BOSTON – As he and his Red Sox teammates frenetically packed their equipment March 19 at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers to begin the long trip to Japan, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Toronto, Bryan Corey said good-bye to a clubhouse visitor.Then he turned back.?Hope to see you in Boston,” Corey added.Corey?s tag line was as much a reference to the travels ahead as it was to the fact that the Sox would have several roster moves to make before the team arrived at Fenway Park for Opening Day three weeks later.Corey, 34, entered last night?s game with 51 games of major league experience n compared to 559 minor league games and 21 in Japan n in a professional career that began in 1993 when he was drafted by the Tigers in the 12th round. He has never taken job security at the big league level as a given.With reliever Mike Timlin expected to be activated from the disabled list today, the Sox will have to make another roster move. Corey, who in six games has an ERA of 14.54, allowing seven runs in 4 1/3 innings, is among the candidates to be sent out.?Well, I made it (back to Boston) but realistically I don?t know what?s going to happen,” Corey said before last night?s 12-6 win over the Tigers. “Obviously, I?m staying ready to pitch and I?m ready to pitch. I don?t think I?ve thrown the ball as bad as it may appear the last two outings. But, nonetheless, it?s still a lot of runs. So, I don?t know.”But he does know timing is everything. And his last two outings did not help his cause. In a third of an inning Saturday in Toronto he allowed four runs, and in a third of an inning Wednesday against the Tigers he allowed two runs.?I would like to stay here,” he said. “I think everybody goes through those spells. It?s just bad timing. I?m going through one of them right now. There?s never really a good time, but especially now.”Corey is not about to question any decisions. He?s been around too long and has seen too much to do that. And, he?s realistic.?In my whole career, I?ve had a lot against me and I?ve battled through a lot of things,” he said. “I think I?ve overcome quite a bit. A lot of people I talk to say, ?You shouldn?t think that way.? But it doesn?t affect me on the field. It?s not a day-to-day thought. It?s not a negative thought. For me, it?s just realistic. It doesn?t take away from my confidence in my ability to get guys out. It?s just the way it is, and that?s just the way I see it. Other people perceive that as doubt, or a lack of confidence, but it?s not. To me it?s not. It?s just that this is my 16th year and I?ve been through a lot. I?ve kind of been through every scenario.”But when roster moves are looming n the Sox designated reliever Kyle Snyder for assignment Sunday when Josh Beckett was activated from the disabled list n and job security is not something you take for granted, every outing can feel like a tryout.?In a way, yeah,” Corey said. “It?s the regular season, but in a sense it does still feel like spring training, that things haven?t really been settled yet. But they?re always changing, anyway. There?s always guys down in Triple-A, Double-A, somebody?s pitching well and gets called up, trying to take your job based on performance. So you just need to get people out. But it?s a little frustrating.?It does (add to the pressure) a little bit. Then when things don?t go well it sort of escalates, and you need to figure out a way to stop it.”Corey believed he had identified what had plagued him over the last two outings. He just wanted a chance to show the he had corrected it.That chance will not be with the Sox.Three days ago Corey received a World Series ring during the pregame Opening Day ceremonies for his work as a September call-up, helping the Sox through the stretch run to the playoffs. He was not on the play-off roster, but went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 9 1/3 innings in September.After the game manager Terry Francona announced that Corey would be designated today.