Opening Day Lies, Late-Inning Truths: Red Sox Start 2026 With a 3–0 Win That Told Us Everything… and Nothing

Opening Day is baseball’s greatest con job.

Every team is “dangerous.” Every weakness is “fixable.” Every fan base convinces themselves this is the year things are different.

And for about six innings on Opening Day 2026… the Boston Red Sox looked exactly like the team many feared they’d be.

Flat. Inconsistent. Painfully quiet at the plate.

Then—just when y…