*Red Sox Happy to Prove Experts Wrong*
Following a deflating defeat at the hands of the Rays yesterday, Red Sox players said they were motivated by the fact that "everyone believed in us" and "gave us tons of respect" prior to the season. "Man, everyone thought we could do it," said DH David Ortiz. "No one thought we could not win the division and make it to the World Series. No one. But people in this locker room, we believed it man. We never stopped doubting ourselves." Second Basemen Dustin Pedroia echoed Ortiz's statement. "We're just glad we got the chance to prove all those so-called experts...these smart guys and gals .. wrong. Like you always hear, the games are played on the field, not in the media. It feels good to show that we're not nearly as good as people thought we were." Manager Terry Francona denied that the overabundance of respect and admiration for the ballclub motivated the team to suck ass. "Nah, I don't think we spend too much time reading that stuff. I hope not anyway. I just know the guys in this locker room. I know the type of people they are. They know the suck. What other people say about this team simply doesn't matter." -- 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.
