The problem isn't the bench -- everyone on the bench has been a starting major league player as recently as last year. The problem is that the starters haven't been hitting at all. Well, Victor's been hitting into a record number of DPs, but other than that ...
Even then, the Sox have scored (thanks Toronto) one fewer run than the Yankees, but have given up 46 more. Steve O On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > My concerns with this team lie less with Theo's decisions about > offense v. defense, and more towards the thinness of the talent. > > As the Patriots have proven, all teams have injuries and need to be > built with that in mind. That said, I don't see any depth to the Sox. > Once you break through the thin crust of talent, you are immediately > thrust into an assortment of kids out of Pawtucket. > > In the past, the Sox backup players would have been starters on lesser > teams. Dave Roberts-esque sort of guys. Now we have Hall, McDonald, > and Van Every (who might be OK). Lowell makes me nervous as a backup > plan for an injury to Beltre or Youk. Varitek seems to have landed > well in a spot starter role, but he'd be a terrible starter. And who > backs up Scutaro/Pedroia? > > Ray > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know I'm usually not a glass half-full type of guy however > > considering that none of our cylinders are clicking at the moment, we > > are within reach of both Rays and Yanks, and we are winning games like > > last night against teams in our division when we get out of this funk, > > we SHOULD be a contender for the Division Title. > > > > As Mel Gibson said in Braveheart - HOLD HOLD!!! > > > > > > -Larry > > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Steve Ouellette > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Josh Beckett -- 7.22 > >> Jon Lester -- 6.23 > >> John Lackey -- 5.09 > >> > >> Three aces, just as we planned ... > >> > >> Steve O > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
