Well, that was an...interesting All-Star set of festivities, wasn’t it? OK, back to business.
We started our trade deadline coverage here on Over the Monster last week with the re-start of our Trade Deadline Smash or Pass series and rumors of what the Red Sox front office intends to do have been swirling long before then. But today—right now—is the true beginning of the hardest stretch of any season.
Let’s toss the trade deadline aside and look at the upcoming schedule. Games kick off again Friday in Chavez Ravine with a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a 56-41 squad with a strong 7.