Believe it or not, your 2013 Carmine Hose
have scored more runs to date than any other team in baseball (274). Nobody—including your humble scribe—thought that was possible at two full months into the season. Not only are the Red Sox atop the American League East by two games, their improved defense has allowed their run differential to soar to +50—trailing only the Tigers (+63) and Rangers (+55) in the American League. Their surprising performance so far is a credit to GM
Ben Cherington (for his bold acquisitions), Manager
John Farrell (for letting a wide array of players contribute) and, of course, the players themselves. We are
delighted to have been wrong in our estimation of this team.
