Can it get any worse for the Red Sox?
Sovereignty reigns supreme
Good morning, all.
Can it get any worse for the Boston Red Sox? This was supposed to be the season the Red Sox were going to turn things around. Ownership started opening their wallets again, signing free agents, and the young players developed through the farm system were making contributions. After three last place finishes in the last four years, the Red Sox seemed to be a team that would matter again on the New England sports landscape. Injuries, however, may derail that promise.
The Sawks already entered the season with pitching woes, but things took a turn for the worse on Friday, when free agent pitching acquisition Walker Buehler was placed on the IL with shoulder bursitis. Then came the stunner. Triston Casas collapsed like the proverbial ton of bricks, running down the first baseline in Friday night’s game against the Twins. Now he is out for the season, needing surgery for a torn patellar tendon.
Fortunately for the Red Sox, they are playing in a mediocre division. The defending A.L. Champion Yankees have their own problems and under 90 victories might be enough to win that division.
Jockeys get it done
Kudos to the jockeys who were on the mount for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, won by Sovereignty. The favorite, Journalism, came in second. The 151st Derby ran on as muddy a track as one could ever imagine, but all the horses survived with no wipe outs. Amazing.
By the way, a $2 bet on the winner snagged you $17.96. Now pass the Woodford Reserve.
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