Monday Morning Brushback: Red Sox, White Knuckles

David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsBoy, what a week that was.

The Boston Red Sox’s stretch from August 12 through 18 had everything: walk-off victories, frustrating losses, dizzying helter-skelter games against a divisional rival, players returning from a suspension after yelling a slur, Dan Cortese. . .

I think if you had told me last Monday that this week would result in a 4-3 record for the Sox—where they win one series at home and split a four-game set on the road against one of the best teams in the bigs—I would’ve been fine with it. As a matter of fact: I know I would’ve been fine, because I had a similar sentiment in last week’s Brushback:

All of that is to say that this upcoming week…