Tough to Watch

This team is looking like they stepped back in time 3 months. All three strikeouts in the 4th inning were looking. This is not the aggressive hitting style that mopped up the Angels in the ALDS. While they might be a little rusty after having a few days off, they need to get the bats off their shoulders and start fighting some of these close pitches off.

I must say I was a little concerned when Francona went to Letspanic to replace Schill, but the middle infielders bailed him out with a nice double-play turn.

Tim McCarver was making quite a big deal about a potential problem with Schilling, but I'm not really sure that is true. He appeared to be making his pitches, they just happened to hit them where they could fall. Followed by a couple of walks (which is a little uncharacteristic) that turns out to be a dangerous combination. Besides, I think Tim McCarver is an idiot.