As it stands today on June 19 2010 the Boston Red Sox are only one game out of first in the division and two games in the loss column. Making any claims about a team with as much talent as the Red Sox being out of the Playoffs because of a early deficit is only a fools guess.
We can also be reminded of this by David Ortiz who once again waited until everyone in baseball wrote him off and turned it on. His updated ZiPs projection now projects a 32 home run season with a line of .263/.370/.538. Making any snap judgments in April and May not backed by early preseason projections is a fools errand and we learned that again.
The Red Sox still have a long way to go as they still have to pass the Yankees or Rays and hold the lead. Those are two fully loaded teams and will be there till the end this year if all teams stay healthy. Let’s be reminded we need to wait a bit longer before writing off seasons.