165 Games And ... Done?

Ask yourself this question, "Can the Red Sox, with the pitching staff they currently have, win the World Series?" The answer is N-O! So don't worry if/when the White Sox beat our defending World Series champions. This was not meant to be. The pitching is not there and therefore the Red Sox were destined to fail. Tonight could be the last game of 2005. Make sure you don't rip on the BoSox, considering their starting pitching was average (at best) and their bullpen was abysmal (other than Timlin, Papelbon and occasionally Myers) we the members of Red Sox Nation should consider the 2005 season a success -- they won 95 regular season games and made the playoffs with a fatal flaw (pitching). Get prepared for an exciting 2006 ... the new era of Papelbon, Craig Hansen, Jon Lester, Hanley Ramirez, Manny DelCarmen and Dustin Pedroia is probably about to begin. (Then again, we do have Wake going tonight, Schill tomorrow and if we could just get to a Game Five....)