Seattle's Good Though, Right?

I mean, people have to start believing in the Red Sox, right?

When the Sox got off to a fast start, people pointed to the teams they had been playing. You couldn't trust the record, because they hadn't played any good teams.

Then, they stomped on the Yankees. The excuse became, it's just the one good series. Wait until they play another good team. Of course, the way MLB is these days, it took a while for the Sox to face another good team. They split a series in Houston. Good enough? 

Not quite. The Sox then struggled a bit against some crummy teams. Of course, this wasn't considered a bump in the road. It was considered a return to the "norm". 

It was getting silly.

But, now the Sox just split a series in Seattle, against a previously streaking team with as many wins as the Yankees. 

It's time to think they're for real by now, right?

We're almost halfway through the season. The Red Sox have played good teams. They've played bad teams. They've played mediocre teams. I'm assuming half a season is a pretty representative sample size.

Do they win every game? No. Do they score every game? No. Do they lose to good teams? Yes. Do they lose to bad teams? Yes. Does every team in baseball do that? Yes. Have they scored lots of runs? Yes. Have they won lots of games? Yes. The most in baseball.

Here are the Red Sox current team rankings in MLB:

Wins - 1
Runs - 2
HR - 2
OPS - 2
ERA - 4

I'm not really sure what more we can ask from a team.

Especially halfway through a season.