The Jet-Lagged White Elephant in the Room

Nobody's talking about it because they vowed not to talk about it, but ladies and gentlemen, your Boston Red Sox are tired.

Who can blame them?

One team. Two weeks. Three countries. Sounds like an ad for the Amazing Race, only this is the kind of reality TV that will have fans crying foul if the Sox miss the playoffs by a game or two at season's end.

So after losing two games, the World Champs get to face Roy Halladay tomorrow as they try to hold off being swept in their second series of the year.

The good news is that the Ace is back tomorrow and boy could the Sox use the boost. Josh Beckett will make his long-awaited 2008 debut after recovering from a hip injury. Since Beckett did not make the trip to Japan, I'd expect him fresh and ready to go all Chuck Norris on the Toronto lineup.