The Red Sox have been crowned as frontrunners for this year's AL East Division, but they lost their nationally televised opening game to the new-look Baltimore Orioles by a score of 8-3. Pedro Martinez was shaky, and Nomar Garciaparra opened the season on the DL with an injured leg and bruised ego. Yes, it was game one, and there are 161 more to play, but last night's game was more than just a loss. An opening day victory can set the tone for the season and send a message to future opponents, especially when you're on national television and the best pitcher in the game is on the mound. With echoes of Aaron Boone's walk off homer from last year's ALCS still fresh in mind, I am sure that the Sox fans had different plans for last night's opener. Call me a "Bosox hater" but I am taking my shots while I can, because even this diehard Yankee fan fears the Sox just a little bit this year.
