Well it is a bit of a stretch BUT, if the Sox win out the next 4, and Tigers or Royals lose their remaining games, we are in the PLAYOFFS !!!
The real shame is that it will probably come down to a couple losses in mid-late summer when the Sox had a lead late in the game, then the BP blew it. There are multiple examples.
Or maybe it was getting swept by the Orioles April 10-11-12 then dropping game #1 to the Angels on the 13th ? Who knows which few games kept this team out of it ? Better ? , what difference does it make now ?