Posted By:
Greg Theberge"As I post this Im hoping for a little more magic for the Sox ala 2004!"
You're way more optimistic than me, my friend.
There's just a few problems:
The 2004 Yankees are not the 2007 Tribe
The top and bottom of the lineup are slumping
Despite the admiration I have for him personally, we have a non-responsive/non-reactionary manager who seems to be unaware of the events that are unfolding around him. I can't for the life of me understand how he keeps sticking with the same lineup night after night when he sees it's not working. I don't know if it's loyalty to players, information coming from the higher ups, or just plain Grady Little syndrome. Why is Ellsbury sitting on the bench? Bobby Keilty has a pretty good track record against these guys. Why is he on the bench except for game one? I absolutely love Dustin, but he's as cold in October as he is in April. Maybe it's the cold weather, I don't know. Where's Cora? I would think that if one sees a trend, and something's not working over two nights, then three, one might say to themselves it's time mix it up a bit.
Then again, I'm not a manager of a big league ball team. You would think I would be used to this by now 