4/13/09: BOS 2 OAK 8

What we have here is 25-man roster of players, 3 of whom are playing well.  One outfielder, one first baseman, and an 8th inning reliever.  That’s it.  Every other player on the roster is having some sort of “rough patch” in one way or another.  Hitters, starters, relievers.  They are all basically sucking.  Poor pitch command, poor plate discipline, hitters missing absolute meatballs.  Nothing is clicking.

It’s a cold streak, and a highly visible one, since it’s occurring at the very beginning of the regular season.  It will pass, but damn if this team isn’t excruciating to watch right now. They say deaths usually happen in threes.  Well, someone might want to check the pulse of several guys on this team.

Up next, the Sox face Dana Eveland.  This could be a spark plug for the team, since Dana has occasional trouble throwing strikes, and the Sox are prone to take advantage of that (although they haven’t been doing a good job of it lately).  Hopefully Dana’s wildness will make the Sox hitters’ plate discipline come back to them.

It’s just like riding a bike, fellas.

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