What Is Up With the Red Sox
Forgive me if I seem a little anti-Cleveland, but these Indians are the same team that beat my Tigers out for the AL Central crown. These Indians are the same team that pulled out more close games than any team ever deserves to. And more over, these Indians are from the same town as LeBron James, who took out my Pistons singlehandedly. So again, forgive me if I openly root against the Cleveland Indians.
But that aside, what is wrong with the Bo Sox? Going into the series they had reliable pitching, a good bullpen, and big-time hitters. Why haven’t they been able to contain the Indians since game 1? Why haven’t they been able to hit since game 1? Maybe these Indians, like the Rockies in the National League, are just a team of destiny. A team that defeats traditional odds with momentum and total teamwork.
The same thing happened to the Tigers last year. A miraculous run all season led them to a five game defeat to the Cardinals. And lets not forget that the Cardinals managed to win the World Series after barely squeezing into the playoff picture.
So maybe these Red Sox were set to lose from the beginning. Or maybe they just plain are not worthy of a championship this year. Maybe they have problems from within, in their rotation, in their lineup, and in their philosophy. Just recently, Manny Ramirez dismissed a possible loss with a flippant, “who cares” comment.
If he doesn’t care, why should we? I guess all that is wrong with the Red Sox is that they just aren’t good enough to get to the World Series again. Too bad.
