It’s
hard to find a better timed off day than this one for the Red Sox:
- The rotation needs rest because they’re operating without a No. 5 that can do the bare minimum of not lighting the game on fire in the early innings.
- The bullpen needs rest because they’re either cleaning up the majority of the game’s outs from a short lived starter or trying to protect a narrow lead handed to them by one of the top members of the rotation.
- The offense needs a rest because they’re getting banged up and have quietly failed to score more than three runs in 12 of their last 20 games.
- And let’s face it, everybody from the players to the coaches to the fans need a mental day off to fully process the Roman Anthony injury and reset things going forward.
If you’re looking for good news, Payton Tolle starts Friday night in Arizona (9:40pm first pitch) and the Yankees, Mariners, Rangers and Royals all lost last night.
Talk about these topics, what sort of voodoo magic you’re going to practice to make Roman Anthony heal faster, and whatever else you want in this thread. As always, be good to one another.
