A nice win. I have concerns. Without Coco and Trot, our lineup sucks. Papi's numbers are ok so far, but he doesn't seem quite up to speed yet. Manny...yikes. Maybe it's the cold-weather gear that everyone is wearing, but he looks...smaller this year. Cue innuendo, etc.
But my real worry is for the fate of the Wily Mo Era. Manny can be Manny, I'm just not sure I can handle Wily Mo being Wily Mo at the same time. In today's game, he got semi-booed for not running out a grounder he would have beat out because the guy bobbled it. Misplayed a single into a 'triple' costing Beckett (real deal, by the way. We don't miss you Hanley...imagine Manny being Manny, Wily Mo being Wily Mo and Hanley being Hanley at the same time. On second thought, don't. My co-rec softball time is better at fielding than that squad) the only two runs he gave up. Misplayed another ball from a double to a triple, and got a sardonic standing O for fielding a groundball single cleanly. And at least right now, he can't get around on the ball. I'm worried that not only did we give up the best pitched in that deal, but that Arroyo will turn out to be the best hitter as well...
But, in case I needed something to cheer me up, I just have to think of yesterday's Yankees choke. Oh yeah, and A-Job keeps giving me ammo. Mr. March, up 5 in the 7th, comes through in the oh-so-important anti-clutch with a 2-run jack. Back-to-back MVP's here we come...
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Did you see my boyz in blue n' orange???
Not too shabby!
I'm trying to remain optimistic about Wily Mo...
Upside....upside...upside...
That said, right field at Fenway is no place to hide a shitcan outfielder... doesn't Dwight Evans have a son?
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