By Kevin Hassett, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
I may not be our beloved Red Sox Nation President, Jerry Remy, but I figured I would address you all anyway on where are pitching rotation is at as we head toward October, where it counts, because we all know it has been anything but consistent this season.
Despite our two-game lead in the wildcard coming into this weekend, I was a bit worried about our rotation.  A month ago, I would’ve said a three-game sweep of the Rays, giving up just two runs in the process, would’ve been incredible. Not to mention our lead over the Rangers doubling to four games, and and still growing to 5-1/2 today.
These are not the same feared Rays, however, as the defending AL champs have all but packed their golf clubs for the winter. Following the series, Tampa Bay was a dismal 1-12 for September and in a severe offensive drought, having only scored two runs or less in seven games and batting just .207 for the month. Therefore, I have to remain cautiously optimistic about our pitching performance this past weekend.
Our pitchers have proven themselves this time of year before, however, so it wouldn’t be a stretch to [...]