PortlandSoxFan

…let’s hope for different results.

Well, at the start of this trip, I was hoping for at least an 8-5 trip. And after a disastrous 1-2 start with the Devil Rays, I said that I thought they would have to go 7-3 on the rest of the trip to make it worthwhile. I was not optimistic about that prediction, but I was right on the money, I suppose.

The next very important stretch, the one that will make or break this team, is the 25 game stretch between August 11th and September 7th. 20 of 25 games vs. the A’s, Mariners, and Yankees. So hopefully the Sox come out of the gate in the second half like a ball of fire and put themselves in a good position before that series of games.

There was an interesting chart in the print edition of the Hartford Courant that showed the last 4 years and the Sox position at the All-Star break. Last year they were 2 back, 2001 they were 1.5 back, and 2000 they were 4 back. So all in all, a familiar pattern. Let’s hope that the 2nd half doesn’t follow that pattern.