The Red Sox

Clearly the team that is playing the best right now is the Boston Red Sox. They have the best record in the majors (26-11) which also translates to the best winning percentage (.703) have the biggest lead in their division out of any team in the bigs (8 1/2 over New York). Stop reading if it's too obvious but the reason why they have been the best is because their pitching has given up the fewest total runs in the MLB (126) and their offense has scored the most runs out of all 32 teams (205).

Does this mean they are the best team? According to the objective of the game which is to score more runs than you allow to win games, then yes it does mean that they are the best team. But the best part about the whole thing is that they have no reason to rush Josh Beckett to health. He has been phenomenal on a staff that consists of 3 1/2 guys who should start the All-Star Game (Wakefield, Beckett, Schilling and Dice-K is the half).

What would a cynic say about this? "It is early" which is true, it is early, but the objective isn't just to win games late in the season, you have to win them all season long. I liken that argument to the one that was utilized after Dice-K's first start. "He hasn't played any good teams". I think that is the dumbest argument. He does not get to choose who he pitches against, and if he is going to pitch against a bad team he may as well pitch great. One argument that a pundit may not make is that the inability to sign Roger Clemens will hurt them. This is another bad argument because Roger Clemens will not be better than anyone in the rotation except Julian Tavarez, and Tavarez has been great for a number 5 starter, at least he's been better than any of New York's starters, and what's more is that he is going to soon be replaced by Lester, which will also bolster the already amazing bullpen! Oh this is a great season, keep it up!

Why I rambled this blog out escapes my mind, I just felt like I had to write something.

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