I don't remember Theo actually calling it a bridge year. Did he use those words? Even if he did, I don't take bridge to mean "won't compete for a title." It means "will bring in old guys on short contracts who we think can play."
There is a fascinating New Englandian tendency -- maybe it's just a Red Sox phenomenon? -- to throw oneself off a bridge at the tiniest hint of trouble. Wait, not fascinating, aggravating. Baseball is a game of averages. Things even out over time. The Sox have outstanding pitching -- I don't think anyone disagreed with that at the beginning of the season. The question going in was if they would hit enough (which I think too much was made of). Injuries can happen, but if those don't get in the way, Josh Beckett will not be sporting a 7-plus ERA in September and John Lackey won't be at 5 either. Similarly, the Rays will come back to earth and the Padres will not win the NL West. It's not unreasonable to have questions and worries when a slump hits -- especially at the start of the season -- but it just seems excessive to call the season over 30 games into the year when there was, and is, every reason to expect them to play better. I too was pissed at the incredible crappiness of the April Sox. Just thought that surrendering was a silly option. Steve O On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, Theo called it a bridge year, not me. I just quoted the guy. > > I'm still not convinced this team is very good. Drew hasn't missed his > obligatory 20-game stretch yet. I'm not sure Papi can keep this up, but I > hope he can. Varitek is not going to finish the season with a 1.000-plus > OPS. The bullpen is dicey and I'm pretty sure our starters aren't going to > go into the eighth inning most games. > > Maybe Dice-K has found his groove, but he'll have to fight his history. > Buccholz is better than I thought. Lester will be better than he is. > Beckett, who knows. Same for Lackey. Maybe he'll end up on the DL as well. > > For the record, I'm not miserable. I'm just a fan who has concerns. I'm not > sure why you happy folks have to dump on those of us who disagree. I'm not > critical of anyone else who thinks highly of the team as long as they're > intellectually honest and hold consistent opinions. > > Let's see how the season plays out. > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 91 games. >> >> I stand by my prediction. >> >> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> What do you mean convert? >>> >>> I've been pleading patience all along. Our pitching has been the worst in >>> the league, but it's not REALLY the worst. There's a big correction coming >>> (or now begun). >>> >>> I've been amazed at how many people gave up on the season sometime in mid >>> April. >>> >>> Steve O >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Beaudoin, John < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A convert? >>>> Welcome to the fold, Steve. >>>> >>>> Hey Guys, we have a good team to follow. Leave the Fellowship and join >>>> the Realist Alliance. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From*: [email protected] < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> *Sent*: Tue May 25 04:03:50 2010 >>>> *Subject*: Re: Two games behind Yankees >>>> >>>> Yeah? Well...blah blah to you to! >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Steve Ouellette < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> This season is over ... blah blah ... too far behind ... blah blah ... >>>>> time to rebuild ... blah blah ... Theo has failed us ...blah blah ... I >>>>> give >>>>> up ... blah blah .... this team sucks ... blah blah ... no hope, no hope, >>>>> no >>>>> hope ... blah blah. >>>>> >>>>> The insurmountable deficit for the wild card lead has been cut to two >>>>> games and we're not even out of May yet. >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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]<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]<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. 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