With every game played, it gets harder and harder to not compare this Boston Red Sox team to the one of 2012 that we all know was in the words of Charles Barkley, "turrible". And while a certain part of the cast is the same, this is not the 2013 World Series Championship team by no means. This one lacks an identity.
The Boston Red Sox started the week having won seven games in a row after losing 10 straight. They entered play on Sunday night against the Detroit Tigers having been swept in Cleveland and then losing the first two at Comerica Park.
The Boston Red Sox are a lot like experiencing turbulence on an airplane right now. They go up and down and never really level out. They had lost 10 straight games before winning seven games last week.
Heading to Cleveland to face the Indians and some old friends on a seven-game winning, things were looking up for the Boston Red Sox. But after rallying to tie the game in the 7th last night, Andrew Miller's nemesis Michael Bourn got the best of him and now the Red Sox have lost two straight games.
Here's a look behind the scenes of the 2004 Boston Red Sox World Series Championship team reuniting at Fenway last week for their 10 year anniversary.
The Boston Red Sox had a reunion last night as they met up with some former teammates and their former manager, Terry Francona last night in Cleveland. And it was old friend Justin Masterson, who the Red Sox traded to the Cleveland Indians for Victor Martinez, that did the Red Sox in.
Last weekend we watched the Boston Red Sox be swept by the Tampa Bay Rays to make it 10 straight losses for our team. However during that game, the benches cleared. Since then, the Red Sox have been playing inspired baseball.
It was Rubby De La Rosa's world last night and we all got to live in it. The young righty flamethrower was called up to start in place of the injured Clay Buchholz and did not disappoint in his first career start for the Boston Red Sox.
If last night's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox is any indication, the next two games plus the rest of the season series is going to be fun to watch to say the least.
You really have to wonder if the skirmish with the Tampa Bay Rays last Sunday woke the Boston Red Sox up. While they ended up losing that game, they've been playing some inspired baseball since then.