Spring training is supposed to be for the renewal of hope and fresh beginnings and all of those warm clichés. But so far for the Red Sox, it’s been a drag. Superstar Mookie Betts is a Dodger, fan favorite Brock Holt is a Brewer, the fourth starter had a 5.12 ERA for the Twins last year, and the fifth starter is Who The Heck Knows, Maybe We Should Try An Opener?
Not good times. Bad times. They’ll probably get better. But that doesn’t erase the lousy vibes right now.
So rather than pondering . . . well, whatever it is that the Red Sox are attempting to do, let’s take today to just have a simple baseball conversation.