If you’re a Boston Red Sox fan, ever been to Boston, or heck, even know what Yawkey Way is, you know what a frenzy the city is in right now over the team’s worst start to a season since 1945. Having been swept in straight series by the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers looks bad, though. The Red Sox return to Fenway Park tomorrow to welcome the rival and hated New York Yankees. The way things have gone so far for the Red Sox, the fans may end up booing both teams.

Losing six straight games is not that bad. It happens. But losing six straight to start a season, especially when you’re nearly the unanimous pick to win the World Series makes everything look and feel that much worse. How the starters have gone a combined 0-4 (Jon Lester has escaped with two no decisions; the losses going to Daniel Bard), and the team is batting a combined .181 is sad, but it’s important to keep in mind that there’s still 156 games to go, and this club is definitely capable of winning three out of every five games from here on out.

We are not hearing nearly as much noise about the Rays being 0-6 so far. But then again, nobody has labeled this group from Tampa Bay as “the best team in club history,” like the Red Sox has been. In fact, many think the Rays will take a step back this year after losing more than half of the core pieces that have helped them be the success they’ve been in the past three seasons.

So, Red Sox Nation, lighten up. Gone are the days without a World Series. The Curse of the Bambino is a distant memory now. The Red Sox still have one of the most talented groups of players in the game, and it’s only a matter of time before that talent clicks and they find themselves competing for a division title. Six games are only six games. The guidelines say you shouldn’t look at the standings until the end of May. By that time these six games will be long forgotten.