Okay. Enough is enough. The Red Sox may be a better team than they've been showing, but until they start putting their proverbial money where their mouths are, I'm done predicting their success. The raw talent is obviously there, but something is clearly not clicking. Can they do better than this? Certainly. WILL they do better than this? I'm no longer so sure.
After tonight's travesty of a game the Sox fall to 1-7 against he Orioles, Mariners, and Indians. This is unacceptable, especially in a division like the AL East. to get to the playoffs the Red Sox must win about 95 games, and the easiest way to do that is to win series against mediocre teams like, I don't know, the Orioles, Mariners, and Indians. If you can't even beat the Indians, how do you expect to beat the Rangers? The Rays? The YANKEES?
Again, this is clearly not a question of talent. The talent is there. It's at every position, and in most cases that talent is backed up by awards like Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers, All Star selections, and MVP votes. But something isn't clicking. The Red Sox hitters left runners in scoring position tonight like it was going out of style (let's hope that's the case), and it's old news at this point.
During the first skid of the season, Dustin Pedroia called out the Sox pitchers for not living up to their potential. He had a point, and now the tables are turned, so which Sox hurler has the gall to make a statement? My vote is on Josh Beckett - he's never been one to keep quiet about his feelings, and if the lineup wastes a good start of his like they did Lackey's tonight, heads might roll.
Either the Red Sox step up, starting immediately, or this season starts to slip out of reach. It's hard to dig yourself out of a hole like this one when you can't even beat the perennial cellar-dwellers of the American League. Something's gotta give. Let's hope it gives soon.
After tonight's travesty of a game the Sox fall to 1-7 against he Orioles, Mariners, and Indians. This is unacceptable, especially in a division like the AL East. to get to the playoffs the Red Sox must win about 95 games, and the easiest way to do that is to win series against mediocre teams like, I don't know, the Orioles, Mariners, and Indians. If you can't even beat the Indians, how do you expect to beat the Rangers? The Rays? The YANKEES?
Again, this is clearly not a question of talent. The talent is there. It's at every position, and in most cases that talent is backed up by awards like Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers, All Star selections, and MVP votes. But something isn't clicking. The Red Sox hitters left runners in scoring position tonight like it was going out of style (let's hope that's the case), and it's old news at this point.
During the first skid of the season, Dustin Pedroia called out the Sox pitchers for not living up to their potential. He had a point, and now the tables are turned, so which Sox hurler has the gall to make a statement? My vote is on Josh Beckett - he's never been one to keep quiet about his feelings, and if the lineup wastes a good start of his like they did Lackey's tonight, heads might roll.
Either the Red Sox step up, starting immediately, or this season starts to slip out of reach. It's hard to dig yourself out of a hole like this one when you can't even beat the perennial cellar-dwellers of the American League. Something's gotta give. Let's hope it gives soon.
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