Baseball Magazine

19-8

By Theomnipotentq @TheMightyQuinn
19-8
Clay Buchholz became MLB's first six-game winner last night, as the Sox pummeled the Blue Jays, 10-1, on five home runs. Buchholz struck out 8 and allowed just two hits in another dazzling performance.
Last season, Buchholz, in his first six starts, had an ERA of 9.09. This year, it is an amazing 1.01.
So, do you think the presence of John Farrell made a difference with this guy or what?
Mike Napoli hit two bombs last night (and they both went up decks in the Rogers Centre), and Mike Carp, Daniel Nava and Stephen Drew (his first Red Sox home run) also went deep. The Red Sox have hit 31 home runs on the season, and an amazing 16 have been against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Balls are just flying out of the Rogers Centre so far this season.
The Sox won the same night that the Celtics won Game 5 in their playoff series with the Knicks. The Knicks won the first three game of the opening round series, but the Celtics won Game 4 in overtime, and took last night's game to make it 3-2 Knicks.
No team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a playoff series in NBA history.
And with their win last night, the Red Sox' 2013 overall record is 19-8. (Remember Game 3 of the 2004 ALCS?)
So, are the stars aligning here for the Celtics? We'll see.
Anyway, the Red Sox begin business on May 2nd with the best record in baseball.
Does 2012 seem like lights years away now?

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