Could the Redsocks really be this bad?

The Boston frat-boy fan base spent last winter telling themselves how smart New Englanders are - deflating not only footballs, but baseball teams - engineering the Redsock collapse, so they would rise up and win the World Series in 2015. (I confess: I bought into this, too.)

Obviously, it's too early to count out anybody. And it's troubling to see how close Boston is to the AL East leaders, considering how few cylinders have been firing for them.

But if a few players turn out to be duds, the joke could be on Boston.

Baseball might yet provide some entertainment in 2015.