Sox Are In The Thick Of 'Race To The Bottom'

Mathematically, it's only possible for 29 MLB teams to have a worse record than your Boston Red Sox. But on this day, 26 teams actually do own that honor. That is the sad truth about the 2012 Carmine Hose. Only the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, and San Diego Padres have a poorer winning percentage as of May 11th. So, $175,249,119 has gotten us the ability to lose 11 of 15 games at Fenway Park this year. We are calling up the Daniel Navas of the world to save us, and sending down bullpen guys who actually strike people out.

JFK once said, "Victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan." To understand the Red Sox, you have to turn that axiom around. Defeat has many sources: an ownership that is fixated on non-baseball dalliances; a management team that has been emasculated; a manager who is being forced to behave against his nature; and several players who are the worst examples of the entitled 21st century professional athlete. Depressingly, there doesn't even seem to be any reasonable way to fix this mess.

All of this has created a witch's brew that is about to bubble over and inundate the Good Ship Centennial. Last night at the ballyard, with the booing of Beckett and the appearance of the BagMan (see photo), the rabble (and even some of the Pink Hats) are starting to recognize that the Emperor has no clothes. Welcome to the "Jump Off The Bridge" Year.