In discussing the day Trot got injured, Chad Finn makes a good point about trying to read ’turning points’ into the season:
Many words were spent in recent days regarding the one-year anniversary of one of the supposed turning points of last season - the Nomar Garciaparra trade, after which the Sox went 42-18 and . . . hell, you have the DVD. You know the rest. But it’s scarcely mentioned that the Sox struggled mightily in the immediate aftermath of the deal, losing six of eight games, and only started their championship run when Orlando Cabrera settled in and had all his handshakes memorized. Turning points? Sometimes there is something to them. Oftentimes, though, they are only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher (Link)
There are always games in a season that feel like turning points - and then there are true turning points that are only clear in retrospect. This up-and-down season thus far has shown some glimmer of such points, but I’m not calling anything till the whole season’s over and we can look back, hopefully in wonder.