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7 Starting pitchers? 6 rumors brewin’? 3 Third basemen? 2 GMs? And a partridge in a pear tree?
Yet no shortstop or first basemen? Rumors that all 3 of our only outfielders will be gone? Nomar on the Yankees? The possible return of one of the most hated men in Boston as well as the prodigal GM? And the potential that Jesus Christ Caveman Johnny Damon could be replaced by a guy named after an overly sugary kids cereal?
What the F@#% is going on here?!?!?!
As you might know by now, this Red Sox offseason has been wackier than a Ricky Williams drug trip and has had more twists and turns than a Dan Brown novel. I won’t recap all the rumors or events for you. But I will say that the rumor that Roger Clemens might be back in a Red Sox uniform has left me confused, angry, hopeful, and utterly perplexed. Its like seeing an old girlfriend who you were desperately in love with but stomped all over your heart and has now asked you out on a date to “catch up” and possibly get back together. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.
With the state of affairs the Red Sox are in I feel like I should be worried. But I’m not. I have tried to pin-point exactly why that may be and I am left with one tentative conclusion. I trust the Red Sox Front Office. Perhaps bringing the Red Sox Nation a World Championship gave Henry & Co. some lee-way with the fans, myself included. I also have an idea on what the boys are up to this off season. Here are my ideas:
A) They’re fixing last years problems. Which were namely overpaying Renteria and losing our ace pitcher to injuries. So they went out and fixed those two things by dealing Renteria(which to me still sounds like a Venereal Disease. As in “Hey I think that chick from the Rack gave me Renteria”. Or in this case “well he was the best we’ve had but that guy Theo definately gave us Renteria”.) and acquiring Beckett.
2). The New Era. Its the post steroids era. Which means no more slugging to a title. Yes that will be a factor but the little things are going to count just as much. Better pitching, better defense, and smart baseball. Look at the White Sox’ WS victory, I really don’t think it was an anomaly. They play above average defense and have deep, strong pitching. The bats are a plus. So getting rid of Renteria for a possible down-grade in a bat but upgrade in defense(not naming any names…Pokey Reese) I dont think is such a bad thing. It also frees up some cash. We are definately not done here. Considering our line-up the past few years has been based on power hitting and mediocre defense and pitching, I would say we do need some work. Nixon very well might be gone. One of our third basemen will surely be gone, very possibly Youk. Also it seems that the Wells trade is being held up by San Deigo.
But I think we are on the tright track here. So really, I’m not worried. If we were to start today our line-up would look like Damon, Loretta, Manny, Papi, Lowell, Varitek, Nixon, Youklis, and our shortstop. I’m not complaining. We also have a pretty solid starting rotation, a reliable set-up man, and hopefully a healthy closer. So yes, we could use some work still. But I do think we’re on the right track. And like I said, I’m not worried.
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