The Ups and Downs Through 15 Games

Real life work and family commitments have kept me away from the blog quite a bit during the early goings of the 2009 season.  I apologize to those who follow this blog. This labor of love needs to take a back seat to what pays the bills.  That’s just the way it is..

The good thing is that you don’t have to miss any news from the team in my absence.  The PawSox themselves are doing a great job in providing daily updates on the team.  A visit to the team’s website will provide any fan with a daily dose of team information and statistics.  There is always enough news and notes to be found in the great work done by Bill Wanless.  Don’t forget to add the blogs from radio guys Dan Hoard and Steve Hyder to your favorite news aggregator.  They have the inside scoops that come with their daily access to the club.  And he new MLB-look to the site is a plus in and of itself!

Now back to the team.  I really don’t think you can expect much more than its 9-6 start after 15 games.  The number of players moving to and from Manager Ron Johnson’s club makes it difficult for the team to develop any consistency.  As of Friday the PawSox have already used 31 players (16 position and 15 pitchers).  More moves are on the way for today as IF Gil Velazquez is expected to retrun to the PawSox after being optioned by Boston yesterday.  The outfield has been in shambles with the latest news that Zach Daegas has been placed on the 7 day DL with a right ankle injury.  Chris Carter just returned to the team on Friday.  Chip Ambres has been the only consistent member of the tandom through 15 ganes.

Although the starting rotation has been intact since opening day, the bullpen has been taxed.  Over the last two days alone RJ has had to employ his entire pen.  I can’t wait to see when the injury situation settles down in Boston how this team will look and beigin to work as one unit.

Elsewhere across the International League, the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees at 14-1?  I’m sure they’ll cool down soon, right?  The PawSox are in second place, already five games off the pace.   Once SWB comes back to earth we may come to enjoy another Sox-Yankees division race.  Let’s hope so.

I am hoping to be back at McCoy when the club returns from its road trip on Thursday.  Talk to you then…if not sooner.