I've always wondered how much Lester really wanted to stay. Yes, the initial offer from the Sox was insulting, but there were never any reports of a counteroffer by his side (even an insanely high one). I think he always intended to get to free agent status unless the Sox blew him away with an offer early on.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Natick — Vazquez hit it out
Tonight really wasn't that bad; far better than recent outings. Correa hit the snot out of it but it isn't the first time he's done that and it won't be the last. The two runs in the 4th had a huge element of bad Sox luck or good Houston fortune in them.
Behind McCullers, that is a distinct possibility; he's good.
I had the pleasurre of seeing both Correa and McCullers here when they were in Low-A ball. You could see they were special players.
Correa crushes a lot of homers. He's a great hitter, it happens.
In the 4th, the first hit was hit in a perfect spot. It would have been better for the Sox if the ball to Moreland had been hit harder, he nails him at the plate if it is. The 2nd run came on a perfectly executed bunt.