The Good...Bad....and The Ugly....

 So as first reported here on Red Sox Nation Daily....the Sox were swept by their hated rivals...the New York Yankees.  It should not have come as a suprise to any Sox fan...however judging from talk radio and the blogosphere...it seems like it has suprised some of Red Sox Nation.  If you have been payin attention...the clues have been thier for you along.  One one, this blogger has said since day one...this Sox had a look and feel of the Sox team of 2006...and just like that team...they hit a major skid mark in August called the Fort Knox Bombers.

 Why in the name of Bob Stanley is this kid still setting up the 8th inning....I understand he had a nice run...against crappy teams...however these are bigtime games...that should not be left to the unsure arm of some punk kid that has accomplished exactly JACK CRAP........His implosion on Tuesday should have been enough for Terry Francona to see that Bard in not quite ready for prime time.......Of course we hear that Bard has "closer type stuff"....yea yea...I have heard all that before....he was called Manny Delcarmen....another loser that cannot stand pressure......like Delcarmen....Bard seems to posess a million dollar arm and a .10 cent head....... 

 Hey Papi...whatever you were on...please got back to the Domincan GNC and get some....fast.....your average is killing the Sox offense....and you have been a drain on the Sox all year....I'm sure it's not only your lack of "supplements" thats affecting your play......the fact that you are not 38 not 33 may also be affecting your swing.....

 The only thing deadier than your bat...is your arm....I am not sure why we have an All-Star catcher at first base.....and deadwood behind the plate.....when at the plate you are known to strand more runners than the Boston Marathon......please..go away.....you were good in your time....but that was years ago.....now your a guy that looks like Jason Varitek...but plays like CRAP.......

 There are some that say you are a great manager.....don't worry Terry....I ain't one of em.....you have stayed with players...waaay longer than you should....you have cost the Sox several precious games this year by leaving starters in too long....pushed all the wrong buttons with the bullpen and the bench....congrats on your second third place finish Tito.......

OKay Theo Epstein needs to see if they have a book called General Mangement for Dummies......Surely it cannot hurt him to read it this off season......In a years time....Theo has traded off the best right handed hitter in a generation...replaced him with a guy from pittsburgh...who has conviently forgot to hit.....passed on Mark Teixeira...even though there were no other viable options.......did not trade for a shortstop...even though the two we have are substandard by little league standards....and passed on every cheap bat this offseason....knowing that your dh and 3rd baseman may be a problem....and shored up your pitching with a 43 year old with a shoulder problem....and a fat guy with an eating and shoulder problem....and oh yea...you re-signed your oft injured 42 year old knuckleball pitcher....whom has not played a full season in five years.....In the words of Brian Cashman....."keep up the good work theo"........

 Hey Remember this guy......for about 20 million less...we could still have damon leading off...instead the Sox brass passed on Damon...for this guy...........needless to say....we are stuck with an aging Drew for two more years...and 30 million....while Damon will be polishing off his world series ring this fall to go along with another nice contract.......ps....didnt the Sox brass whisper that Damon wasnt going to hold up for the life of that bloated Yankee Contract......how's that working out.....