The Red Sox current woes

While this may seem like kicking someone when they are down, watching the Red Sox has become more of a struggle than a good time. As a sox fan I now long for the days when all 5 starters knew how to get past the 5th and maybe into the 7th. These are the same glory days that remind us of how good David Ortiz was and how quickly he has fallen regardless of and PED talk. The days when Jason Varitek was a 250 hitter and could still play defense, it appears now it is only the defense we get the privilege of watching. Ahh, those days, Papelbon went 1-2-3 with two K's every time he was called upon and the only problems we had were whether the Sox would win the division or have to beat up on the Angels in the first round. The harsh reality of it all is that we must now realize that those days were only last season.

Should we be surprised by the aforementioned problems the Red Sox face on a daily basis? I say yes but only because we have been spoon feed the reality that those things would never happen to us because we were such a forward thinking organization and that Theo and the guru's upstairs were to innovative to allow such a thing to happen, I mean they are the Boston Red Sox.

Truth be told I hope that the Red Sox will somehow sneak into the playoffs and be a dangerous team in said playoffs, but as a fan I have to be a little hesitant to be excited for the future. David Ortiz, JD Drew, and the ever aging Mike Lowell are still under contract next season and making big money. Varitek will most likely be coming back and even with Victor Martinez catching most of the time teams will still run all over you, and god only knows what Dice-K can bring you although I have more faith in him than Lowell, Ortiz and Varitek. What will upset me even more is if the Red Sox have a similar off-season to this past one. If they go out and sign more and more high risk high reward injury prone players I for one will be looking for a future team to support.