Is it right to celebrate winning the American League Wild Card when your team seems incapable of beating a Little League club?
Better question may be, is it wrong to celebrate your team clinching a playoff spot when said team resembles a Little League club?
The Red Sox and its Nation were faced with this tough question over the last couple of days, as Boston didn’t just back into its sixth postseason berth in the past seven years, it used a back up beeper, rear view camera and flag-waving guides to gain entrance to MLB’s big dance.
After a B-squad of D-listers got clubbed 12-0 by Roy Halladay and the Jays last night at Fenway, the Sox have now lost six straight games, had their top two starting pitchers suffer (minor?) injuries, and have surrendered a mind-boggling 17 home runs in the last six games.
That, my friends, is not just backing in, that’s Serena Williams level backing the ass up.
But hey, “at least they’re in”, right? No matter that the Yanks and Angels have much stronger teams and have been playing solid baseball down the stretch. As long as you get in, you got a chance to win it all.
Unfortunately, the way Boston is wrapping up this bizarre season, that chance may be the equivalent of Kim Kardassian fitting into a pair of size ‘S’ booty shorts.
