Red Sox Magic Number - 43

The Red Sox magic number is 43 and the lead over the Yankees is 6 games. The Red Sox play 9 of their next 13 games against Tampa Bay and Baltimore - so I don't think anyone in Boston is concerned.

The number 43 is also the number that Dennis Eckersley wore in his days in Boston. There is currently no better studio analyst in the game than Dennis Eckersley. For those of you who don't get NESN - you don't know what you are missing.