It has to be eating away at the Beans as they watch the Yankees slowly chip away and surge toward their rightful place atop the American League East standings.
What was a 7.5-game deficit to the Rays on July 1 was a 6-game deficit to the Red Sox at the All-Star Break.
What was once a 6-game deficit to the Red Sox at the All-Star Break is now just 3.5 games to the Rays after Tuesday night's games.
Chip, chip, chip!
As DJ friend Pete used to say, "If the Red Sox don't have a 30-game lead by the end of May, they can kiss the division goodbye!"
A bit extreme, sure, but funny.
So get fired up, Bronx. We're heading to Beantown this weekend to make the comeback official. (Anyone remember that five-game sweep in August of 2006? I do!)