OK, let's not start acting like Cubs fans. The tragic number is seven, but it was over a long time ago. And next year doesn't mean anything if the Sox make the same mistakes.
The chief mistake was this: Neither Ken Williams nor Ozzie Guillen seemed capable of recognizing failure. The ChiSox didn't cut their losses short, but let them run. How many chances did they give Scott Linebrink? Jose Contreras? Bartolo Colon?
The Sox let Linebrink go 3-7 out of the bullpen. In the second half, he was flat-out terrible, but the Sox kept giving him the ball. They let Contreras go 5-13. Colon went 3-6 before the Sox gave up on him. That's an 11-26 record from these three losers. Without them through Sunday, the Sox went 62-51, or .549.
The failure to recognize failure promptly is deadly.
If Williams and Guillen can't do better next year, the Sox will disappoint again.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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