Well, Opening day is a bit too close for me to stand. I know for most of you it seems far away, but I tend to think very far ahead. To me, it feels like tomorrow. This year is the first year that I have no strong feelings about how the Sox will perform. I saw the potential to be great last season, and I saw that potential get squandered.
This year we have a few big changes including Bobby V. However my concern doesn’t lie in the trades or lack thereof, Bobby V, or who’s in the rotation now. My concern is specifically focused on one thing: Young Talent. I want to see where the new (i use this word lightly) kids end up and how they do. I’m interested in Kalish, Lavarnway, and how the other young players factor into how the Sox do this year.
The main thing to notice with this is: No matter how much we will miss the Sox of old, this team has been moving into a new era. Before you know it, Pedroia and Ellsbury will be considered veteran in the way Varitek was considered veteran and players like Lavarnway will be the core of the team. I grew up with the last generation of Sox just like many of us did, but it’s time let go of that if you haven’t already. Bobby V just serves as a marker for that.
I’d like to hear some other opinions on this. Leave a comment if you have one!
-Foxx
