Repeat after me, “it’s only seven games, it’s only seven games, it’s going to be okay, it’s going to be okay.”

Now take a deep breath.

I wouldn’t just reach for the panic button just yet. Let’s examine what’s happened so far. Josh Beckett was awesome, then adequate. Jon Lester has been bad (and he’s killing my roto team). Daisuke had a mediocre start. Wakefield was okay and Penny was pretty good actually. The bullpen hasn’t been bad. The bats have been pretty silent, except for Kevin Youkilis.

That about sums it up. The Sox pitching staff is way too good to stay this bad. I know that sounds simplistic, but sometimes the easiest answers are the simplest ones. Those starters can pitch, well except for Wakefield, who doesn’t pitch as much as toss. They’re going to be better.

Jed Lowrie going on the DL isn’t good at all, especially with Lugo on the DL, but it does give us a chance to check out Nick Green and see what he can do. If nothing else the kid plays hard, and you’ve got to like that. If Lowrie will be back in two weeks, I think the team can survive a stint by Green, and who knows maybe he’ll throw a Gehrig-to-Pipp action at us. You never know.

The schedule has been tough for the Sox. They opened up against two very good teams and had a west coast trip right off the bat. The schedule for the first month isn’t that kind, as they have to go back out west again in May, but then after that they’re done with the left coast for the rest of the year. You pay early, but make up for it later, that’s not a bad thing at all.

I’m not going to get really worried just yet. You shouldn’t either. It’s way too early for real concern.