if DD was the GM, he would trade Mayer or whoever to add pitching. and then he would be absolutely roasted for "decimating the farm". DD knows what it takes to win. Bloom didn't and i wonder about Brez.
i talked to an old guy (older than me) at Dickey-Stephens Park (Mariners AA affiliate) the other night. He saw my Red Sox shirt and said he HAD BEEN a lifelong fan...until Henry got rid of Betts. he said that decision made him so mad, he literally stopped giving a s*** about anything Red Sox. f*** 'em he said. i'm sure he's not the only one out there.
the pitching staff finally turned into the pumpkin we all thought it would at the beginning of the season, despite Bailey's best efforts, i think the magic has worn off.
yeah, i just don't see them making the playoffs despite the foundation of a very good offense. the pitching is the problem and just flat out f***ing sucks. and the FO doesn't give a s***.
i hope you're right, but i just don't see it happening. they've played like dog doo since the ASB and i just don't see them gaining enough ground to make the playoffs. had the idiots in Henry's FO not dealt the front runner for the NL Cy Young for a light-hitting AAA 2B, we'd be headed for the playoffs.
yeah...i want this team in the playoffs as bad as anyone, but anyone that thinks they'll make the playoffs the way they've been playing since the ASB is delusional.
they have money to spend on pitching but didn't. i know they have to have a budget, but this is the Boston f***ing Red Sox. the FO needs to act like it and not like they're broke-ass Tampa or Oakland.