Christian Vazquez Saying Red Sox Are Back After Sweeping Orioles is a Freaking Joke
By Scott Rogust
The Boston Red Sox had a rough go of things to start off the 2019 season. Yet, slowly but surely, the team from Bean Town is inching up the AL East standings.
Boston got a bit of help with that by sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in this weekend's series. With that, catcher Christian Vazquez openly believes that the defending World Series Champions are, indeed, back.
Christian Vazquez, after Red Sox sweep, walked by media in clubhouse and said: “Hey guys - we’re back.”
— Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) June 16, 2019
The confidence is beaming in Vazquez, that's for sure.
Yet, this came after defeating the Orioles in three games, where they outscored them 28 runs to 10. Oh, and Baltimore is 21-50 on the season, and are a staggering 22.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place.
Rafael Devers’s homer sparks five-run 10th as Red Sox sweep Orioles https://t.co/YhL7kAnO4K
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) June 16, 2019
There's still plenty of season for the Red Sox to prove that they're back to their winning ways. Boston gets that opportunity at the start of the work week, as they face the AL Central leading Minnesota Twins, who have one of the more feared offenses in the league.
Beating Baltimore, however, is utterly meaningless and lacking in symbolism.