WTF, Patriots, WTF? Sox (pt 2)?
Losing Willie McGinest and Adam Vinateri in the span of a week, (and AV the day after the Sox bid adieu to Bronson Arroyo) really sucks. I have a certain amount of blind faith in Bellichick, but I don't get this. I can only guess that guys like Vinateri feel they have done all they can in New England, and are looking for a new challenge.
The Arroyo deal sucks too. I really hope that Wily Mo Pena is ready to become an everyday star, which is going to entail striking out a whole lot less and walking a whole lot more. While the Sox have seven starters right now, I'd imagine this picture will look quite a bit different in the not too distant future -- how many more years do Schilling and Wakefield have in them, not to mention David Wells? Is Mike Timlin going to be pitching much longer? And what if someone or two (or three!) goes down to injury? I had some blind faith in Theo, but that is rapidly running out (Wade Miller, John Halama, Byung Hung Kim...)
posted by MMA Media Advantage @ 7:22 PM
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Seriously. The ONLY reason the Pats aren't 0-3 in their last three Super Bowls is because Adam Vinateiri is insanely clutch and can kick under pressure. THAT was a bad move.
From what I've read about Pena, he has the potential to be another David Ortiz offensively, but it'll take a while, and his defense is lacking.
When asked what he knew about Cincy, Arroyo said something like, "Not much, it's a dead town. I'll probably hang out with Youkilis' parents a lot."
Maybe they'll take you to shul on the high holy days!
That is the new NFL, teams will cut players a year too soon than a year too late. It sucks that players can't stay with teams, but on the plus side, the new NFL allows teams to get players and get back into contention quickly. The Pats went and found the pieces and made themselves into Super Bowl Champs that way.
As for Willy Mo, you just have to love the name.
Wily Mo Gracie. I like it.
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