Maybe it’s because I’m in a bit of a downer of a mood this afternoon, but I can’t help but think investing in the Red Sox right now is a waste of time and energy.
Yes I would like to see the team make the playoffs, Lord knows they’ve worked hard to get to where they are and Tito Francona has done an admirable job keeping the team together through the difficulties of the season. Still, I find myself wondering if it is all worth it?
The injuries have piled up to a laughable level. Every guy that was supposed to be a starter this season, except for Adrian Beltre, has spent time on the disabled list this season. So have several pitchers, including Josh Beckett, Clay Bucholz, Tim Wakefield and Daisuke Matsuzaka.
As soon as someone comes back, someone else goes down. When I heard that Kevin Youkilis may be gone for the rest of the year and need surgery on his thumb that was the final straw. Did Theo walk under a ladder while kicking a black cat at some point this year? I just don’t get it. How can one team have so many guys get hurt?
And it’s not like it’s scrubs that are going down, it’s all-stars. Youkilis, all star. Pedroia, all star. Ellsbury, all star in the making. Cameron, former all star. JD Drew, former all star. Varitek, former all star. Victor Martinez, all star. Beckett, former all star and borderline now when he’s healthy. Bucholz, all star and ace in the making.
It’s ridiculous.
Maybe the Sox can make a run at it, and the Mike Lowell (oh yeah, another former all star that has been injured off and on all year) story from last night was awesome. Still, they’re climbing an uphill battle.
Ask yourself this simple question. How often have you turned on a game this year and asked yourself, where did this guy come from? It’s almost a nightly occurrence. Since when did the PawSox play at Fenway Park?
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