I’m new to this site. This is my first post and well be my last. I just can’t take the posts crying about the Yankees 2009 WS championship. Bought the WS? Give me a break. That’s what they do, they have the highest revenue. They make a ton of dough. What do you suggest the Yankees do? Stick the $$ in their pocket? If I were a fan I would be trilled that they spend the $$ on top talent. We can too. I suggest as Sox fans we get real and focus on what our needs are and compete. There is no reason we can’t compete with the Yankees and the rest of the league. Championships are won with talent, desire, and luck. Check the playoff teams over the past 20 years. There are examples of low, mid and high payroll (including our Sox) teams. What made 2004 so great was the Sox determination and resiliency. I want that back.
The Good – Starting pitching (Wake is signed for 2010-2011 so he will be in the back of the rotation). Bullpen and a solid core of position players with Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youk, Drew and Victor Martinez.
The Bad – Tek is killing us by taking 1/25 of the roster. Sure every team has two catchers I would just like mine to kill us in only one area. Tek kills us buy combining terrible hitting with poor throwing. A deadly combo.
The Ugly – We are stuck with Lowell and Ortiz. Lowell can hit but is a liability at 3rd. Ortiz is done and since he can’t possibly play a position, that’s another dead roster spot.
Opportunity – Rather then whine about the Yankees payroll why not add to ours. We have all the financial resources we need to sign a left fielder. We need to do something at 1b or 3b and then Lowell can be a productive DH and Ortiz can grab some pine next to Tek and wait for a pinch running opportunity. (what a waste of valuable roster spots). There is starting pitching available for the taking and though the Mets certainly have needs and have the $$, the pieces the Sox need for 2010 are available and for $$ we can well afford.
