Back From a Brief Hiatus
So the Sox have won three straight and signs of the murderous lineup the 2003 edition of the BoSox featured are rearing their head. The Sox have 39 runs in their last four games and after two inspiring victories (three including the brawl) versus the Yankees and a solid win vs. the Orioles, things seem, seem I stress, to be turning. unquestionably, the story of the turnaround has been the revival of local 2004 whipping boy Kevin Millar. Dewey’s house has been tough on Mr. KFC but we strive to be fair here. So don’t look now but Millar now has a very respectable .833 OPS and was just awarded with the co-player of the week award for the American League. His .284 EQA makes him just about league average for both the first base and right field positions. Particularly with the injury to Trot Nixon, continued success from Millar will be essential to the Red Sox chances to make noise in either the AL East or the AL Wild card races.
For some discussion relevant to my previous post here, check out Jay Jaffe’s article at Futility Infielder today. The piece was inspired by the comments section from this article from my pal Alex Belth’s blog, Bronx Banter.