Apr 13, 2011

4/13/2011 12:17:00 AM
Who would've thunk it. Not Skipper Terry FRANCONA or even the GM Theo EPSTEIN. After surprising everyone in the Carl CRAWFORD Free Agent SWEEPSTAKES....the CARMINES were a shoe in for the AL EAST Title Favorite as well as the Favorite to represent the American League in the Fall CLASSIC.

Now after going 2-9 in their first 11 games.....what's next?...or should I say what's the Problem in BEANTOWN? Looking at it closely a couple of things come to mind.......

1. Three of their Top SIX Hitters.....Crawford .152, Ellsbury .189, and Youkilis .189 are below the MENDOZA LINE......that would be a nice robust UNDER .200 Batting Average. They paid Crawford to be a Problem for other teams not for the RED SOX. Ellsbury is suppose to be the SPARKPLUG in the Leadoff or at the 9 hole to get it Crack-a-lackin......he's ben everything but that. And YOUK is or was a BIG-TIME Run Producer that's why they PAID him the Big BUCKS.......and now all he has to do is to protect Adrian GONZALEZ and Big PAPI ORTIZ..........and he's not getting it DONE.

2A. Starting PITCHING......Lester, Beckett, Buchholz, Lackey, and Dice-K are a combined 2-7 in 11 Games Started with only Lackey and Beckett with a Win each.

2B. Starting PITCHING ERA ( Earned Run Average ) Three Pitchers are above 7.00 ERA in Buchholz 7.20, Lackey 15.58, and Dice-K at 12.86......that my friends is a GINORMOUS Problem. They also have only given the BOSOX 25 and 2/3 Innings in 6 starts.......that's a 4 and 2/3 Innings per start......which means when these guys go the BULLPEN will be on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift ALERT.....not good this early in the season.

3. The CARMINES can't get out of BIG INNINGS.....that spells DOOM for a TEAM this early in the season and the same problems keep reoccurring.

A couple of things the RED SOX have going for them is that they are early in the SEASON and only 5 games back of the Surprising Buck SHOWALTER Gang by the CHESAPEAKE BAY. And with 151 games left the SOX have time but the Problems they are having need to be fixed by the End of APRIL....or else.......HEADS will roll on a PAYROLL that is 3rd in the SHOW at $161,762,475 Million........ which is utterly UNACCEPTABLE.

It's called EXPECTATIONS and right now they are FAILING Misearably.

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