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Sunday, June 12, 2005

 
Starring Theo Epstein As Theo Huxtable in 2005:
All F's on his mid-term:

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Theo can't blame cockroach for this mess...

``This is difficult to fix, to be honest with you,'' a calm and controlled Theo Epstein said yesterday at Wrigley Field, where the spiraling Red Sox lost, 7-6, to the Chicago Cubs. ``So many people are performing below our expectations and below our projections that this isn't easy to fix. If this is the best that this pitching staff can pitch, then I really miscalculated and it's time for changes. "



``This is my fault. The guys have to play better or we've got to make some changes. I think we've allowed something like (77) runs in our last 10 losses. We're out of games. It's time for changes. Soon.''
"That problem rests with the young general manager, who in his first two full seasons led the Sox to a world title and a postseason record of 17-9. Now his Red Sox appear more flawed than at any other time during Epstein's tenure, a reality the GM acknowledged as he leaned back in a chair stationed in a hidden corner of a vacant manager's office.
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(Tony Maz)

For the first time, this is truly a team crafted by Theo Epstein. Prior to 2005, the stamp on the Red Sox team belonged in large part to Dan Duquette and Mike Port.

Theo made the decisions on the 6 significant free agents that the Red Sox had in 2004.We agree, Theo: It is your fault. 2005 will be a true challenge for the annointed boy genius. Up to this point, it has been tough to criticize Epstein overall.
This offseason, the Red Sox got older rather than better. So far, that has been the achilles of this team, as age, injuries and overuse have decimated the current staff that was hand picked by Theo and the trio. This is Boston, and 2004 is long over. This year's mid-year report card is coming soon. It will take a big mid-term deadline move to avoid an F. -NF

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