Fine? We currently rank TENTH out of the 15 AL teams in BP ERA. "Fine" is a stretch at this point. Maybe they will become fine, but they are not fine yet.
Sad, but predictable. Pedroia needs to get off the ball field and into a knee brace permanently to delay the need for a total knee replacement, which I think he will eventually need. As for the Red Sox, its time to move on.
As I wrote elsewhere, Cora didn't have his team ready to start the season. It shows. Its obviously very early, but they are digging a hole for themselves.
It was a stupid strategy IMO.....last year was last year. If you don't give your SPs a chance to pitch in ST then the regular season becomes an extension of ST, except its against ML hitters. This was totally predictable. I think they will come around, but this slow start was avoidable and predictable.
OK..outta here. This team wasn't ready to start playing, and for that I blame Cora. He screwed up ST and the team entered the season with no momentum. Bad strategy on Cora's part.
Feel free to disagree. However, since no one appointed you judge over what constitutes a "real fan" I will give your opinion the weight it is worth, which isn't much.
You know what? NOTHING should "concern" any Sox fan this year. We will be competitive. We will also likely make the playoffs. But after three consecutive years of sustained excellence (including three consecutive ALE titles and a ring) there is no reason for any Red Sox fan to worry about what may or may not happen this year. No team has an exclusive on sustained excellence (besides the Patriots, I guess). I am giving this year's team a pass.
Perhaps we can make a gentleman's wager about Sale's velocity. I say he will be hitting 95+ consistently by the time June or July rolls around. What say you?
Tell you what: I would rather lose this way than the way we lost the first game last year. In case anyone forgot we were up 4-0 going into the bottom of the eighth when the Rays scored six times. The forgettable Carson Smith was the losing pitcher. I would rather have the snot beat out of us than lose that way.