Air_Out_Your_Sox's Blog

Can we really complain with the jobs of Terry Francona and Theo Epstein? I mean the Sox won the World Series in 2004, won the division this season and currently in a tight series with the Indians for the right to face the Rockies. However, here in Boston, if you were to read the papers or listen to talk radio you'd think the Sox were the Kansas City Royals.

Francona seems to upset everyone with his theory of "I'm gonna stick with the players who got me this far," which the players but guess what...we're not players. As fans we want to see the young and exciting players but more importantly we want to see guys that oh I don't know give us the best chance to win. Even though Jacoby Ellsbury has limited experience (33 games) in the regular season let alone the postseason why should we have to deal with guys like Crisp or Drew. Neither has produced all season and Crisp was pretty bad last season as well (although we all chalked it up to his finger injury). The team has struggled offensively with Crisp and Draw at the bottom of the lineup so why not shake things up. It's not like we're calling for Kielty or Hinkse (those of you that are need to get your heads checked), but we are calling for a young and exciting player who can do no worse than Crisp or Drew.

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