April was mostly a disaster for the Red Sox. Their season-opening trip out west was as bad as anyone could have predicted, with the Red Sox losing all three series in the Pacific Time Zone before returning home. Getting back east didn’t even make things all that much better, with things bottoming out with a sweep against the Yankees in a short two-game series. Before the season, I predicted a 19-11 record. I’m going to blame my blind optimism on the fact that I was on vacation at the time. I can’t be held responsible for vacation brain.