Well that didn’t work out too well.

The Boston Red Sox, who had just gotten back to .500 on Monday, tried to adjust their roster last night and frowned big time. After activating Kevin Youkilis from the DL, manager Bobby Valentine left Will Middlebrooks at third, shifted Youk to first and put Adrian Gonzalez in right field for the first time in his career. The result: two hits and a return to the sub-.500 club. It’s the third time this year Boston lost an attempt to get over .500. Continue reading →

The Boston Red Sox are one of those teams that won’t shake MLB Betting Odds one way or another. They were so good last year, yet fell flat at the end that bettors are weary in 2012. But when they fall flat to start 2012, oddsmakers didn’t pull the floor out and make them huge dogs for the World Series. Too much potential.

The past two weeks have shown why. Despite starting the year in forgettable fashion, the Red Sox seem to be pulling things back together in May, winning nine of their last 11 to get back to .500. Continue reading →