So, here we are in Boston. Season on the brink and I feel like I am supposed to feel differently. This team has been plagued with a very vanilla and cooperate feel. It as if our fun-loving Sox have been kidnapped and replaced by the stoic business-like Yankees. It was weird watching the second to last series between those two teams. It was the Yankees who were slapping five and giving hugs and showing personality and the Sox just appeared to just be content with showing up and giving it their all. Chemistry is a hard thing to quantify but this year’s team is definitely missing it. I realized as I looked at yesterdays lineup that this is exact same lineup we lost with last year except virtually everyone has been worse this year. 
Don’t be fooled by statistics with Big Papi and J.D. Drew, they had pathetic years. The worst is Drew who was able finish the year with a .279 batting average 24 homers and an obp of .392. Here is a guy we have all had to suffer with the last several years. He will take strike 3 and then hit a home run when the game is out of reach. I bet his former employers (especially the Dodgers) are enjoying another typical year from “Na
ncy” Drew. Papi almost got to the 100 RBI plateau (99) and hit 28 home runs but was a shell of himself. You could even see that the umpires thought he was washed up by some of the strike calls he received. Pedroia is no MVP this year (still not sure he was last year either), Youk has been injured and Jason Bay (who had a good staitistical year which will be richly rewarded) showed he is still not Manny Ramirez. If the Sox had Manny last year I think they would have been in the World Series and had a very good chance of winning it (since after all it would have been played against the National League). For all the unwanted drama that Manny brought and would have continue to bring (female fertility drugs) this year’s team lacks it any sign of life. The Red Sox feel like a drafted fantasy team. One where the players will look good on paper but didn't have that abitility to interact and gel with eachother. In the past the Red Sox were known as a team of 25 players, 25 separate cabs.
ncy” Drew. Papi almost got to the 100 RBI plateau (99) and hit 28 home runs but was a shell of himself. You could even see that the umpires thought he was washed up by some of the strike calls he received. Pedroia is no MVP this year (still not sure he was last year either), Youk has been injured and Jason Bay (who had a good staitistical year which will be richly rewarded) showed he is still not Manny Ramirez. If the Sox had Manny last year I think they would have been in the World Series and had a very good chance of winning it (since after all it would have been played against the National League). For all the unwanted drama that Manny brought and would have continue to bring (female fertility drugs) this year’s team lacks it any sign of life. The Red Sox feel like a drafted fantasy team. One where the players will look good on paper but didn't have that abitility to interact and gel with eachother. In the past the Red Sox were known as a team of 25 players, 25 separate cabs. The problem with this today is sports is considered entertainment and a lot of that is so that we can justify the Brad Pitt size contracts doled out to our favorite players. I have often likened Fenway to Broadway: Old theatre-like home, high drama, and expensive tickets that are hard to get. It seems unfair that with their resources the Red Sox couldn’t put out a better team to watch. I’m not saying these players don’t care or didn’t try or didn’t perform. I simply think that they are boring and gave no one a good reason to come out to watch this team. I ask management, have you gone too far with your desire for company men? We shall find out tomorrow as the season teeters on the brink.
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