These are Skittles.
The Red Sox lost yesterday, 5-2 to the Orioles. I’m gonna give it to you straight here, people. I have neither the time nor the inclination to do a great job on this recap. I watched this game in fits and starts, and it’s just not gonna happen. I can tell you a few things though.
The Red Sox had two extra-base hits: one by Brock Holt in the 3rd inning that knocked in Dustin Pedroia, and one by Pedroia to lead off the 6th. He eventually scored in that inning as well. So Pedey, who’s now hitting an impressive .312, scored both the Sox’ runs. I don’t know what to say about this offense anymore. Just, what a colossal disappointment.
Paying Rick Porcello continues to be a joke of a decision. I don’t quite understand why it is that he gets off easy and Justin Masterson got roasted.
At least our bullpen is still pretty good. Tommy Layne pitched two-thirds of an inning, and his ERA is still down at 2.41. Ogando is going to be back sub-4.00 pretty soon after going two scoreless innings last night.
This team is now 27-33, 6.5 games back of 1st place in the AL East. Somehow, and this is probably a good thing, it feels like Boston has been a lot worse than that.
Okay, I’m sick of talking about this team. Let’s talk about something else. Like…Starburst. In general, my favorite flavor of candy is orange, but I think orange just might be the worst Starburst flavor. I don’t quite understand the hate for lemon – yesterday at work, there was an open bag of Starburst, and some savage had been stacking the lemon outside the bag because they were unwanted. They’re delicious! I don’t get it. Very lemony. I don’t usually like cherry-flavored candy at all, but Starburst does it right – I don’t think I’m breaking new ground with that one. The king is obviously strawberry.
It should also be noted that Skittles are forever tainted by switching the green Skittle from lime to green apple. I don’t care how much you like apple-flavoredy candy (I’ll admit I’m already biased against it), it just doesn’t go with the other flavors in the bag. I’ll go so far as to say that it ruins the “eat all the flavors at once” move. The rainbow just doesn’t taste the way it should.