...the season is not "lost", this is not the final descent or whatever.

We have an excellent team. All teams go through down stretches. I'd rather have one in early September than late September.

I'm not saying that the Sox are "in". I'm just saying that they are an excellent team with an excellent chance of making the playoffs--it could go either way--so let's just do our best to enjoy it, yes even the games that make you want to set your own head on fire.

Here's the game:

1. I will post a BP player comment each day.
   
2. You name the player.
   
3. ?????
   
4. Laughter

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An unfamiliar name at BP, Caleb Peiffer, has an interesting article on the Sox today, evaluating Guillen's proclamation that the club is best with little league hitter/HoF glove TGAH! in center.

http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5200

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Kenny Williams hoped that his moves through the off-season would upgrade the Sox's World Champion below-average offense, while also improving what was already one of the best rotations in the game.

This was vital as it was pretty unlikely that the Bullpen could repeat its performance from last year.

So, small sample sizes aside, here's how they stand so far:

Offense:
4th in runs per game.
4th in AVG
7th in SLG
T-2nd in OBP
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Pitching:
4th in runs allowed per game
3rd in Opponent OBA
7th in Opponent SLG
T-4th in WHIP
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Defense:
BP's stats page is down, but according to MLB.com
8th in DEF EFF

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I had forgotten about this article from BP last year. (They linked it today).

It helps explain why I was so bitter towards BP last year.

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