Posted by Teddy Panos, Sun Staff
Let’s wave buh-bye to ’08 with some quick, parting thoughts:
1) I don’t care how the Red Sox or their fans spin it…they took a big hit in losing Mark Teixeira. The fact they tried trading Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz for Hanley Ramirez, when a year ago they wouldn’t dream of doing it for Johan Santana, shows how much THEY believe they need a big bat in that lineup.
2) On the surface, because of that 11-5 record, the Patriots belong in the playoffs. Yet when you look at the ease of their schedule and how they simply couldn’t beat any “real” title contenders, they don’t.
3) The Celtics badly miss James Posey. VERY BADLY!
Tony Allen and the rest of the bench are what I consider front-runners…they’re out of this world when all is going well. Put them on the road, however, against a team that punches back and they back off from the fight. Posey gave them not only a tremendous money player, but a certain toughness that they’re lacking right now from the 2nd unit. Let’s hope Danny Ainge can find a way at the trade deadline to fill the hole.
That's the view from here...how do you see things?
Leave a comment