Slow Out Of the Gate

So obviously this hasn't been the start that all Red Sox fans had hoped for in the depths of winter when the free agent signing of Carl Crawford was announced. We all wanted opening day to be immediately after it was reported that the club had acquired Adrian Gonzalez from San Diego, a player on the radar of Theo for quite some time.

But has this slow start diminished the excitement for the entire season?

Has Red Sox Nation lost faith already?

There's no need to discuss statistics at this point. Its too early to go on about Crawford's average and his lack of prescence on the base pads thus far.

Pointless to mention the E.R.A. of our four starters.

Why is that? Simple, it's only four games in.

Just as a parade shouldn't be planned after an early four game winning streak, a eulogy should not be written.

As the Sens season winds down with 2 games remaining my excitement for this Red Sox season is about to hit overdrive, winless at this point or not. I am still very excited about this season.

I still can't wait to have Ellsbury and Crawford on base simultaneously and to see the opposing pitcher struggle to focus on the hitter in the batters box.

I still can't wait to see Adrian Gonzales go over the monster.

I still can't wait to see Lester make Major League hitters look ridiculous.

I still can't wait for the Yankees this weekend.

I still can't wait for October baseball. And yes, there will be October baseball in Boston.

So it's easy to tell that this member of Red Sox Nation is still very excited for the season, despite the slow start. It is also easy to tell faith has not been lost.

We just need to take a deep breath and hope for a win in the next one. That's why the playoffs are after 162 games and not 4.