We're all familiar with the old saying "missing the forest for the trees". Those of us in the habit of breaking the game down into it's myriad components certainly seem to be guilty of this right about now. We all know there are a lot of problems with this club, and the injuries are killing the Sox too, but they are the worst team in all of baseball this month, at 8-17.
The worst team in all of baseball for the month of August. I mean, I don't care what happens to you, you cannot be the worst team in baseball for an entire month at $120 Million a year. Okay, to be fair, they could possibly win the next few days and climb out, but this is truly a debacle. And it gets worse, because en route to accomplishing this feat they were swept by two of the other teams way down on the shit list in Seattle and KC.
I really think we're talked out for 2006. This is a likeable team, player to player, they really are. They're just not good enough. So I'll just ask this on behalf of these players, because if they had thought of it, or cared, they would have: Sox fans, just go out and root for these guys to play hard for pride, and let that be enough for 2006. Maybe this year is punishment for our hubris, I don't know. I'm going with a new fan motto for the rest of the year: Simplify. I'm going to try to appreciate the little things that make baseball great for the rest of the season, and enjoy the game for itself.
This should last about a day since I'm going to the game tomorrow night at the Coliseum to see Kason Gabbard pitch. Since he's really a prospect, I will use that loophole to overanalyze his performance while a well-built A's team continues to steamroll towards the playoffs.
GCL RED SOX WIN! RED SOX WIN!
If you want something to feel good about, the Sox' rookie club won the GCL championship. Story [url=http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060825&content_id=124083&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp] here [/url]. These players are light-years away, but this is great for the franchise.
TOUGH SIGN, UM, SIGNS
Lars Anderson, the sweet swinging, power hitting kid oddly named Lars, has signed. He was really supposed to be a tough sign, but the Sox got it done. If they come to terms with Bard, which looks likely according to reports, the 2006 Draft will be the biggest success of the season for the organization. In terms of actual Red Sox team MLB performance this means nothing, but it's fun to root for "upside", isn't it?
The worst team in all of baseball for the month of August. I mean, I don't care what happens to you, you cannot be the worst team in baseball for an entire month at $120 Million a year. Okay, to be fair, they could possibly win the next few days and climb out, but this is truly a debacle. And it gets worse, because en route to accomplishing this feat they were swept by two of the other teams way down on the shit list in Seattle and KC.
I really think we're talked out for 2006. This is a likeable team, player to player, they really are. They're just not good enough. So I'll just ask this on behalf of these players, because if they had thought of it, or cared, they would have: Sox fans, just go out and root for these guys to play hard for pride, and let that be enough for 2006. Maybe this year is punishment for our hubris, I don't know. I'm going with a new fan motto for the rest of the year: Simplify. I'm going to try to appreciate the little things that make baseball great for the rest of the season, and enjoy the game for itself.
This should last about a day since I'm going to the game tomorrow night at the Coliseum to see Kason Gabbard pitch. Since he's really a prospect, I will use that loophole to overanalyze his performance while a well-built A's team continues to steamroll towards the playoffs.
If you want something to feel good about, the Sox' rookie club won the GCL championship. Story [url=http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060825&content_id=124083&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp] here [/url]. These players are light-years away, but this is great for the franchise.
TOUGH SIGN, UM, SIGNS
Lars Anderson, the sweet swinging, power hitting kid oddly named Lars, has signed. He was really supposed to be a tough sign, but the Sox got it done. If they come to terms with Bard, which looks likely according to reports, the 2006 Draft will be the biggest success of the season for the organization. In terms of actual Red Sox team MLB performance this means nothing, but it's fun to root for "upside", isn't it?
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