Well, The Red Sox really just killed me today. You know how it is, one moment your doing fantastic, nothing could be better. The next moment you are laying in a shady motel bath tub full of ice missing a kidney. Never happened to you? Just wait. Sox had a 2 - 1 lead going into the 8th where once again, Hideki Okajima squanders up 2 runs. Seattle adds another, ex Red Sox stiff David Aardsma comes in and shuts the door for the save. This is horrific. I mean the Mariners are 30th in the league in AVG. at .235. It is only that high because Ichiro hits .308. Ichiro did not have a hit in todays game, 0 - 5, and the Sox still gave up 11 hits.
This stings, especially coming off a loss the day before in which Jon Lester dominated the Mariners through 5. Lester struck out 13 through 7 but Francona let him go too long. Once he gave up 2 and lost his no hitter he shoulda been pulled. Lester is an absolute machine on the hill, but when something like that happens, you pull your guy, not let him get tagged for 5 runs, 4 earned. But thats neither here nor there. What is here, is the cupcake line up the Sox are playing with. I mean if you follow the Red Sox, their line up at the beginning of the season looked like a Red Velvet Cupcake. Their injury prone death squad they send out now is comparable to that of vanilla cupcake. Just plain old bland. Soon enough though the team will be back to that delightful, tasty Red Velvet Cupcake. (Bachelors here is a known fact: Ladies love guys who know about baked goods)
This butchered Sox team has still managed to keep an impressive record of 55 - 44 in a tough AL East. Four teams have 50+ wins in the east, with one of those teams (Yanks) have 60+. However it is not going to be easy. Nothing about this is going to be easy. The Red Sox have to get back to full health. It is usually typical for the Red Sox to have a terrible spiraling downfall through the month of August. Through the rest of the season, the Sox still have to play the Yanks in 3 series, Rays in 2, Jays in 2, Angels in 2, Rangers, and others. That is not exactly a cake walk (Bachelors ladies love Better Than Sex Cake) http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/
Beckett came back and looked pretty good on Friday. Maybe he will rub off on Lackey, Matsuzaka, Buccholz, and Lester. Then the staff that was supposed to dominate all year will be back together. What is the most dominant 5 man group? Was it the Nation of Domination starring Farooq, The Rock, Mark Henry, D-Lo Brown, and The Godfather. Or was it a 2007 - 2008 Boston Celtics team led by KG, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo, and Perkins. No No No, it has to be The Power Rangers. When did the blue, pink, yellow, black, or red ranger EVER get defeated by the Puttys....Never, Not Ever. (Honorable Mention: Spice Girls, NWA, DX)
Pedroia, Ellsbury, and Martinez will all come back swinging bats of glory. Ellsbury will be running more, which yes for you diehards out there means more runs. Maybe this will all work out real well. I mean Id love to be hopeful which I am but we gotta be realistic on what the expectations are. Do we really expect this team to win the World Series? I mean the best three teams in the American League are Sox, Rays, Yanks. Only two of those teams can advance. The Sox being in third with a tough schedule up ahead makes it seem unlikely that they would be able to oust either Rays or Yanks. It would be miraculous if they could do that. If the Red Sox are able to pull it off, they will go into the post season ready to play. If they are able to advance out of the post season, which will include having to beat most likely the Yankees. If they do that, then yes the Red Sox will without a doubt trump whatever best quadruple A (NL)-team has to offer.
I hope its an exciting run. I hope the Red Sox can at least keep us all entertained until September 12th. Yep thats right, because on September 12th the New England Patriots open up against the Cincinnati Bengals. From that point on, the Red Sox are simply just an added bonus. Everything they do good is great, and everything negative they do is more talk about the Patriots. Lets not get ahead of ourselves though, just sayin’ rookies reported today at Gillette. Pats signed Gronkowski. Welker is gonna be in camp cleared to go for drills? There is definitely reason to be excited in New England this year. Should we expect the Patriots to win the Super Bowl? Absolutely. It is time for my favorite player to get his ring. Straight. Cash. Homey. If all else fails, wait...the ultimate 5. Mike Damones 5 point plan:
“First of all Rat, you never let on how much you like a girl. "Oh, Debbie. Hi." Two, you always call the shots. "Kiss me. You won't regret it." Now three, act like wherever you are, that's the place to be. "Isn't this great?" Four, when ordering food, you find out what she wants, then order for the both of you. It's a classy move. "Now, the lady will have the linguini and white clam sauce, and a Coke with no ice." And five, now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV.”
Guys..if you cannot use these tips and get it done, then god rest your soul.
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