Thursday, June 5, 2008

102

The Red Sox are back in first place in the American League East Division after two straight wins over the Rays. Their magic number to clinch the division is 102.

They have the second best record in the American League and the third best in MLB.

Justin Masterson’s three strong performances this year with Boston are very encouraging. They say he has a real head for the major league level; never too up or down, very mature approach to everything.

Haven’t decided how much of an impact the Ortiz situation will have. If Manny has more of a Manny year than last year and JD Drew continues to play the way he is capable rather than the way he did for most of last season, the loss could be tempered.

One of the happiest developments of the season for me has been Hansen. He could be ready to challenge Delcarmen and the struggling Okajima for the 8th inning setup role. His stuff is back to being real nasty.

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