Go Red Sox!

Here we go quick update on the Red Sox. Well it looks like Theo’s off the block for now, the Sox have had a great May and it looks like things are coming together. They went from an abysmal April making it look like a long and boring season and then surged up to 5.5 games behind the Rays and 2 (yes 2) games behind the “evil empire” Yankees. Now they get the next couple of weeks against the A’s, Orioles, and Indians which should push them up farther. Also the defense has come around as Beltre goes from an error machine to the guy we thought we were getting, and did I mention his team leading .335 average? Ortiz also has been great this month, well not great, AMAZING! With a .363 (I think) average and 10 homers he hasn’t had a month this productive since the time he hit 54 homers in 2006, and he also hasn’t hit as high as .270 since 2007 when he hit .332. The pitching has also made a slight comeback, Buchholz and Lester have been great leading the team to back to back wins practically every time they pitch. Lackey is still lackluster, Dice-K is a gamble, and Wakefield is pretty good for a spot starter, but what they really need is for Beckett to come back and be the ace he has been in the past. If he can come back and dominate again then the Sox will be true contenders down the stretch. Until then two out of five is not good enough to win when it really matters. In May the Sox showed us hope, there’s still a lot of baseball left to play.