100 Win Season on the Horizon?

It's been along time since I have been excited for a Redsox season. Even after the infamous Arron Boone walk-off in the 03' ALCS, I really didn't have too much hope for their next season. But this year , I have a different feeling. This Redsox team reminds me of the Atlanta Braves team of the mid 90's. The pitching is all there with Lester, Beckett, and the new comer John Lackey. Lester's the Greg Maddux, Becketts's the John Smoltz, and John Lackey is the Tom Glavine. If they can all stay healthy with the veteran Tim Wakefield and the youngster Clay Buckholz backing them up , they have a very good shot of winning the always competitive AL East. As for Dice-K, I've sorta given up hope on him for the time being.

As for their offense , I think people are getting a little ahead of themselves when they say they won't score a lot of runs like they did last year. Some people fail to realize that this year we will have a full season of Victor Martinez and a lot less of Jason Varitek , who was an absolute atrocity at the plate last season. If Victor Martinez delivers the whole season like he did the other night. I think the offense will be just fine. People also forget that the heart of our line up still consists of Dustin Pedroia and Youk.

The bottom line for this season is, if every one can stay healthy for most of the year, I think we have a very good shot with keeping up with the rival Yanks.

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