COMMENTARY
In pure hindsight, of course it started this way. The Red Sox brand today is scoffing at your lessons about moderation. In the tiger-blood laced words of 2011 Charlie Sheen, they have one gear: “Go.” Here’s a 119-win season! Here’s four last-place finishes in nine years! Here’s Bobby Valentine! Here’s four World Series championships in 15 years! Here’s an all-time defensive outfield! Here’s an all-time defense outfield leaving!
The 2021 edition is supposed to be a .500 crew. As dawn breaks Thursday, they’re a .500 crew. They got there by following a three-game sweep with a three-game sweep, and have a reasonably even run differential (plus-4) despite half their games being decided by seven runs.