Things are so bleak in Red Sox Nation that my friend Mike -- a big Sox fan -- sent me a note saying, “Bartolo Colon would be our staff ace.” The Red Sox postgame show following Sunday’s sweep to the Rangers began with the sign-on, “The season is not over.” And now a stat that will scare the crap out of the Nation, even more than John Lackey's first start: Of the past 80 playoff teams, only three have started 0-3. So there you go, Red Sox fans: You still have a 3.75 percent chance of making the playoffs. Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/SweetSpot/post/_/id/8449/worry-arrives-early-in-red-sox-nation
