More Than A Little Gloating

Dan:

I know it is unbecoming to say "I told you so." But . . . .

I told you so.

Back when the Sox were a lowly 2 and 6, and a lot of people were saying the sky was falling, I told you it was only April, the Sox are a good team, baseball is better viewed in the macro rather than the micro, and just wait. A 10-game-winning-streak-and-sweep-of-the-Yankees later and . . . well . . . who da man?

I should really stretch out before I pat myself on the back.

We're now seeing the benefits of having a deep lineup, deep farm system, and the best bullpen in franchise history. The scary thing is our most-feared hitter hasn't starting hitting yet (although he seems to be turning a corner), and our awesome starting rotation has seen its share of injuries and other bumps in the road. What is going to happen when this team is firing on all cylinders? It's going to be a fun season.

On another topic, my low-life brother called me from New Orleans (where he was for work) the other day to, among other things, gloat about how awesome the Blue Jays were and how they were making him look like a genius for picking them to do well this year.

People, my brother is a moron. It would take the hand of God to make Jason look like a genius. Again, consider the date. It's still April. The Blue Jays have all season left to fade back into fourth place. Foolishness like this is why my brother is trailing me badly in our fantasy baseball league.