Same Ol' Sox

After watching the game on the official "Gamecast" from the Red Sox website and then seeing the highlights of horrific defensive play in the 8th inning on Sportscenter, I've come to the conclusion we are back to the pre-2004 Boston Red Sox.  Let's recap. 

A game that goes back and forth on the scoreboard (with many thanks going to Josh Beckett) sees the Red Sox ahead 9-6 going into the bottom of the 7th.  We then see J.D. Drew, a player who I would consider very reliable in right field and also was having a great night at the plate, over run a ball like he was patroling right field at your local Little League Field to allow 2 runs.  No problem still up by a run with Bard and Papelbon waiting to save the day.  Then the game is tied when one of the Rangers' mighty rbi machines (Vlad Guerro) dribbles one to second base that Jed Lowrie has to make a quick throw to get him in time, and in fact does, yet the abnormally stiff Mike Lowell cannot quite stretch enough to get the ball without removing his foot (insert something about why we need Youkilis). 

I believe the rest can be summed up with this:  Wakefield, extra innings, 400 feet.  The 2007 Red Sox would not have allowed this.  The 2004 Red Sox would have gotten down by 6 runs to only come back and win in extra innings.  With this said I know the Sox simply do not have the horses to keep up with the likes of the Rays and the Yanks to get to the postseason, but that is not why the Red Sox are killing their fans this season.  If you are going to lose Pedroia for 6 weeks in the heart of the season, and Youk for the rest of the season, as well as key players like Ellsbury and Victor Martinez, then just roll over and give in until spring training next year.  Don't drag us along just to give us glimmers of hope.  Don't let us see you beating a world series contender in their house even after Beckett pitched like garbage (again), let us see the Rays lose, and then choke the game away.  Especially don't do it on back to back nights (O yea, you think I forgot about Toronto, Papelbon?). 

I guess the only thing I can hope for now is the Rangers getting red hot in October so I don't have to watch those goons Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez celebrate.  Again.