The Red Pinstripes would be the Philadelphia Phillies. Not only am I rooting for them to win the World Series because they have a chance to repeat, but also because of who they are playing. As any Red Sox fan will tell you, we root for two teams: The Red Sox and whoever is playing the Yankees. This post-season has been hard to stomach as a Sox fan, with the Yanks playing the way they are and Red Sox Nation Public Enemy #1, A-Rod, suddenly morphing into Mr. Clutch. CC Sabathia has transformed from post-season train wreck to ALCS MVP. It's enough for any sensible, well-adjusted, mature Red Sox fan to stomp her (or his) foot, pout, and wail "it's just not faaaaair!"
Ok, now that we've got that out of our systems, it was plain to see that it just wasn't the Red Sox year. Despite winning 95 games, the 2009 Red Sox were remarkably inconsistent, whether it be on the mound or at the plate. The home and road splits showed them to be a team that could dominate at home, but mediocre away from friendly Fenway. The bargain-bin acquisitions in the off-season didn't pan out and left the front office scrambling at the deadline and beyond to fill holes in the rotation and in the offense. Control of an opposing team's running game was nonexistent. Thanks to a strong first half of the season, especially for the offense and bullpen, the Sox won enough games to make it into the playoffs, but once they got there, the wheels came off again and their post-season was as short as it could possibly be.
As I mentioned in my previous blog, the front office has a lot of work to do to improve the team for 2010. The post-season isn't over yet and already I'm missing watching the Red Sox play. For the next week or so, I'll masquerade as a Phillies fan and hope Pedro can be his vintage self against the Yanks.
LET'S GO 2010 RED SOX!!! LET'S GO 2009 PHILLIES!!! BEAT THE YANKS!!!!
1 comment:
After Game 1? I think the "Red Pinstripes" are well on their way!
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