How big is today's double-header with the Angels? Well,
truthfully, it probably doesn't matter a whole lot. Your
2015 Carmine Hose are pretty much out of post-season contention (
four teams ahead of them for the Division,
nine ahead of them for the
Wild Card). And, after today's two games, there will only be 69 left on the schedule. Even if they
win both, they'd be on pace for 77 total wins—hardly the mark of a champion. If they
lose both, they're on pace for 73 wins—an even
worse fate. Yeah, yeah, there's always the
chance that they go on a
"Morgan Magic" kind of run—but do you
really expect that from this squad? So, again, enjoy the kids (including today's first game starter
Eduardo Rodriguez) and hope that
Ben Cherington doesn't deal away the future over the next 12 days.
