2008 champs Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
It is already over, go ahead and cancel the season.
Why? Why you ask? Is that really even necessary? I mean they have everything you need to win.
For example:
Pitching: Matsazuka
Wakefield
Lester
Beckett
Bucholz
and Schilling when healthy.
That is the best starting rotation in baseball. Not only are they good, they have the benefit of confidence after being champions last year and they are fearless. They go after hitters. They will not cower to intimidating lineups that the Tigers and Yankees have to offer.
Out of the bullpen they throw Okajima, Del Carmen, Tavarez and Corey at you. The middle relief may not be the best in the game, but they are just plain good. And once again they will dare you to beat them. They are not intimidated.
Then you have Papelbon. He is Mariano Rivera incarnate. He is the best closer in baseball today. Throwing upwards of 100 mph he hinges on being unhittable. Pitching wins championships and Boston has the best pitching staff hands down.
And, if that wasn't enough Look at their lineup:
Pedroia 2b
Youklis 1b
Ortiz dh
Ramirez lf
Lowell 3b
Drew rf
Varitek c
Crisp cf
J. Lugo ss
With the luxury of Casey, Ellsbury, and Cora on your bench.
That is not the most intimidating lineup in baseball, the Tigers have that, but I believe is has the two most intimidating hitters in the game with Big Papi, and Ramirez.
You can argue all you want, but a repeat is a done deal for the Red Sox, you might as well not even play the games.
Congratulations Boston.
Oh, and you can say look at their record, but having already traveled to Japan, Anaheim, Toronto and now back home, they have logged more miles than most teams will the rest of the month and to come out of that in second place playing against the level of competition that they have played just further validates my point.
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