The Boston Red Sox just lost six in a row including four against the Yankees. Will they come back to be contenders in October?

Keep in mind that is its still early August and there is plenty of time to get the team together to make a run for the playoffs. This is not the time to panic.

According to the Red Sox Fact of the Day calendar:

Japanese people that are born between April 2, 1980 and April 1, 1981 (Japan's 1980 Fiscal year) are referred to as the "Matsuzaka Generation." Daisuke Matsuzaka was born September 13, 1980.

Here's the latest quote from Daisuke Matsuzaka from the Associated Press:

"If I keep going like this, I have no right to be a part of this rotation"

Matsuzaka was recently diagnosed with a mild right shoulder strain. (June 21, 2009) You can follow the latest Daisuke Matsuzaka news on Google news.

Yesterday, the Boston Red Sox Page Calender had this Red Sox Trivia:

Williams College has produced some big names in baseball, including former MLB Commissioner FayVincent and Yankee Owner GeorgeSteinbrenner. What original Red Sox player attended Williams College?

Answer:

Ted Winters, "ThePitching Professor"

Not sure if that's a misprint, I wasn't able to find any TedWinters on Google. Ted Williams went to Amherst College.

The Red Sox-Indians game tonight will �not be� on NESN, which is airing Game 4 of the Bruins-Canadiens playoff series. Below are some of the outlet�s providing NESNplus channels. For a complete list, go to NESN.com or call your cable operator:

• Comcast CN8
• DirecTV 660
• Dish Network 451
• Verizon FiOS TV 93
• RCN 8

The 2008 Red Sox season has begin! As you can tell from the above AP story, Manny Ramirez wanted to make sure that this is another wonderful year for the Boston Red Sox. He had a terrific off-season workout and the word on the street, from City of Palms Park, is that he is in great shape this year! He spent much of the Winter in Arizona working out.

We are looking forward to watching the Boston Red Sox become the first team since the 2000 New York Yankees to win back to back champions. I heard on ESPN radio that the Yankees will be AL Champions. However, I don't think this will be the case since Joe Torre is not the manager this year.

One good thing about the start of baseball season is a sure sign that Spring is here. Its been a long winter in New England. We got a lot more snow this year than we have gotten in the past few years.