And, in more exciting news, so are the Red Sox. Despite the fact that the local nine only managed to split yesterday's doubleheader, they're still tied for first place in the AL East. After that brutal beginning, who would have thought we'd recover by Memorial Day?
Admittedly, we owe some thanks to the Yankees and the Rays (and all of their successful opponents, of course) for dragging their feet out of the gate, as well. Somehow, we've survived injuries to Daisuke Matsuzaka, and John Lackey, and while Lackey looks to be on his way back soonish, there are whispers of Tommy John surgery for Matsuzaka.
Tito claims that surgery is not a possibility, but there's also no word as to when the enigma will be returning. Luckily, Alfredo Aceves and Tim Wakefield have been performing admirably in the meantime. Each of these "placeholders" have notched two wins already this season, and it will be interesting to see who gets pushed into the bullpen when Lackey makes his (hopefully) triumphant return.
My bet is on Aceves, since he's the more conventional hurler, and Wakefield has made it known in recent years how he feels about the bullpen. We all know about Tito's loyalty to his veterans, and Wake is the capital-"V" veteran of this team.
Whatever happens, I'm just SO HAPPY to be back home where I can watch EVERY Red Sox game on NESN on my very own TV, where I don't have to fight with the internet of MLB.tv, and where I can't go anywhere without seeing somebody wearing a Sox hat. Home sweet home, indeed.
Admittedly, we owe some thanks to the Yankees and the Rays (and all of their successful opponents, of course) for dragging their feet out of the gate, as well. Somehow, we've survived injuries to Daisuke Matsuzaka, and John Lackey, and while Lackey looks to be on his way back soonish, there are whispers of Tommy John surgery for Matsuzaka.
Tito claims that surgery is not a possibility, but there's also no word as to when the enigma will be returning. Luckily, Alfredo Aceves and Tim Wakefield have been performing admirably in the meantime. Each of these "placeholders" have notched two wins already this season, and it will be interesting to see who gets pushed into the bullpen when Lackey makes his (hopefully) triumphant return.
My bet is on Aceves, since he's the more conventional hurler, and Wakefield has made it known in recent years how he feels about the bullpen. We all know about Tito's loyalty to his veterans, and Wake is the capital-"V" veteran of this team.
Whatever happens, I'm just SO HAPPY to be back home where I can watch EVERY Red Sox game on NESN on my very own TV, where I don't have to fight with the internet of MLB.tv, and where I can't go anywhere without seeing somebody wearing a Sox hat. Home sweet home, indeed.
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