State of the Nation

I'd go with the red howard shirt.

The Red Sox got their first win of the season today against the lowely Kansas City Royals, 7-1. It wasn't all positive. Beckett struggled with control, walking 4 in five innings. He also twice fell behind Royals hitters 3-0 in the count and then both swung at the 3-0 pitch and popped out. It wasn't pretty, but it doesn't have to be.

Tomorrow Dice-K pitches. After tomorrow, I'll know exactly where the Red Sox stand, just based on him. Expect a full update tomorrow.