David Ortiz Moves To The Top Of The Class As Red Sox Score a B+ For June

With final report cards nervously delivered to parents throughout the country, children everywhere breathe a collective sigh of relief as summer vacation is finally upon them. Our Kaitlyn spent the last week convincing Kate and I that the teacher doesn't know his ass from his elbow, while Dakota has spent 24/7 telling us why he doesn't have to do his summer reading. Such is the life of the parent of school age kids. The Red Sox, on the other hand, are just approaching mid-term and although they appear to be tops in the American League class, all students aren't honor students when graded by Professor Civin. Such is the life of the resident Red Sox writer. The 2009 edition of the Sox is a tough class to grade as collectively they played .720 baseball for the month of June (18 wins and seven losses) with veteran John Smoltz looking to avenge his series opening loss tonight in the final game of the month versus the lowly Orioles.The pitchers grades seem to be primarily responsible for their ... (link)