DHL Dan CLXIII - Stating The Obvious

Shank helps to set a certain tone for the 2023 Boston Red Sox:

Red Sox can’t afford a rough start to this season, and other thoughts

Picked-up pieces while wondering when Pete Rose becomes commissioner of baseball …

▪ When Chaim Bloom sat for his first spring training interview at Fenway South on Valentine’s Day, the first question was, “Do you think your job is on the line this year?”

Welcome back, Red Sox.

No pressure, Chaim.

The Sox open their 123rd big league season at Fenway Park against the Orioles Thursday afternoon. That night, the first-place Bruins will play the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Garden, while the Celtics will be in Milwaukee for a critical game against the Bucks. The Bruins have a chance to win more games than any other team in NHL history, and the Celtics — who have more good players than any other NBA team — are trying to make it to the Finals for a second consecutive spring.

The Red Sox? They’re trying to avoid a second straight last-place finish and abject irrelevance in the New England sports marketplace.

If and when the Red Sox lose consecutive games, you can be sure Shank will be there with a few columns specifically designed to put them into 'abject irrelevance'.