An Ugly Win is Still a Win...Sox Beat Rays 3-2

I was glad to be able to sit down and watch most of this game tonight, even if I wanted to throw something at the television more than once, with 14 hits and just 3 runs.  With outstanding pitching from John Danks and the bullpen, they saved the inept Sox offense once again.  It is incredible how many times the Sox had guys on third base with less than one out and could not get a run accross.  Three singles, less than one out, no runs across.  Frustrating.  The two-run homer from Dye was essentially what this game came down to with the good pitching.  Good pitching and home runs have been the formula for the Sox for years, and it doesn't appear to be changing any time soon.  I was glad to see the perfectly executed hit-and-run put on by Ozzie with Chris Getz coming through in a big way with Brian Anderson running on the play.  It couldn't have been done better.  The Sox are going to have to do more of this, and hope to continue to get the good pitching they have gotten so far. 

If anyone says speed is overrated, I think that's garbage. Speen never hurts because a speed team can limit the opposition's extra base hits, and create extra base hits on offense.  The extra base cannot be overrated. Just watching the Rays and Sox should be enough to illustrate speed's value.  What is a bit frustrating is seeing essentially the same plodding team we've seen for years, and while home runs and outstanding pitching were the keys in 2005, they played great defense and got timely hits, and had a leadoff hitter who stole his share of bases.  I'm not sure how much Scotty has left, but he's not an old man, and will hopefully be able to contribute to the big league club.  In 2005, I knew there was something different about that team.  They executed contstantly on offense and defense.  This team already looks like the mediocre non-2005 teams I've watched in the past.  I can only hope they can find something.  I'll take the win, but this team definitely has to play better...