This is NOT funny is it

To think that the Red Sox would possibly consider this a winning season would be delusional at best, wishful thinking at worst. This team feels like the 1978 Red Sox, the team that choked. The team that broke your heart over and over again and you came back for more. How did this happen?

THEO EPSTEIN

Let's go around the horn starting with catcher.

Catching
We traded away Justin Masterson, a fine pitcher with a good head on his shoulder. He would have been a very good choice over Dice-K but we lost him. Instead we got a catcher who can't throw out runners, can't block the plate, can't manage a pitcher and can't seem to hit. V-Mart, in fairness is better than this (hitting wise). Catching is weak. Jason Varitek is not behind the plate enough. We need him.

First Base
Youk is a player that most teams would envy. It is hoped that Theo will realize that because he's got a gem.

Second Base
You can't find a better man for 2nd base than Dustin.

ShortStop
Theo Epstein seemed destined to destroy that position when in 2007 the Red Sox won despite Julio Lugo who couldn't hit, couldn't field and couldn't throw and yes he's with Baltimore now. We had a great shortstop, actually several, but Theo had to keep tinkering until he made it a joke last year. Now we have Scutaro (ScatterThrow). He's better now and I think he'll be OK.

Third Base
Well, he can hit, I'll give him that. He can't field or throw and doesn't come across as a man I'd trust with any degree of ability but he's getting better. We had a great one in Mike Lowell. I miss him out there.

Left Field
Choose a variety of arms out there and we have a combination of Beavis and Butthead. We had Zazu and then Bay and now Cameron (hurt) and how Hall and the others showing us that playing the game is hard. That's a nice way of describing what we see out there isn't it.

Center Field
Jacoby might be gone. We'll see but certainly we have great talent to replace him as we have already seen. Junk might be the better word. Theo has turned the outfield into a screwball comedy.

Right Field
Theo described Drew as subtle. You don't dump money on a player for subtle. Drew is a disaster. We had a great right fielder but Theo took care of that one.

Starting Pitching
Josh Beckett.
Josh has struggled with might the last few seasons so we sign an extension. I don't know. Have to wait and see.

Jon Lester
Were it not for John Farrell, Jon would be gone. That would have been a waste. Another Theo that almost got away.

Dice-K
The Sox won the World Series in 2007 despite Dice-K. Dice-K has been a fiasco and another example of Theo being stupid. Dice-K will walk away with this into another team (or not) and pitch much better now that the Sox have taken him through four years of Triple A preparations.

Tim Wakefield
How to burn a guy in 1 easy lesson. Certainly you would think that the other 5 would prove their earned spot but it seems for not. Tim is bitter and I don't blame him. He's a hell of a pitcher who got shafted because we had to have John Lackey...ya that's Theo.

John Lackey
Superstar for the Angels but he's been terrible for the Red Sox. Thank's Theo.

Clay B.
Sadly I see this guy as a superstar but even my patience is ending. He's got such great stuff. He needs confidence.

Bullpen
All I can say is what is wrong with the bullpen. The talent in there is far better than the numbers.


This year the Sox are playing like they have a curse. They keep finding new and exciting ways to lose despite their talent. Everyone was screaming about hitting. I wasn't worried at all but I was expecting for David Ortiz to die out there. He didn't but we certainly had to wait a while.

This year will hopefully be the year that the Sox fire Theo Epstein...PLEASE!!!