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Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted on this thing. I barely remember all the stuff that’s happened since I took a break.

It’s all about the second half now, where the Sox will pick it back up against the Angels leading the AL East by .5 a game. It’s not much, but with the way the Rays were playing into the break, I would have rather skipped the All-Star Game and gone right to the second half to watch them crumble.

We have some really interesting things to watch on the sidelines for the second half of the season, including:

Papi

When will he return? Is he okay and ready to go? What will it be like for him to get back into his rythm? If he goes to both Portland and Pawtucket, and the Sox are losing groud, will they forgo any of the rehab assignments and just call his butt back up to the Bigs asap?

J.D. Drew

Wow, this kid spends 11 years being “promising”, then has a career year (so far). Not only that, but he picks up some MVP hardware at the All-Star Game to boot (sorry, Dan Uggla, I know that word isn’t too good for you right now… *cough error cough*). Unfortunately, when Papi does return, Drew will slide out of that powerful 3 spot in the order… then it’s anyone’s guess as to his “back problems” or his “hammy issues”.

Varitek

Is it time to get ‘Tek to pull 75% duty? Will he last the rest of the year, regardless of how horrible a hitter Cash is? The guy is in tremendous shape, and I’d love for him to be productive for the next six years, but I don’t see it. He’s losing his offense at a dizzying pace and his arm is showing fatigue.

Trade Deadline

What the hell will Theo do? Aside from bringing up Masterson to be a long-relief guy, what can they do to shore up the team? Is Lugo going to have 12 errors in the second half? Will they put up with his incredible missing offense? Is it time for Lowrie to hit the bench and be ready to play for a few days in a row?

I’m happy we still have half a season. I’ve been to busy to truly enjoy the first half.

The baseball gods keep smiling on Dice-K. How else do you explain 432 walks and 17,344 pitches? The fact that Dice-K is 8-0 is incredibly deceiving to people who don’t read box scores.

In other words, how ’bout that run support?

Two grand slams by Drew (who must have a non-aching knee cap) and Lowell (washed up, WUT now!?). I’m impressed. Not as impressed as I was seeing Colon get out there and look all smug when he gets a strikeout (incidentally, that same look made me want to throw something at the television when he was doing it for the Angels).

The Sox have a great amount of momentum heading out West where they’ll either be met with a really angry and pumped Oakland team or a rolling over, playing dead group who really wish they’d just get this thing over only to realize that they aren’t even at the All-Star break yet.

I’m not one of those people who makes it past the third inning when they start at 10PM, but I’m more comfortable knowing they head out West riding a seven game winning streak and a rested Varitek.