subject: Is There Hope For The Boston Red Sox In 2010 [print this page] Here we are yet another season that the Red Sox are struggling to look like a baseball team with any hope of dignity. The team is a shell of their former self and as a result are not looking to be the dominate force that they once were. There are several players on the team that has given the impression that the team has just given up on the whole. This is the feeling that many fans now have of them.
The bullpen is one area that needs some serious work when it comes to the teams troubles. There are several things that will work in getting the team back on track. The biggest of these things is a pitcher that can get the game going and hand off to the closer to finish things out. There seems to be a lack of this momentum when you look at the bullpen. There is a severe lack of ambition that is in the pitching rotation. The talent that is there is beginning to wear thin.
The relief pitchers will be the one area that the team needs to look at when it comes to a successful game strategy that will lead them to win more games when they are on the mound. Thee closers are needed to back up the pitchers that are starting the game. Since they are not able to use the full strength of their bullpen, they will need to make sure that they do what they can in closing games out.
There has also been a severe lack of batting power when it comes to the batting order for the Sox. With the departure of Johnny Damon this left a large gap in the power of Boston's lineup. This hole has been something that has given the team a lot of trouble over the past several seasons. David Ortiz was supposed to be the one key that held the team together, this as a result was supposed to be the one area that the team had faith in knowing that the team was well on track to being a powerhouse in the baseball community.
There is still hope for the team to get their act together, and as a result get in position that they are able to head to the playoffs with a new sense of purpose. If the problems are not fixed soon, then the team will be looking at a very long season and will have to recoup in the offseason. This may be the best thing for the team to do; this will help to ensure that the team is looking better than ever in 2011. There is a small section of the Boston faithful that will be looking to see their team in post season play, these fans are dying hard and are not willing to give up on the dream.
