Our Nation Turns its Lonely Eyes to You

With the Celtics ending their miracle run last night he Red Sox find themselves all alone on the sports landscape. 

So far this season, they've had to compete with two other teams for attention. And, has been the case lately, those teams did quite a bit to try and draw the attention to themselves. The Bruins finished the regular season with one of the best records in the league, before bowing out in the second round of the playoffs. The Celtics countered by also finishing with one of the best records, before losing Irving for the season. Even so, they made it to game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals before the injuries finally caught up with them.

So, in 2018, Boston sports teams have lost games in the finals, semi-finals, and quarter-finals of their leagues. Even thought they all lost their final game, they all made deep playoff runs. 

No pressure there, Red Sox.

So, with the stage to themselves, how do the Sox look. Well, they oddly dumped their #3 hitter in order to find room for an overrated and overpaid second baseman. But, that hasn't hurt them yet. They sit atop the mountaintop with baseball's best record. They have four more wins that the second place team in their division. They have two players tied for the league lead in home runs.

I'd say they're ready for prime time.

Unfortunately for them, they're hitting a tougher stretch in their schedule next month. So when they don't win at a .700 clip the next 30 days, fans who haven't been watching may start to wonder if this team is for real.

They needn't worry. 

This team is ready for their close up. They have pitching. They have hitting. They took a team that won the division last yead, and tweaked it just enough.

If the new fans can hold on for a few weeks, the rest of the ride will be worth it.

Provided they don't turn their attention away once the patriots season begins.

They'll regret that.