Sox 1-4 since ALL Star Break

Clay Bucholtz got the win in his 1st major League start in 2009 but the Sox have lost 4 in a row since then, dropping the last 2 to the Jays and the 1st 2 to the Rangers down in Texas. The Sox have released Lugo and activated lowell and Lowrie but the offense still can not buy a hit when needed and now Wakefield is on the 15 day DL abd Bucholtz is back in the rotation as the Sox slip into 2nd place a game behind the Yanks and 3.5 ahead of the Rays. Penny,Lester, Smoltz and now Beckett have gone down in defeat since the break.

All Star Break Mid-Season Report

54 and 24, 3 games on the Yanks and 6 plus on the Rays at the All-Star break. !st half stories are The 3 Yankee sweeps, Jacoby stealing home, Big Papi's 1st Homer watch, Nick Green at Shortstop, distant is the 2-6 start. The Sox offense has been absent the past 2-3 weeks, Youk and Bay are weathering slumps with signs of emergence. Mike Lowell has been on the DL and is set to return as is Jed Lowrie who went down a week into the season. Will Lugo be with the Sox much longer?

I have weened myself from having to hear every pitch but still like to listen when i am around a radio but did not wander Solafest with a walkman, that there was no reception was not a factor. Sox are 1-1 in games I have attended. 3-1 in games my mom has been to and 1-2 in games Gaelen has attended. Fenway is not the same as it was in the late 80's, neither is Boston for that matter.

Bucholtz goes Friday, hope he does well. 4 days without baseball is a long time. I didn't watch the All-Star game but the AL won anyway!

Sox beat A's 5-2

Beckett gave up a 1st inning homer but then stayed strong as the Sox bats finally came alive behind J Bay's 20th homer of the season and pap got his 21st save.

The Sox have 6 All Stars: Pedrioa and Bay starting, Youk as a reserve and Wakefield, Becket and Pap all making the trip. The Sox maintained their 1 game lead in the AL East