If the first two weeks of the season are any indication of how the Red Sox' season is gonna go, then Yikes. It's gonna be a long bleeping year. They are struggling in many different aspects of the game of baseball and I don't know where to begin. Lets start with their pathetic offense. Dustin Pedroia is the only batter who's hitting the ball well with any consistency (Varitek's also been killing it, but in limited at bats). Ortiz and Drew have flat out sucked, while Youk, V-Mart and the rest of the lineup have been struggling mightily. The Sox have failed to hit in a runner from scoring position in their last 30 opportunities. That's just gross.
And if this is what run prevention looks like, I want out. The Red Sox thought they upgraded defensively this year, but so far they look like a sub par little league team out there on the diamond. They have 10 errors in thirteen games, with Scutaro leading the way with 3. Teams are also running all over the Sox with ease. Martinez and Varitek have only thrown out 1 runner in 23 steal attempts. For real fellas? The Rays just toyed with us on the base paths going a perfect 10 for 10 in their painful 4 game sweep. Yes this is a very small sample size of the season, and the Sox did play 3 of the best teams in baseball, but eww, they're playing putrid baseball.
As I was writing this depressing post Darnell McDonald just won the Sox game with a pinch-hit tying HR in the 8th, then the game winning bases loaded single to end the game in the 9th. Huh, Darnell McDonald? Who? A 31 year old out fielder who just got called up from Pawtucket tonight. It was just his 3rd career homerun in 148 professional at bats. The players stormed the field like they did many times during the mid 2000 golden days. The Fenway magic that was so badly needed made an appearance tonight …
We can thank REMY for turning Wally upside down pre-game, I think that had a profound effect on the likes of Darnell McD.
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