The first few weeks will be very interesting 

at NY then at Toronto 3 each

home vs. O's 3 and Rays 4

then at terry and the Indians 

should keep this forum hopping and full of foolish comments on the season.

In response to JimfromFlorida's comment:

 

The first few weeks will be very interesting 

at NY then at Toronto 3 each

home vs. O's 3 and Rays 4

then at terry and the Indians 

should keep this forum hopping and full of foolish comments on the season.

 

well, more than usual, Jim ;)

 

can't wait for all the whiners to come out of the woodwork when we go on our first losing streak... it willl be worst than the water works during the winter meetings!

In response to JimfromFlorida's comment:

wish we were opening at the fens

we/ youk has 2 wait until our 3rd series of the yr Fri, 7/19

hope he can stay healthy that long




OMG wait till KST  C's that the yanks close the yr vs the astro's

conspiracy she'll tell us

Sox are playing 18 home games and 10 away games.  Need good starting month.  

GO SOX!

In response to mef429's comment:

Hard to imagine, but I know you are right.

heck, they might be wearing boots instead of spikes :-)

In response to seannybboi's comment:

Getting a good start would help break the trend we have followed in recent years and perhaps establish some confidence in areas we might need it.

In response to JimfromFlorida's comment:

The AL East battle will begin right off the bat!!! 

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Could this be our starting pitcher set-up?

(Note: there are less days off than most Aprils in recent years.)

April:

1 @ NYY  Lester

3 @ NYY Buch

4 @ NYY Doub

5 @ Tor  Demp

6 @ Tor  Lack

7 @ Tor  Lest

8    Bal  Buck (home opener)

10 Bal   Doub (+1 day rest)

11 Bal   Demp (+1)

12 TB    Lack (+1)

13 TB   Lest (+1)

14 TB  Buck  

15 TB  Doub

16 @Cle Demp

17 @Cle Lack

18 @Cle Lest

KC x 3 Buch-Doub-Demp

Oak x 3 Lack-Lest-Buch

Hou x 4 Doub-Demp-Lack-Lest

Well, there are plenty of delusional posters out there that will tell you games in April and May don't matter.  

13 games

if they go 8-5 it will be that let's wait and see they aren't that good as well as WS ppredictions

if they go 5-8 they suk and dooms day is upon us And Deja vu.

if they go 6/7 or 7/6 it Weill they are not any better than last yr.

The Red Sox need to start winning right away.  If not, then the media will be all over them again. 

I wish the Red Sox can play the Astros 18 times.  LOL

 

I think the start of the 2013 (for the Sox anyway) are some of the most important games of the season.

With everything that has gone on the last year and a month, coming out of the gates fast will do wonders for the teams attitude and the fanbase as well.

In response to HelloItsMeAgain1's comment:

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for "her" to tell you anything as long as pike is banned.

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Who speaks for you when you're banned? Do we really know how many names a guy who spends his life obsessing about a rival team on Sox boards and in Sox bars actually has on this board?

Your team is going to be awful this season. I hope you're going to be around to enjoy it on a Sox board since the Red Sox and their fans are your entire life. Hey, remember when the Sox beat up the Yankees and you said you left your laptop at your "job" that you don't have? That was fun.

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jim April is interesting? What about you and the "hapiness brigade" all these years that told us April did not matter?

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In response to pinstripezac35's comment:

wish we were opening at the fens

we/ youk has 2 wait until our 3rd series of the yr Fri, 7/19

hope he can stay healthy that long




OMG wait till KST  C's that the yanks close the yr vs the astro's

conspiracy she'll tell us

 

 

 

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for "her" to tell you anything as long as pike is banned.

 

Who speaks for you when you're banned? Do we really know how many names a guy who spends his life obsessing about a rival team on Sox boards and in Sox bars actually has on this board?

 

Your team is going to be awful this season. I hope you're going to be around to enjoy it on a Sox board since the Red Sox and their fans are your entire life. Hey, remember when the Sox beat up the Yankees and you said you left your laptop at your "job" that you don't have? That was fun.

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While you're right (Relatively speaking), those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, especially after the RS had their worst campaign in 47 yrs (in which you predicted the title earlier in the season), and the experts don't think too much of them this yr either.

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In response to selenium's comment:

 

What did the media and forum think of the Red Sox chances coming out of spring training last year? I thought that hopes were high. Was Las Vegas and the experts really down on them?

 

The media soured on them some due to the previous September, and also the BV hire. In her case, she was still calling for a title roughly mid-season. Even Gammons was pessimistic. Of course, even Gammons cannot predict what's going to happen.

In response to EnchiladaT's comment:

Who cares about them, seriously, do you? I know that every game means the same. I also realize that not every game is going to be a win. I also know that a 5 game loss streak means little just like a 5 game win streak. The year is a marathon as well all know.

The issue is depending on where you are in the standings in Aug that makes each of the next games have more meaning in the sense that there are fewer games left in the season.

Those that say a loss in April is not as important as one in Sept IMHO are saying you can make up a loss or your standing from April or May or June easier than you can in Aug or Sept.

How it is stated is incorrect they are saying something that does not convey what they are meaning.

IMHO I do not believe too many here fully understand that perception and take the statement "April games are not as important as Aug..." too literaly.

When you're one game out with one to play, that game is more important than the one in April.

In response to JimfromFlorida's comment:

 

The first few weeks will be very interesting 

at NY then at Toronto 3 each

home vs. O's 3 and Rays 4

then at terry and the Indians 

should keep this forum hopping and full of foolish comments on the season.

 

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Boston needs to win each series (win 2 out of 3) right off the bat.  

So after 13 games vs. the Yankees, Blue Jays, O's and Rays, hopefully the Red Sox can be 8-5.  

I still expect a brawl in April.   LOL