On the bright side...

In an effort to erase the last 3 games from my memory, I watched a game from last August against the (Devil) Rays. Nothing like the Rays to make me think the Sox don't actually suck ;) So the worst is true. The boys are jet-lagged. Francona said that Mills called him at 1:30 in the AFTERNOON on a gameday to make sure he was still alive. Francona was still sound asleep. That's not normal. So when Ellsbury is jetlagged balls don't stay in his glove. So when Lugo is jetlagged, he can't, well, do anything. So when big Casey is jetlagged, he shouldn't get the nod at first. When little Dustin Pedroia is jetlagged, he can only make reasonable plays. And when Kevin Youkilis is jetlagged, he can't scoop up anything and make Lugo et al. look good. Now we know... Now we know what happens when our boys are jetlagged. The good news is that JD Drew will have a fantastic year and will prove that not only doesn't he suck, but he deserves his paycheck. The good news is that Manny Ramirez is not going to wait until May to hit, but he will also prove he deserves his paycheck. And the good news is that we still have Coco Crisp, just in case Ellsbury isn't exactly all that we hope he is, just yet..... And the best news -- this one took a late 2007 game to remember. This was was shoved to the back of my mind, trying to repress the agony -- but it is by far the most inspirational and motivating piece of good news that there can be -- let us not forget, ERIC GAGNE' IS NO LONGER ON THE BOSTON RED SOX. Oh YEAH! It is 2008! The boys are back in town and sleeping in their own beds (for 24 hours straight). Good times to come -- starting Tuesday at 2pm....