Put a fork in the Red Sox

[Bigsmc]

I don't think they are done, but the one thing I took away from that series is the Sox defense was brutal. They committed 5 errors in 4 games, but there were three or four more questionable rulings that could have put them up to a 2 error a game aveerage.

They botched fly balls, they botched caroms off the outfield wall and Betre actually lost a ground ball in the lights. They can not make the playoffs playing defense like that. It was only a four game sample, but they have to stop giving away free runs.

[horseofcourse]

It won't last...but there really is nothing on the planet much more enjoyable than seeing Boston teams lose a lot.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I don't think they are done, but the one thing I took away from that series is the Sox defense was brutal. They committed 5 errors in 4 games, but there were three or four more questionable rulings that could have put them up to a 2 error a game aveerage.

They botched fly balls, they botched caroms off the outfield wall and Betre actually lost a ground ball in the lights. They can not make the playoffs playing defense like that. It was only a four game sample, but they have to stop giving away free runs.

Seems to me like that's the kind of ballpark that would take more than two weeks to get used to playing in, and they have a lot of new additions. I'd love to see the Red Sox suck this year, but it's ridiculously early to be panicking.

[gales0678]

boston relies on being a 53 + win team at home every year

they have been a very average team on the road the last 5-6 years for a team that wins 90 games a year

if they play .500 ball on the road , which is about what they have averaged over the last 6 yrs they are going to need to win 54 out of their next 74 in Fenway park to get to 95 wins , starting 1-6 at home is a disaster for them

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

boston relies on being a 53 + win team at home every year

they have been a very average team on the road the last 5-6 years for a team that wins 90 games a year

if they play .500 ball on the road , which is about what they have averaged over the last 6 yrs they are going to need to win 54 out of their next 74 in Fenway park to get to 95 wins , starting 1-6 at home is a disaster for them

Prior year wins have nothing to do with this year

[Gaelic Storm]

Ellsbury has been out and the pitching has been bad. 3 of their 4 series they played were against arguably 3 of the top 5 teams in baseball. The Red Sox are the best run org in baseball over the past 7 or 8 years and are not done yet.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Prior year wins have nothing to do with this year

true chuck , but, the last few years fenway park has carried them into the playoffs , call it home cooking or not , but i don't see how they make the playoffs unless they win 52-55 home games

they don't win on the road at any great %

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by gales0678

true chuck , but, the last few years fenway park has carried them into the playoffs , call it home cooking or not , but i don't see how they make the playoffs unless they win 52-55 home games

they don't win on the road at any great %

They currently arent winning anywhere...but there are 149 games left.

And the notion that the Red Sox or any team gets "homecooking" is ridiclous

[the_fat_man]

Bump.

It's official.