Re: '08 wild cards.




"Jim Tiberio" <jimtiberio@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Forget for a minute the young kids. I'm banking on Drew and Dice K to be
much improved this year.


I don't doubt that Drew will better. I think that his personal/family
issues
had a big impact on his sub-par season last year, and expect that if those
issues have been resolved, Drew will give the Sox a performance more
in keeping with his career numbers. And that would be quite a boost to
an already potent offense.

Regarding DiceK, I think that he was pretty darned good last season for
a starting pitcher in his first season in the US and in the AL. Still, I
agree
that he will improve in his second season, both learning from experience
and hopefully adjusting to the grind of the long MLB season. We know
from his best outings that DiceK can be an outstanding pitcher. I just
hope that we'll see more of his best next season.



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