As part of our season preview, FanHouse asked bloggers from around the internet to write a poem previewing their team's upcoming season in a series entitled MLB Poetry Previews. It's like high school English class, except about baseball!
For today's poem, we remain in house and shine a rhyming spotlight on the Red Sox pitching!.
2007 left BoSox with new shiny rings
But that doesn't necessarily mean they'll be '08 kings
The pressure's always on after a championship year
This is going to be an important season in each pitcher's career
The '07 pitching got the job done, to my dismay
Everyone from Beckett to Aki -- save for Gagne...
They didn't land Santana, didn't want a trade too extreme
Leaving Schilling et al to carry the team
Bad news for the fans: there's already some trouble
Injuries to Schill and Beck mean they'll have to redouble
Wakefield's personal catcher is a thing of the past
Hopefully his knuckleball can stand fast
As for Dice-K, he's got to improve
4.40 ERA is alright, but it leaves him with something to prove
Young Lester's got the talent to pitch with his peers
But he's pitched just 26 games over the span of years
Back in the bullpen the crew's just as good
So long as they're healthy they'll dominate - that's just understood
Paplebon's arm has got to be watched though
Some "Joba Rules" woulda been good two years ago
This poem's gone too long so I'll leave you with this to ponder:
Will the pitching step up or squander?
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