Wednesday, August 23, 2006
THE-WOES
It's Not The Pitching...It's The Leadership
Yankee acquisition Bobby Abreu saw 132 pitches seen in the recent five-game series, while Red Sox catcher Javy Lopez allowed threw out only 1 of 7 attempted basestealers, has been anemic at the plate, and allowed a "stoppable" passed ball ('Belli would have had it) that led to a 2-1 Sox loss on Monday. With a shaky young pitching staff, a steady hand behind the plate was mandated once Varitek went down. Lopez is a shrunken former slugger whose achilles was always defense, and even moreso, his gamecalling. What were they thinking?
