I never expected the Sox to be worse than third in the league in runs, so I don't think they're over their heads at all. The pitching, however, shouldn't be the worst in baseball -- there should be a big correction coming sometime soon.
Steve O On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected] > wrote: > Yes, the pitching should improve. Can the lineup continue to produce? The > Sox are 4th in MLB run scoring (NYY 225, Phillies 213, Toronto 212, Sox 210) > and have scored more runs than the vaunted Rays. Did I underestimate this > team's offense or have they overperformed and are they due for a fall? I'm > fully prepared for the pitching the improve and the hitters to go into a > funk. > > Where is the bridge to? By my count we can count on three guys in the > current lineup being there long-term (Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youkilis). That's a > lot of spots to fill for an organization that hasn't been awe-inspiring in > producing day-to-day players, especially day-to-day players with power. I > hope Theo has a plan, because if isn't apparent to me. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, May 19, 2010 12:27:41 PM > *Subject:* Re: Adrian Beltre > > Now I wish I'd had the nads in early April to post my planned "this team > isn't good enough to beat the Rays/Yanks" email. But I let hope and emotion > get the better of me. > > Two things, > > 1. I never anticipated the pitching would be this bad. And it should > improve. > 2. While I'm okay with a rebuilding or bridge year, I ahve to wonder what's > on the otherside of the bridge that's going to make 2011 decidedly better > than 2010? Other than free agents. > > I know we have a lot of nice young talent, but do we have enough? > > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tom was prescient as to the results of this team. Here's his comment from >> January. >> >> I'm on board with the "Theo is rebuilding" as a theme for this year. So >> now it's time for some low stress baseball. >> >> Ray >> >> PS. No wonder he's kicking my ass in Roto. >> >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As am I. I just take exception to the tone of such articles that fawn >>> over Theo's brilliance in acquiring players like Beltre. >>> >>> -- >>> This is simply a tremendous addition for the Red Sox. They got a +3 win >>> player with upside, at age 30, on a one year deal for $10 million. They >>> significantly upgraded over *Mike >>> Lowell*<http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=527&position=3B>, >>> and put their defense back on track to being an asset, not a liability. Theo >>> Epstein saw an opportunity to add undervalued assets and made huge >>> improvements to the team by bringing in both Cameron and Beltre. >>> >>> Boston fans, get ready to be spoiled. You’ll never see another third >>> baseman play the hot corner as well as you’ll see it played in 2010. >>> -- >>> >>> I don't think Cameron and Beltre count as HUGE IMPROVEMENTS to the team. >>> >>> Bottomline, Theo is wisely saving his chits for the next off-season. >>> He'll go hard after Mauer and Gonzalez. Maybe take a shot at Lee, who knows. >>> I'd enjoy watching Carl Crawford play everyday for the Sox. We'll see if >>> Theo agrees. >>> >>> I'm fine with that. It's a sound strategy, and it's one that I recognize >>> Theo can't say publicly. We need to win the World Series, or at least beat >>> the Yankees, every year. >>> >>> But just because I agree with the strategy doesn't mean I have to buy >>> into the fawning that will go on this off-season. If Beltre were that >>> exceptional a signing why wasn't anyone else interested in him? Perhaps all >>> other MLB teams are just managed by dummies. >>> >>> In closing, Theo did a good job with what he had to deal with. I just >>> don't think his performance needs any lipstick. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Not saying that it's THE key to winning. It's just one way of winning. >>>> If you can score 1,000 runs you can outslug people. If you've got a >>>> brilliant pitching staff, you can win lots of low-scoring games. Any way >>>> that you can score more runs or allow fewer runs makes you better. I'm just >>>> saying adding to the defense may be an underppreciated way of improving a >>>> team's run differential, thus cheaper. If the defense can stop 50 runs from >>>> scoring, that helps exactly as much as adding 50 runs to the offense. >>>> >>>> And I don't know what Ray is trying to say. The best defensive teams >>>> didn't win last year, so defense doesn't matter? >>>> >>>> I don't think anyone expected that ragtag collection the Mariners threw >>>> out there to win 85 games last year and have the best ERA in the American >>>> League. That defense (and that park) made Jarrod Washburn a star, and he >>>> flat out sucks. Nobody predicted San Francisco, the top defensive team in >>>> the NL, to win 88 games either. Some experts thought they'd be the worst >>>> team in the league. >>>> >>>> The difference between those teams and the Sox is that Boston also has a >>>> very competitive offense. I'm looking forward to 2010. >>>> >>>> Steve O >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I agree with the first part, and I'm fine with that. I trust Theo's >>>>> measure of value. He's right a lot more than he's wrong, with the most >>>>> glaring example of the latter being Texiera, but the Yanks probably would >>>>> have just bid $1 more. >>>>> >>>>> And I'm on board with his signing Lackey. Love the deal. And Beltre is >>>>> a good deal as well for the Sox as well. Gives us great flexibility. >>>>> >>>>> But I'm just not buying the notion that we've disovered the secretthat >>>>> defense is the THE key to winning, and that's why we're adding capable >>>>> fielders. We signed the capable fielders because they're willing to play >>>>> for >>>>> short money. >>>>> . >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Steve Ouellette < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Really? It seems obvious to me that -- unable or unwilling to pony >>>>>> up for Holliday or Bay -- the Sox decided to focus on defense and >>>>>> pitching. >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve O >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> But I'm not going to lean too heavily on the defense argument. 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