Worried, but not panicked...yet

Sox Update: The Sox rally to take one of 3 from Toronto. Iguchi homers to save the day. A rare error by Crede leads to 3 unearned runs, and another good outing by Contreras won't be reflected in his W-L record.

What worries me is that the Sox look flat. In these games against the Blue Jays, they just looked like - as lame as it sounds - they've lost their focus. I dunno.

What also worries me is that Everett left the game with a strained groin. Ouch. With Thomas gone for the year (again), Everett is a huge key player whose big bat is needed.

With Hermanson, Crede and sPod ailing as well, I have to wonder if the wheels are about to come off the bus. Speaking of sPod...

One of the keys to the Sox success this season is sPod. AS I said back in March, I believe that there is a direct correlation between sPods performance, especially his OBP and BA and the Sox success. And over the last 3 games, sPod is 2 for 14 and was caught stealing once. In fact, its been a while since he's had a stolen base, 5 games at least.

The Sox are at a point where they need to take 2 fo 3 from lowly Seattle at home. Reason being, the 15 games over the 3 weeks following this coming weekend series are the toughest strech the Sox will play all season. Take a look:
Yankees (6 - 3 home/3 away)
Minnesota (6 - 3/3)
Boston (3 - away)

The Sox really only need to win 2 vs NY and one against Boston. But they need to win 4 of 6 from the Twins. If they come out of this stretch still leading the AL Central by 11 games or so, you can start printing the playoff tickets.