i know it's just the end of May, but i'm very happy for our team right now. things are starting to click and you can just see it in their eyes, the players are starting to believe in one another and they look like legitimate contenders at the moment. there are so many great things about this team.
i really think Robin has brought a sense of calm to this team and it's really starting to show. there's no more of the all-about-me Ozzie show filled with spanglish soundbites. this is about baseball under his watch. the players respect him and he let's them do their thing on the field. my dad and i talked last night about how Robin's approach to hitting was much more disciplined than Ozzie's EVER was. i think his approach day-in and day-out is going to help us in the long run.
Chris Sale is the future...i LOVE this kid's attitude, work ethic, and desire to be one of the BEST in the game. 15 Ks?!! i don't recall anyone having close to that many K's in a game since Black Jack. LOL
Addison Reed...this kid reminds me a lot of Bobby Thigpen. my only gripe is that he should have been closing games since day 1. a lot of you guys/gals on here know a LOT of baseball, which is why i come here, and most of you pointed out during the off-season that Reed would eventually be the man. why he wasn't from day 1? i wish i knew. but (for the most part) the bullpen overall has really been great in the 7th, 8th, and 9th.
TANK...my dad said he wants to call him Manny Jr. right now. he's getting more comfortable in right field and it's beginning to show at the plate. super happy for this kid because it looks like if he keeps hitting the way he has these past 2-3 weeks he's going to be a truck for years to come.
i like the move Ventura made moving Beckham in the 2 hole. he's protected and definitely seeing more stuff over the plate vs. when he was down in the order. i think it's a vote of confidence from Ventura to him and i hope Bacon makes the most of it.
we all knew Dunn would bounce back, but i don't think ANYONE would have said he'd have 16 HRs before June. super happy for Adam as well, i'm sure he (and everyone else) would love to forget about last year and his bat is going to help erase all that. but Rios has been a nice surprise...the move to RF looks pretty genius right now. that game vs. CLE when he went 3-5 might have been his BEST game in a Sox uniform. he was robbed by Brantley and Shoo and EASILY could've have gone 5-5 with 7+ RBIs on the day.
PK...no words can explain this monster.
Alexei, AJ, DeAza are ALL delivering when it counts with RISP. i particularly like Orlando Hudson at 3B right now, but i'm sure Morel isn't going to just give up his job that easy. the competition at the position may just bring out the best in BOTH players, at least that's what i'm assuming KW and Robin are shooting for.
anyways, sorry for the long post. let's get #8 in a row! GO SOX!!
