Jul. 9—What the heck are the Boston Red Sox doing within a game of the best record in baseball? It's a legit question. Nobody predicted this but here the idle Sox are 54-34 through Thursday, trailing only San Francisco (54-32). Not even Sox president Chaim Bloom, who I interviewed in a lengthy Q&A last December. Although he did say: "I think we can make some noise and compete here in the short ...