QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 27, 2006 -> 09:48 AM)
The Sox looked like crap as far back as the Cubs series at Wrigley, that was the end of June and they didn't look all that hot in the Orioles series that followed of which they won 3 of 4.
So seeing how IMO this team started to slip around 11-12 games before the All-Star break, I highly doubt that 4 days off had much of anything to do with their new found suckiness.
They looked bad in the Pittsburg series too, IMO. I remember saying that I was worried with the way they were playing and that they should have taken at least 5 of 6 from two of the worst teams in baseball.