I hope the Red Sox are not THIS bad. I do not believe they are, but, they're playing like crap, aren't they?
No hitting, No pitching. No energy, it seems.
Last night, I was surprised that Jon Lester seemed so "average" after a previous bad outing. Last year, he was so consistent and seemed to rebound well if some part of his pitching wasn't working. I watched part of the game and Jerry Remy kept accurately pointing out that Lester's pitches were up in the zone. He's so much better when he's throwing it low. Then, to my surprise, I read Lester's comment today that he thought he performed better than it appeared.
Perhaps Lester is in a bit of denial. He has some adjusting to do to improve.
The hitting, meanwhile, has been awful -- and reinforcing the worries of fans like me who believed we needed another bat in the lineup. It's very clear when the Sox face a guy who does not throw many fastballs, they're in trouble. A majority of this Sox lineup hit fastballs, but only on a couple - Youkilis, Pedroia, for ex. - can hit other pitches consistently.
One good "contact hitter" would do wonders for the Red Sox. A guy like Todd Walker.
I am starting to get a bit worried about David Ortiz. I think his timing is still not right, but, I'll wait a while before panicking.
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