Another Sweep, but the Errors Abound

Dad --

Although Aidan's thoughts are pretty much focused on whether he'd like bottle or breast these days, he too is unhappy with Papi's progress this season. It seems every time there's a glimmer or hope like his double on Wednesday, he follows up with an 0-4 outing. Both Aidan and I hope that his new spot in the lineup eases the tension and gets him hitting again. Soon.

In other news it was great to see the Sox sweep the Tigers. Yes, all three starters were truly on their game and Beckett's bid at a no-no was pretty cool.

What was alarming though were the three errors the Sox committed during that same game. What was even more alarming was that they all happened in one inning. And it was by three guys in the infield. One more and we would have gone around the horn. It was those three errors that allowed the Tigers to score three of their five runs on Wednesday. I guess it was a good thing the Sox had already scored 10 times by that point.

Those three errors now put Boston second to last in the American League for most errors. It's sad. Now that the pitchers seems to be back on track, and the offense is definitely doing well, the Sox need to focus on their defense - namely the number of errors they're committing. If they can just get through a week without committing one error I think they'll be on the right track.

What about you?

Jenn