FRS

Last year I didn’t join the Red Sox Nation because I opted to just do the MLB.tv package instead. That turned out to be me spending a lot a money for six months of frustrating TV viewing as the FRS won 71 games, but lost 91.

This year I was going to have none of that, I was going back to just listening to the radio, so I re-joined the Nation. As you can see they were OK about me missing last year and welcomed me back with open arms. They even cut me some slack in the Member Since column and instead of listing me as a 2015 rookie, they let me keep my date joined as 2004.

Well, I did kind of miss the TV, but wasn’t going to do anything about it until Donna said she missed taking an evening nap on the couch while I watched the game. So right now I’m watching the Red Sox play the Texas Rangers on the TV in the living room and peeking away on the laptop. So far this year the Sox have a better record than they did last year, but not by much as they are struggling to stay near the .500 mark. Considering the FRS were mediocre during most of my fandom history, it is amazing how expectations have shifted after 3 World Series wins in the past decade.

Hard to believe, but it is that time of the year already. Spring training is just around the corner. Can the Red Sox be the first team in history to go from worst to first to worst to first?

In snow flurries an 18-wheeler truck full of baseball equipment left Boston today on its way south to Fort Meyers, Florida. Pitchers and catchers report to camp in a week with the rest of the mokes reporting on the 24th.

All I know is I’m just going for the $15 radio package this year. If they are in contention near Labor Day I might opt for the TV package at a much reduced rate for the final couple months. Last year it was painful viewing those end of season games when they were firmly entrenched in the cellar of the American League East, but I felt obligated to maximize my dollar to games watched ratio.