As of right now, how good/bad do you think the Sox playoff chances are? Red Sox are 72-51, with a 2.0 game lead over the Rays. If they are going to solidify themselves as a contender, it has to be over the next two weeks or so. The next 4 series are vs the Yankees, at the Giants and Dodgers, then home against the O's. I would love to see them go 8-4 during this stretch, averaging a series win in all 4 series. I think that is very possible. They have the offense to do it, but there are individual nights where it doesn't show up when needed. Those things happen to every team. The pitching will get a huge boost when Buchholz comes back. I think they still have a legitimate chance at getting to the World Series.
How do you think the next two weeks will go? How will it affect their playoff chances? What do you think their record during this stretch will be? Will they still be in 1st place after the Orioles series? All of these are things to think about.