December 12, 2011: The Not Even Lukewarm Stove…

At this rate, it will be August before this Stove ever gets hot…And it’s making me CRANK-Y! So after the complete non-event that was the Winter Meetings, we are STILL waiting for something to happen. I understand that the Sox will not make the splash they did last year, when they signed Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford to those mega deals, but the fact that Fenway is celebrating it 100th Anniversary next year, and how bout, oh, I dont know, maybe the fact that the team CRASHED AND BURNED last year, you would think that would make the Sox a bit more inspired to do SOMETHING. Something more than let our closer leave (Not a bad thing, in my opinion, but still) and the heir apparent in Daniel Bard is not going to close, he is going to START?? Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea of Daniel Bard as a starter–I think he can be very effective there–and giving up 4 runs over 6-7 innings, is much more desirable than giving up 4 runs in the EIGHTH inning. But, uh, WHO I...