Boston Red Sox Cruise Through Game 81, Half Game Out of First AFter First Half

Posted: 4th July 2010 by Jeffrey Brown in MLB
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Eighty-one games…that is the midpoint of the season. Admit it, Red Sox Nation, if you knew what you know right now back on Opening Day you would have been thrilled to be 17 games over .500 and just a half game behind the NY Yankees on Independence Day (by the way, happy 4th of July to everyone!). On April 4, we knew about Daisuke Matsuzaka’s injury…but what we didn’t know about was the impending glut of injuries that have somewhat gutted an oft-maligned lineup, not to mention the starting rotation. Mike Cameron, J D Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jeremy Hermida, Mike Lowell, Victor Martinez, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz, and most recently, Manny Delcarmen. Did I miss anyone? And yet, here they are on July 4, just 1/2 game behind the Yankees. ...

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