Obviously, the Sox are struggling. Listening to the idiot callers on WEEI today panicking made me want to puke. Is it hard to watch the feeble at bats? Yeah. Is it frustrating to know that each deep fly ball is going to end up on the warning track? Sure. Do I shake my head when J.D. Drew overthrows a cut off man? Oh yeah. Am I going to bust open a bottle of $100 champagne when the offense actually scores five runs in a game? Yup. What you want find me doing is wanting to jump ship after a five game losing streak.
A MLB regular season is 162 games for a reason. Teams get hot, cool off and tread water all the time. Looking at the Yanks they have gotten hot since the All Star break. The week before, as the Sox built a three game, they looked pitiful. The Sox will heat up again. The offense is in a funk for sure. Bay and Drew are my biggest concerns. Their futility (.250 and .237 batting averages) and the lack of a true lead off hitter has rendered the offense stagnant.
A home stand is just what the doctor ordered. Adam LaRoche will help against righties. The pitching (except Smoltz) and defense have remained consistent. If you remember back to both 2004 and 2007, the team went through stretches similar to this. So please, do not be one of those Sox fans. We do not need to trade Ellsbury, Bard, Buchholz, Anderson, Bowden and Kelly for Roy Halladay.
Things will turn around; they usually do.
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A family trip to Toronto must have been a blast. I’m guessing you didn’t have time to check out the Hockey Hall of Fame? Not sure about the only Canadian born player in Cooperstown, tough question. When is Larry Walker eligible? You have to think he has a good shot to get in.
Do you see these recent moves; LaRoche, and Duncan doing anything to help this team? Is Theo done dealing? What about Victor Martinez? And why not go after Halladay? If they could get this guy you would have to consider them World Series favorites without a doubt. Beckett, Lester and Doc in a 7 game series ----- wow. They need something to shake things up. The Yankees look good right now. How nice would Teixeira look in Boston?
What’s going on with Smoltzy? To me it looks like he might only be a 5 inning pitcher? What’s so wrong with moving this guy to the bullpen? Have him pitch the 8th we know he has been lights out in that role before?
Fraus -- a lot to answer.
Trip was great. Johnny Mac hooked us up with awesome seats. No Hockey HOF visit.
LaRoche is a better option than Kotsay. But little else. Duncan looks like insurance.
I'm ging to blog tomorrow about trade stuff.
Smoltz is a concern to me. No one is saying it but he does not look crisp at all. Very inconsistent.
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