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At this point seeing my favorite team blow 2 saves in one game, seeing nobody else being able to take over that role...yes. again, he can have an effect on more games as a closer. Say he is a good starter, goes 6 maybe 7 innings and hands the ball over to this "bullpen" and they blow it. What good is he as a starter then?

The Tigers, Yankees, Angels, Rangers and Rays all have GREAT offenses. And look, those are all playoff contenders, who can pitch and close games.

And I must say, having a "closer" who has a ERA that's too big to type here...this team will go nowhere. Aceves, who I like, is more suited to be a middle reliever and quite possibly an effective #5. Who else other than Bard can close games on this roster? And I have no question Bard can and will be a quality closer one day.

If this team stands status quo...we will be sellers, not buyers later this season.

Thank you and you are entitled to yours as well. Ut if you think +eckett is just fine the way he is, then you are either related to him or a Yankee fan. As one of the longest tenured players who makes the most, is considered to be a frontline starter who is extremely talented & who was a major disapointment at the end of the year and comes in like last year was no big deal...yes, I have a problem with his lack of leadership and his "whatever" attitude.

Im saying he could have helped. If you think this bullpen is just fine the way it is...then you have rose colored glasses on. He could have came in and pitched 2 maybe 3 innings on Thursday and our lineup could have maybe done something in the extra innings. The backend of this bullpen is a joke as currently constituted. He can have an effect on 3 to 4 games a week...instead of 6 to 7 innings once maybe twice a week. Its a no brainer.

Bard is a known comidity as a late innings bullpen guy. He can help win more games (2 this weekend) before he even pitches 1 game tomorrow. And please. If you cannot see his attitude before this season and even after his loss on Saturday, you are not keeping tabs of things. He shows up this spring traing 10 pounds over weight and just shrugged it off as it was no big deal. As one of the leaders of this team, after last seasons collapse which he had a MAJOR part in, he should be focused and ready and by all accounts he is not. His attitude sucks and needs to be readjusted immediatly.

Look, this weekend was bad...not many positives to take away from that series, but...but the Sox played quite possibly the best team in the league and were in position to win 2 of those games. I see 2 glaring problems with this team. Of course the bullpen and Josh Becketts attitude. The bullpen: Of course Daniel Bard HAS to be brought back into the bullpen as the closer. This is a must and the sooner the better. This season isn't a dress rehearsal for Bard to see if he can be a starter so he can make more money in the long run. This is a team and this team needs him to do what he does, strikeout people in late innings. Between Padilla, Aceves and hopefully a new and improved Dice-K, the rotation can survives with this lineup. Make the move Red Sox and make it quick. Josh Beckett: WTF? Can I hate a player on my favorite team as much as this guy? His piss poor I don't give a s*** attitude is old a pathetic and someone on this team has got to stand up to him and unfortunatly, I don't see one player, (maybe Pedey?) That will. Valentine still seems to be pandering to him since he took over as manager. If Beckett doesn't get his s*** straigh and lead by example, this is a cancer that will spread all season long. Im not packing it in just yet folks. A 3 game sweep against Toronto, even 2 out of 3 will help immensly. The pitching matchups look favorable for Boston. We were all jumping ship last year and they turned it around, they have the ability to have a better start than last year as well. While it looks bleak...it is only 3 games. Let's go Sox!

From the owner(s) to the GM, to the manager and right thru the dugout...this is simply the least likable Red Sox team in quite sometime. Its actually quite comical how dysfunctional this team is. That said, the Tigers look AWESOME...imagine if they had Victor as their DH?