Where Has The Magic Gone?

Now, Okajima, Hansen, Delcarmen, and even Papelbon occasionally are giving games away.

Take a look at tonight's game.

Dice-K gave five decent innings and Delcarmen and Hansen pitch like AA ball players to blow the lead and suck the life right out of the team.

How can a team win if the bullpen pitchers are constantly lobbing meatballs over the plate?

Lastly, the bad luck bug has seemed to strike.

I have witnessed these hitters hit more hard line drives right at fielders than ever before.

In the St. Louis series, I even lost count in one of the games.  Obviously there is no control over this, but it still bothers me.

Perhaps there needs to be some smarter hitting going on up there.

Taking more pitches, trying to got the other way, or even, some small ball to manufacture a run or two when the team needs it most.  In my opinion bad luck is created not simply cast upon you.

With all this going wrong, and the team losing five in a row something needs to change, preferably by tomorrow around 7:05 p.m.

The series this weekend against the New York Yankees in New York could make or break this team.

Can they rise up out of the funk to play some great ball against their bitter rivals?

Or will they wilt under the pressure of being the defending champs and continue this World Series hangover?

I surely hope and pray for the former as opposed to the latter, but as the rare Sox fan who tries to be optimistic in every situation; even I am questioning the team.

At this juncture of the season they seem disinterested and indifferent during losses.

For the love of me, I hope this changes this weekend, because I do not think I can survive a weekend of Michael Kay and my friends, if the Sox get swept.    

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