THE ILLUSIONIST………………

 So with each passing day and game…my prediction of this team meeting the same fate as thier 2006 brethern comes that much closer to being true.  Once again a team that Theo Epstein said was built on pitching and defense…is going to fall woefully short.  To make matters even worse…it’s the sixth time in Theo’s tenure that one of his teams have spit the bit after the All-Star break…..like Yogi said…..”it’s de-ja vu all over again.

  I am curious how many of these low risk…high reward deals have panned out for the boy wonder…just one…David Ortiz…the rest is like a laundry list of guys that were way past thier prime….if they ever had a prime.  How bad is it on Yawkey Way…they have signed Paul Byrd out of retirement.  Such a far cry from a team that worried about finding a spot for John Smoltz….now the worry turns to…how can we dump this loser…and still save face.  Then again…this is the same guy that in 2006 traded Bronson Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena…because he had too much pitching….that same year…we saw guys like Kyle Synder…Jason Jennings…and David Pauly…all make critical starts for the Sox….we also watched the Sox fade to third in the American League East…a fate they seem destined for this year.

  It’s not like Theo didn’t know he had a problem with his pitching…he did…he just did not have the balls to fix the problem…once again…he was not willing to do what was needed to be done.  Once again…he wanted to fix a mortal wound with a band-aid.  Kinda-off like signing a journey-man named Nick Green to back up Julio Lugo and Jed Lowerie….whats the difference…they are all the same guy…worthless never was beens that are/will and will also be NADA.  Did Theo try and fix the shortstop problem….nope…just decided to limp along….hence why we have a guy hitting .150 and .230 from the shortstop position.

  We should not be suprised at the recent turn of events…the Sox have had the same problems all year….a bat short…a shortstop short…a few REAL starters short…and a bullpen that fails in REAL pressure situations.  The only good thing that could come of all this…is maybe Theo will react  to the Sox falling out of contention like he did in 2006.  That fall Theo opened his wallet and spent 200 million…and brought in players like Jd RALLY KILLER DONKEY HOLE Drew…Julio Lugo…and the 100 Million Dollar man….Dice K…..err on second thought………..