Apologies

[60'sfan]

Well, the Sox are apologizing to Adam Jones which is appropriate but they should be apologizing to their fans too given the way they are playing. They now lead MLB in errors and are dead last in home runs. After last night's game someone should be angry. But there is a huge leadership void since David Ortiz retired.

I guess if I have to blame someone it would be Dave Dumbrowski. You can't field a team with no power hitters in the lineup and hope to be successful unless you do everything else really well. If you're going to stick with a bland manager like John Farrell you need to have a few leaders on the field. In 2013 in addition to Big Papi they had David Ross, Johnny Gomes, Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, John Lackey and Jake Peavy. They were not all-stars but they hated losing. They were self-motivated and they won it all despite not having the most pure talent.

I fear that this is going to be a long season.

 

[Waquoit]

Fire Farrell and this thing turns around in a hurry.

 

[Robertelamin]

Just sign Ortiz again.

 

[Scoe]

Sox had there chance to sign Holliday or even Chris Carter who is a poor mans version of Papi (yes a very poor mans version).

 

[Dove]

Edwin Encarnacion was there for Boston.

 

[mauconnfan]

At least the Sawks fans gave Adam Jones a standing ovation LOL thanks for nothing. Did they throw at his head immediately after?

 

[60'sfan]

Edwin Encarnacion was there for Boston.

Big Papi was recommending Encarnacion and that might have been a good move. Dumbrowski made some good decisions in picking up Sale and Kimbrel but most of his other decisions have been bad. He does not know how to put a team together. I predict that the Sox will be around .500 in July and they will think about firing Farrell. Unfortunately Lovullo is gone to the D-backs.

 

[60'sfan]

At least the Sawks fans gave Adam Jones a standing ovation LOL thanks for nothing. Did they throw at his head immediately after?

They didn't throw at Jones but it was embarrassing all the pitches they threw at Machado and couldn't hit him.

 

[mauconnfan]

They didn't throw at Jones but it was embarrassing all the pitches they threw at Machado and couldn't hit him.

The one which made me laugh was Sales walking towards him after throwing behind him, he's as big a as Machado.

All over a pretty decent slide (spikes shouldn't have been up but that used to be baseball but so was throwing at people, just not their heads) , just don't get it?

 

[60'sfan]

The one which made me laugh was Sales walking towards him after throwing behind him, he's as big a as Machado.

All over a pretty decent slide (spikes shouldn't have been up but that used to be baseball but so was throwing at people, just not their heads) , just don't get it?

And you'd take that in pinstripes in a New York minute.

 

[mauconnfan]

And you'd take that in pinstripes in a New York minute.

Wouldn't take that long 60's, NY second.

But he is one of bballs biggest douches, well before he got to Boston. He can pitch though so look the other way no doubt.

 

[storrsroars]

Sox should go after Pedro Alvarez.

Hard to understand why no AL team has picked him up. Certainly he has flaws, but he's too productive to be looking at retirement from MLB at age 30.