Bummer Part Duex.....

So I have said on this site, no matter how many games and championships the Sox win under Theo Epstein and Terry Francona, neither one will ever persuade me that either knows much about managinig a bullpen. That fact was never more evident on Sunday, when Francona brought in Manny Delcarman in with bases loaded, to face Frank Thomas.  It does not take a genius to figure out the only pitch Delcarmen can command is his fastball, a fact that was not lost on Frank Thomas, as he took that first pitch, turned on it and dumped in deep left.  That in effect was the ball game, ruining Josh Becketts otherwise pretty good outing.  I am not quite sure if Delcarmen has something on Francona, but it seems that since last year Francona has been trusting little Manny in those spots, and he has been consistant in failing in those spots, bigtime.

  The Sox are swept again by the Jays, and they have now lost the last seven times they have faced the Jays.  That trend will need to be fixed if the Sox  hope to contend in the very competive AL East.  Day off today for boys, and then thier home opener in Fenway on Tuesday.