Shaking My Head at Bill Simmons

You can click that picture to see what the writing says. Is Bill Simmons serious? Sure, the Sox are 7.5 games out of first place. I understand that, I can read. But honestly, Bill... what did you expect? Just about every damn contributor on this team has gotten injured and missed time. How can you expect them to be riveting and exciting with Darnell McDonald starting in center every day and Bill Hall playing second base? Kevin Cash catching? Triple-A players being called upon to fill the shoes of all-stars? Given the hand they have been dealt, I think it has been pretty exciting watching the Red Sox this year.

What's the most exciting aspect of baseball for the fan? Easy. Offense. Offense is more exciting than defense. That is the nature of the two. Defense wins championships and all, but come on. Let's be serious -- it was more exciting to watch the 2007 Patriots put up well over 50 than it was to see the 2001 Patriots win 13-7 contests. From an average fan's perspective, offense is exciting. The Red Sox? They have scored the second-most runs in the majors this year. With Ellsbury, Pedroia, Martinez, Varitek, and others all missing excessive time, that's a pretty formidable accomplishment.

Okay, so what's the most exciting part about a baseball team's offense? Home runs! Obviously. The Red Sox? They've blasted the second-most home runs in the bigs this year. The boredom is killing me! Why can't we be the Seattle Mariners with their 72 fewer homers than us? Now that would be exciting. I don't care what stupid and absurd points Bill Simmons brings up. The most significant part in determining how exciting the Sox are is their offense. Their offense is phenomenal. Therefore, they are not boring. He argues that the games have been too long this year, and he says there is a 150-minute rule on everything. That if it's more than 150 minutes, it's boring. Bro! Come on! Like every professional sporting event lasts at least 150 minutes. Get your head out of your ass and start living in the 21st century, where you get equal the commercial time as you do the damn game time.

I could go on deeper into this argument in regards to how the Sox not only aren't boring, but are actually quite exciting. I could talk about how three pitchers have already carried no-hitters very deep into games -- but I mean, that's not too exciting. It's obviously more exciting when a game lasts 2 quick hours and finishes up as a 3-2 score, lacking any highlight reel plays or homers or anything. Shaking my head at Bill Simmons. If that's his view of excitement, I pity his lifestyle. Best of luck in the future, bro.