Well, it seems we Boston fans have now reached the point in the season where the Red Sox raise expectations, the better to dash them on the rocks in due course.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the standings sheet, the historic comparisons are running riot. The '62 Mets versus the '03 Tigers. The '62 Mets versus the '03 Mets.

What I, and thousands of TV viewers all across America, want to know is how any of these compare to a team that really doesn't have its act together -- the Morgan tribe on the current season of Survivor. (Speaking of which, might the Mets want to trade Mo Vaughn to the Morgan tribe for Osten? Hmmmm....)