Playing nine innings while hoping Truck Day isn’t the high point of the 2024 Red Sox season …
1. Anyone else fluctuating between hopeful and cynical regarding the news that Theo Epstein is back with the Red Sox as a senior adviser and part-owner?
Upon consideration of what this means, the hopeful part wins out here more often than not. Having him involved in any way — in a broad way with Fenway Sports Group’s assorted holdings, as a conduit between John Henry and Craig Breslow, as a trusted counselor in important personnel decisions — is a win for FSG and the Red Sox.