4/7 @ Detroit

[iortiz]

Yeah I'm an optimistic fan because I saw how well this team played last year with a horrible back end of the rotation, so I know they're better than a 90-72 record.

 

I was just reacting to a post that said all of this was to be expected, etc, because its really not to be expected. I even said "If you project Beckett to post a 3.8-4.2 ERA, that's reasonable (which is what you've since projected, so that's reasonable)" but even that would have been 7 IP, 3 ER (which translates to a 3.86 ERA). Beckett's outing today was beyond atrocious so the fact that people are saying it wasn't surprising is crazy, that's all.

 

And if anything, I would call this year the last chance for guys like Youkilis and Ortiz to win a WS with this team. Next year will be the year where they are starting to rebuild by using guys like Iglesias, Lavarnway, Middlebrooks, etc.

 

Hopefully this year is not the case and/or one of our top3 underperform. Either way SFF you always keep my hopes vivid :thumbsup:. You are probably the most optimistic poster in this board, hell! You always find out good things in this team despite L like this, love it.

[jung]

At least NESN has the game today and we won't be subjected to the insufferable idiots from Fox. Their announcers suck and they have no idea how to televise a baseball game.