Below is some observations I have conquered over the first 12 games this season about the Sox.
- Our pitching is not as scary bad at 4 and 5 that other people(myself included) had thought. Colon is learning how to use his off-speed pitches because he doesn't have his 95+ fastball anymore. Contreras has been decent, but will be better once he gets his control back
- Carlos Quentin is a monster
- Brian Anderson is figuring out how to hit major league pitching and judging it. He has 6 walks through his first 40 at-bats. Last year he had 10 walks through 181 at-bats. If he can keep his OBP over .320 and his average over .240, hit 15-20 HR with 60+ RBI's we should be in good shape.
- Brent Lillibridge looks 12 and sucks at everything but running
- Alexei Ramirez looks lost at the plate. He looked lost at the beginning of last year. Some blame it on the cold weather but that is a bullshit excuse because he would have been hitting at the Trop over the weekend. We just need to be patient and relax
- Paulie looks real good at the plate. His thumb injury has seemed to pass and has his timing back.
- Mike MacDougal needs to go away
Final Word: If the pitching holds up, they should easily win the division.
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