies. Told ya so

Though I wish I had been wrong

[ShaneDawg85]

This is probably as good a place as any to point out that during the offseason when I predicted that the Red Sox would compete for the division(or at least a WC), I was accused of being afflicted with a severe case of the crazies. Told ya so

Though I wish I had been wrong

I think most folks, myself included, expected them to be much better than they were from last season. Getting guys back healthy mattered that much in and of itself. That, and getting rid of Valentine and the poisonous atmosphere in the clubhouse that had been there the last two years. But, certainly I didn't think they'd be this good. Not anywhere close to it. Getting Ortiz back was big, and as cliched as it sounds, I think they've been feeding off the energy of an entire city and region after what happened in April.

[NewMarketSean]

How did losing Valentine and the malcontents of Burnett, Gonzalez and Crawford make that much much of a difference from one year to the next?

I mean really?

[SeaBird]

The Red Sox are real. The much predicted collapse has not happened. The Orioles need to step it up. They are lucky to be where they are.

Against the AL East they are 1 game over .500; against the AL Central they are exactly .500. Their saving grace in the AL is the AL West where they are 19-11 (.633).

Overall they are 5-5 in their last 10.

[Redskins Rick]

I agree, but if we're going to scoreboard watch, it's kind of silly to scoreboard watch the Sox when they're 6 games up. Gotta focus on that wild card first.

1.5 back of both Texas and Oakland, who are tied for the moment.

2 back of Tampa

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/wildcard.jsp

[scottguz]

Hopefully their bullpen is a bit gassed over the last 2 nights in Houston. Workman went almost 5 innings in the slugfest. Tazawa went 2 innings last night and Britton went 2+ in the slugfest.

Sox are facing Chen, Santana, Guts and Shields in the series, so this is certainly anything but an easy series for them.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

Come on guys. The Red Sox have a long history of overplaying then collapsing in August/September. It ain't over yet, by a long shot.

What's that old saying..? "When the leaves turn, the Sox fall." Leaves haven't turned yet!

[BohKnowsBmore]

How are the Sux our daddy? We've done pretty well against them the past couple of years, including this year. We'll have our chance. Their pitching is not great. We just gotta hold down their bats.

El Gordo has some weird obsession with throwing his analytical skills (which are generally very good) to the wind and starts ignoring all facts/evidence when it comes to o's-sox. Is it some sort of reverse-jinx thing? I don't know...

[OrangeJerseys]

Worst thread ever.