Throw it back to last week’s Monday Morning Brushback, when we were all wide-eyed and bushy-tailed (well, more so than we were now seven days later). A major theme I centered the piece about was the gut check nature of the Red Sox’s upcoming stretch of games. The likes of the Tigers, Braves, and Mets all loomed ahead after Boston faced, at least on paper, the weakest strength of schedule across MLB.
Specifically, I said this:
Regardless of what’s happened so far this season, the Red Sox have a golden opportunity to carpe the hell out of some diems starting today.