Morning Sox Stuffers 4/27/2011: A Reasonable Loss For Boston, A Crazy One For New York

Back In Boston

Clay Buchholz already knows his plan of attack going forward -- Brian MacPherson, Providence Journal

I wonder if it's a good thing that Clay has a plan. Personally, I think the whole "head case" thing is overblown, but it's not too crazy to think that Clay might really benefit from the simple act of thinking less on each pitch.

Adrian Gonzalez: 'Right now, I'm searching' -- Alex Speier, WEEI

Francona: Varitek Starting 'No knock' on Salty -- Gordon Edes, ESPN

It's hard to believe Francona here to begin with, but then he goes and praises Saltalamacchia's catching and we know there's not much of substance to be found here.

Jason Varitek Off-The-Field -- Pete Abraham, Boston

The Captain is a man, not a machine.

Around The AL East

The view from the other side -- Stacey, Camden Chat

White Sox 3, Yankees 2 -- Brandon C, Pinstripe Alley

And the plays that saved it -- Jeff Sullivan, Baseball Nation

An absolutely ridiculous finish to the night for one  Brent Lillibridge. Walkoff homers get all the attention--walkoff hits in general, really. But sometimes you have walk-off fielding. This  is one of those times.

Kevin Millwood Trying To Make Yankees' Rotation -- Jeff Sullivan, SBNation.com

Blue Jays 10, Rangers 3 -- Tom Dakers, Bluebird Banter

The Same Ol' Story for B.J. Upton -- Steve Slowinski DRaysBay

MLB In General

Offense Is Down In Baseball Again This Season ... But Why? -- Rob Neyer, Baseball Nation

And you thought it was stressful watching the Sox? -- Jeff Sullivan, Baseball Nation

Now, is this a "lucky us" thing or a "well of course not, we only win/lose in blowouts" sort of thing?

Expanded Baseball Playoffs Not A Done Deal -- Baseball Nation

Minor League Baseball: Is the Game On the Field or In the Bullpen -- Scott Engel, The XLog