So far today:
Very Encouraged by Miller, Middlebrooks, and the Sox resilience.
Very Discouraged by Clay Buchholz. Just absolutely unacceptable. 6 straight starts with 5 ER or more? That's horrifying. That's worse than John Lackey. He needs to go to Pawtucket because his fastball hasn't changed a plane since June, 2011. It's the definition of a flat fastball.
I was really hopeful that he would turn it around so that when DiceK came back, we could put Bard back in the bullpen, but now I'm afraid Bard is going to have to stay in the rotation and Buchholz is going to have to head to AAA.
Hopefully Andrew Miller is gaining a little confidence and finding the strike zone. He's capable of being as good as Bard if he can consistently throw strikes. That's a huge 'if' though.