Baseball is a game of averages. And these averages will give the Red Sox 91 games +/- 1.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > 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. 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