I'm not following spring training that closely, but I can't remember being this excited about the team since 2005. I'm thrilled not only by the off season moves but also the stablity we have to look forward to in the coming years.
We have - a YOUNG team. No veterans who are past their prime. (Lowell, Schilling.) I guess Papi might be the exception. I hope he starts strong. - an exciting team. (Crawford, Ellsbury, Youk, Gonzalez,.. hell Lester and Buccholz.) - hitters I want to see hit, as in, "Oh wait, Gonzalez and Youk are up this inning." - pitchers I want to see pitch. Hell, even our fifth starter, Dice-K, can throw an exciting game by accident. - a legitimate major league bullpen. No retreads. There are questions. But that only adds to the excitement. - If Papelbon fails does Jenks, Wheeler or Bard take over the closer role. - Is Tim Wakefield done? I think he might be. He's still a good major league pitcher, but I do worry about him clogging pu the roster. - Is Papi done. It's going to be an exciting year. And it will, eventually, be WARM! On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > I think the Orioles might be the only team in the division besides the Sox > to have taken a step forward. They're going to be tougher to play. Blue Jays > made some improvements too, but since Bautista is unlikely to hit 50-plus > HRs again, they'll probably be a little worse. > > STEVE > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Lester is opening day starter. Guess that one bad inning sunk Beckett! >> ;-) >> >> I look forward to every season, so it's hard to say that I look forward to >> this season more than I have any other. But I >> think the Sox have a chance - with good health - to do some serious damage >> this year. Granted, the Orioles have gotten better >> but I think Tampa Bay and Toronto have both regressed. Interested to see >> how the Yankees pitching holds up. I'm not impressed >> with their rotation, past Sabathia. I think Hughes and Burnett will be >> inconsistent again this year, and with Bartolo Colon and >> Freddy Garcia vying for rotation spots, well.... Offensively, can Cano >> repeat his season? Can Jeter fix his stride? Can A-Rod >> stop eating popcorn? >> >> The division is ours for the taking. >> >> >> Dan D >> Central NJ USA >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* "Beaudoin, John" <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Wed, March 16, 2011 3:04:52 PM >> *Subject:* RE: Ahem >> >> >> >> Is there nothing else to talk about regarding the Sox. I think it was an >> inning of “early” March Spring Training that set off this thread. >> >> >> >> I’m looking forward to seeing him try to regain his former self. Yes, his >> former self. His numbers just one year before last year, the year in which >> he pitched though he was hurt and they couldn’t figure out what was wrong >> and his ERA exploded. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
