Some people are insisting that Boston's great start (now 7-1) is actually not so great because the Red Sox have played their first eight games against two minimally-talented teams: the Rays and Marlins.
This is not surprising, because some people cannot tolerate other people being happy. (A lot of those people have found employment in the Boston sports media, which seems somewhat odd.) But there are also Red Sox fans among that gloomy group. Despite following the team during what is without question the greatest time in franchise history and witnessing three World Series championships in a ten-season span, some fans have a desperate need to be miserable.