Fred gets under my skin, sometimes, but for some reason not as much as he apparently does to others.
He does make some valid points, and when someone that negative is a Sox fan who just watched us suck for 5 of the last 6 years, he tends to be "right" more often than wrong. I think that just emboldened him.
I can't see how any Sox fan can't be optimist about this team. Maybe thinking they won't win a ring in '25 is understandable, but thinking the window opens in 2027 is just plain stubborn or extreme negativity.
That being said, I don't really have issues with Fred, because he is respectful and knowledgeable.