Well, this week, the Sox thank you, Theo) outdid themselves! I've never been a fan of fantasy baseball I mean, what's the point, other than to dream of what might be. It has no practical, real world effect. But this past week. the Hose made fantasy real! Imagine a lineup that runs something like this--and then wake up and realize that's EXACTLY what it is! Here we go: Ellsbury, Pedroia, Crawford, Gonzales, Youk, Papi, Drew, Scutaro and Varitek. The order can be changed a bit, according to your needs or preferences, but this is incredible (hoping we avoid a repeat of 2010's injury list)! Between them, the first three guys easily account for 140-170 steals annually! You have the league leader in three-baggers, and a pretty good amount of power before you even get to the meat of the order. Then, the table having been set, you have the big bombers to get them home and stick more than a few in the cheap seats--the second three in the order, not to forget that Drew, Scutaro and Tek can also drive the ball often enough to make things more interesting. Could things be better? Sure! While few catchers handle pitchers as well as Tek, he doesn't have the pop in his bat that the now departed VMart did, and he's not as proficient as Victor was in throwing out runners. So a top of the line catcher to split time with him, and succeed him after retirement would be a good pickup. But, one guy he won't have to worry about running is our new left fielder, Crawford.
So, let's enjoy the fantasy come to life, hope for no injuries and look for a return to ownership of the Trophy in 2011!
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