Vazquez Moving In The Right Direction

It is easy to get caught up in the moment, especially in New York.

Witness Javier Vazquez's second start of the season, during which he was booed mercilessly.

Did Somebody Say McDonald?

Well, I was right about the Sox needing to mix things up. I was also right about Reddick being a part of it. En route to Boston's comeback 7-6 win over Texas, Reddick's two-run double in the sixth cut the deficit to 6-4.

What I didn't see coming, what no one saw coming, was a 31-year-old journeyman Triple-A lifer, a former first round pick who never quite made it, coming in to pinch-hit and possibly stopping Boston's slide.

I'm not discussing it. What is there to discuss? The Sox looked like some double-A backwater crew against the Rays. How to sum it up? Tito had Dustin Pedroia lay down a bunt. Pedroia, the only consistent batter and fielder on the Sox. The only guy hitting for power and average and on-base percentage.

He bunted.

That was in the first inning, and right there you knew it was over for the game. And it was.

I've Got Nothing

I'm not even writing about that abomination of a game yesterday. Five hits? Another error? Just one run, and that one in the ninth? The 3-5 batters go a collective 0-9? Oh, and now JD Drew is batting .132 with a .444 OPS. Tell me again how this guy is worth $14 million. Please, I'm all ears. Break out the UZR, VORP, and every other acronym to somehow convince me that JD Drew isn't killing this team.

Feh! The Sox are now 4-8 on the year and 1-5 at home. One measly win! Hopefully, John Lackey can stop the bleeding. But the Sox need to figure out what is going wrong and fast. Because contrary to popular belief, games in April actually count.