Red Sox at Mariners lineup: A first chance to make a second impression

Given that a hefty portion of this readership is presumably The Youth, I will show off the ad from which I have reversed this post’s title:

The difference between the Red Sox and your single friends is that the Red Sox get many chances to make a relevant impression. A terrible start by a perhaps-unready Chris Sale is just a terrible start by a perhaps-unready. Chris Sale. Last year’s opener, which was blown by the Sox bullpen, felt much worse after one game, and given how non-representative it was of the season (at least by result), I was determined not to let a bad outcome yesterday bring me down. Turns out I feel just as bad as I do after any eight-run loss, which actually makes it feel…