The Village Idiot................................

 So it seems we have been here before....a Red Sox team at the half way point...with a seemingly good record...but beneath the surface many problems are lurking...and it does not take a real baseball insider to figure it out.  In the 2005 the Sox needed to augment their squad...with a pitcher...what they got was Tony Graffinino....that season went down in flames versus the White Sox.  In 2006 the Sox were again in first at the All-Star break...however that team...like this one...had flaws all up and down the line up.  Of course the Sox choked up the lead and failed to make the playoffs.  In 2007 the Sox were a pretty good team.  That year...Theo trades and gets Eric Gagne...who almost blew the AL East race for the Sox by himself.  Last season the Sox needed to dump Man-Ram...they did...but they came up a bat short at the deadline....and they came a bat short in the ALCS versus the Rays.

  In the words of Yogi Berra, "it's deja vu all over again".  On friday Epstein was quoted in the Boston Globe as saying, "he was pleased with the roster and the results".  You have to be kidding right, what has Theo been watching all season, certainly not this team, because if he was...he would know the Sox offense is woefully short of being championship caliber.  The Sox had many questions about thier offense going into the 2009 season, and for the most part, they have all been answered with resounding authority.  David Ortiz has failed to hit consistantly, Mike Lowell has missed alot of time with his sore hip, and JD Drew....again has failed way short of his job.

  So with all the evidence pointing to the Sox needing to make a deal, all seems quiet on Yawkey Way.  The Sox are rumored to be in on nobody, even though they have the resources to make many deals and re-tool this team.  Lets face facts, unless the Sox sweep the season series with the Yanks, there is no way they can hold them off.  They would be lucky to hold off the surging Rays for the wild-card, a team that the Sox have to play 10 more times, and a team that plays .700 ball versus the Sox in the last year.

  You heard it here first, if the Sox do not make a deal worthwhile, they cannot and will not make the playoffs.  The AL East is too loaded, and the Sox can not keep pace with thier pitching alone, and p.s. they can't get anyone out that is left-handed.  It seems that Theo is not much of a poker player, and he plays losing chicken waaaaaayyy to often ( see Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeria, negotiations).  In a what have you done for me lately world....it's been a long time since Theo has done anything close to resembling a savy GM ( see JD Drew, Dice-K, Matt Clement, Julio Lugo signings).  At the end of the day, the most commited teams and management wins....and that will not be the team on Yawkey Way.