Good way to carry the momentum of an opening day win, guys. Look, I can’t blame the first loss totally on you. The home plate ump was so bad that even Rick Sutcliff complained about the balls and strikes calls after Bay was called out on strikes on a clear 3-2 ball and noted that (and I’m paraphrasing), “I’m not for one team or another, but I am for equality.” In Red Sox Nation speak, “this is freaking bullshit. He’s got two completely different strike zones, one for Kazmir and one for Lester. WTF??”

The third game of the season was just infuriating after watching Dice-K pitch in the WBC. You know, the MVP of the WBC who attacked hitters, threw strikes and got quick outs? I know, if he didn’t have the same name, same face and same quirky windup I wouldn’t believe it was the same guy either. So yes, even though he only gave up 4 runs, putting your team in a 4-0 hole basically means a loss 90% of the time. Plus, who is ready to hit after having to spend 20 minutes in the field doing nothing? Just a thought, but if players LOVE hitting with Mark Buhrele on the mound, what is their feeling with Dice-K? I bet Pedroia has put Icy-Hot in his jock to remind him of how painful standing in the field is with him on the mound.

The Sox travel to Anaheim (NOT Los Angeles) to face an Angels group that just lost a teammate. I’m guessing these games are going to be a blowout, one way or the other; the good news is you probably only have to watch each game through the 4th inning to know the result.