I like watching tennis. Don't really have a favorite on the women's side but I'm a big fan of Nadal's. I'm afraid his style of play will end his career prematurely due to injuries etc.
No one has said it's all roses. We will who see who is right at the end of the season. But I feel the more pessimistic posters hope for failure to prove their points. I hope I am wrong about that, it wouldn't be the first or last time.
Seriously!!
But "the entourage" LOVES to crap on Theo, Tito, Varitek, Wakefield, Crawford, Beckett, McDonald etc etc. Where is the blame on Tom Werner, Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy?
It's like blaming Buckner for game 6.
I agee with the bolded part and some of your other points.
LL could be a "George Steinbrenner" after 1999 or the Jerry Jones or the Dan Snyder oh and Peter Angelos etc etc.
Time will tell. It's January 2012.
From Peter Abraham in the Globe:
Crawford felt soreness when he started his offseason hitting workouts around Jan. 1. He had an MRI that showed cartilage damage, and arthroscopic surgery was recommended. Crawford has had wrist issues in the past, but the discomfort had always passed. Having such pain at this time of the year was a red flag.
Cherington did not rule out Crawford being available for Opening Day. But it sounds like he could miss the early part of the season. Crawford is expected to be ready to resume baseball activities at some point during spring training.
"We're not going to put a timeline on his recovery," Cherington said. "But we're optimistic Carl will be progressing in baseball activities as we get into spring training and be in a position to be active and our left fielder in our lineup for the bulk of the regular season."
Excellent points e1. The bolded part is so true. One of those posters have mentioned to me a couple of times that he could recommend a Red Sox board that would suit my positive "polyanna" attitude. I've enjoyed this board for 6 years, why would I want to go elsewhere?