Just When You Thought It Was Safe . . .

Dan:

God, I hate this team.

Just days ago, the Sox were coming out of Tampa Bay having taken 2 of 3 at the Trop, putting the final nail in the coffin of the 2009 Devil Rays, and heading to Chicago to face a shell of a White Sox team that had waved the white flag of defeat at the August waiver trade deadline. Things looked great.

After dropping 3 of 4 to that team, things once again look bad.

The 2009 version of the Boston Red Sox seems like a heartless squad. They can't get any traction; can't go on any run. They're like a ship without a rudder, floating aimlessly through the season.

Who knows why. Maybe Theo has too many emotionless robots like J.D. Drew and not enough idiots. Maybe this team doesn't know how to be a dynasty or favorite. In years like 1999, 2003 and 2004, the Red Sox were underdogs battling 86 years of bad history. Nobody expected them to win. There's a certain joy in being an underdog. Now, they are supposed to win. Maybe it's just not as fun.

Whatever the reason, this is an immensely frustrating team that has so far sucked the joy out of the 2009 baseball season. Hopefully, they're saving it for October . . . if they get that far.

God, I hate this team.