There's no denying how much Roman Anthony's oblique injury hurts the Boston Red Sox. When Anthony starts, the Red Sox are 40-26 this season. Effectively, Anthony has been the difference in whether the Red Sox play like the San Francisco Giants or Brewers this year. As such, David Schoenfield of ESPN laid things out pretty simply for fans: without Anthony, the Red Sox's chances of winning the World Series appear to be toast. The ESPN analyst labels Boston as a "pretender" for the postseason, citing Anthony's injury as the deciding factor in that unfortunate placement.