We’re in that time of the season when everything counts. It’s hard to watch other teams doing what they do while we feel stuck, or even feel like we’re going backwards. The injury bug has bitten us recently, with Roman Anthony’s oblique injury making the deepest cut—to hopes of a well-rounded roster, possibly to our playoff dreams, and maybe especially, to our hearts.
It’s too early to know much, starting with how long he’ll really be out of the lineup. Some have speculated that since he’s so young, he might be able to bounce back more quickly. As for our playoff hopes, Alex Cora has said it: “We keep going.”
Personally, I think the Red Sox will still make it. The playoff picture is anything but locked up, especially in the American League, so who knows…but Cora smartly handled the rotat