Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Where's the Panic Button?

The lack of offense is starting to become a worry. A big difference between successful teams and unsuccessful teams is timely hitting. The Sox just cannot seem to get the big hit when they need it. Leaving runners in scoring position especially with two outs is demoralizing. Getting a two out rbi is uplifting to a team.

Last night, Lowell leaves the bases loaded in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the inning, Navarro gets a two out single off of Delcarlman to give the Rays a two run lead. Game over!

A couple of "By The Way's";

  • When did the Rays' fans become so rowdy?
  • Cowbells are annoying
  • Varitek had absolutely no shot last night in the ninth
  • I would have ruined the plasma if Cora got thrown out last night in the ninth trying to stretch a single into a double down two runs
  • Evan Longoria is really good
  • The featured BTW is something I have thought about in the past -- Clubhouse unity is a little overrated so why not bring in Barry Bonds? He's an OBP machine and would be a huge presence in the middle of the line up. Some fans are calling for the Sox to trade for Griffey but he has nothing left. The answer is Bonds. I know the chances of this actually happening is little to none but from a purely baseball performance perspective it does make sense. Free agent that would cost approx. $4 million for the rest of the season.

1 comment:

Hapi for Papi said...

You can't find the panic button because it's too early to panic. As Sox fans that's what we do though. It's good to know that the success we've experienced the past 4 years hasn't destroyed our DNA. I agree about the cowbells & Varitek but disagree about Bonds. Do you really think he would fit in with this team. I known "chemistry" is an over-used term but BB in this market, I don't think so & where is he playing after Ortiz comes off the DL. This ownership in particular is very image conscious, I just don't see them ever pulling the trigger on a deal like this. Just one man's opinion.