Sometimes we find ourselves yelling at the tv set because the announcers are not as smart as us. (mostly during ESPN basketball telecasts) Hmmm. They are calling a game with only their naked eye. Okay. But, ensconsed at home, we watch from every angle and in replay, slo-mo and hi def. This way we can be far more insightful and strategic than even the ACTUAL COACHES of the teams playings. Stupid idiots. In fact, we could coach BOTH TEAMS BETTER, and at the same time with all of our handheld technology. Memo to Steve Jobs: the IPAD & IPHONE are nice and all, but please develop an app IMMEDIATELY so that we can call Francoma directly from my living room to the dugout. Rrrrrrrrring! “Hello, it’s Chip, again. Time to take out Wakefield!”

…and anything can happen. Just ask the Bruins and Celtics. Sure, the Red Sox don’t look very intimidating right now, but there are still five months of baseball before the playoffs start in October. That’s an eternity in professional sports. It’s not just the injuries and wear and tear that will change the complexion of other teams, but also the development and emergence of unknown young new talent, perhaps on the Red Sox, that may yet turn them into World Series favorites.