Let's Think About This for a Moment--Peter

Well, Jenn, you're pretty much on point on the last two games the Sox played and lost. However, they weren't blowouts and we were very close all the way through. Yes, it's frustrating to have your setup & closer get hit, but it happens, sooner or later. Scutaro, who is part of the better defense point of view threw away a ball late in game two that would have ended the inning. Instead, we get bases jammed and Oki walks in the winning run. A good throw and Oki never sees the batter and, presumably, we win. Going to be an interesting season. Hopefully, Papi gets his act together of it's got to be sayonara, in spite of all the good history. Ball, unfortunately, is, as much as anything, a what have you done for me lately operation, and, other than driving in a a run off Pettite, the answer so far is not much. Tacked on to last year's lousy B.A. (OK, he did get all but one HR after June & drove in 99 for the season), it doesn't look good.