FT. MYERS, Fla. — Departing thoughts after eight days in Florida, which sounds too much like “28 Days Later” for my liking …
I know, you were told there would be no math, but give this a thought since it’s something that is clearly occupying interim manager Ron Roenicke’s mind at the moment. If the Red Sox play 162 nine-inning games this season, that comes out to 1,458 half-innings that will need to be pitched. (Yes, I know there will extra-inning affairs and maybe a game shortened by rain here or there, and road losses may only require eight innings of pitching.