Spoiled

I am a Red Sox fan. Always have, always will be. You can't steal me away to another fan base, it just won't happen. That's what happens when you grow up in the same area and that's all you see on the TV. But, it's really more than that. But that's for another time. Being a Red Sox fan has made me think that we are really spoiled when it comes to our team. We have one of the highest payrolls in the game, so we can afford some of the top names. We have a good team each year and are always in contention to be in the playoffs. We always start off the same each year, so good that it's not even funny. This year is no exception, as they own the best record in baseball at 37-21. They have a double digit lead over 3 of the 4 teams in the division. Yet, they now have a nice little four-game losing streak. Out come of the critics. I think we are spoiled in the fact that every year is the same. We start out good, start slumping at the all-star break, and then lose it in the second half of the season. It even happened in the 2004 season. It happens every year, yet we blow it off and say this year is different. It makes me laugh to tell my mom we are doing great, yet to have to remind me the truth about this team. I don't what it is about the Sox that causes the same thing to happen every year, but it does get kind of annoying after a while. This year feels a little different, because the injuries aren't as immense as years past, we have a great rotation (that is just in a slump at the moment) and the lineup is ridiculous. I don't know, it makes me feel spoiled, don't you know? That's all I have.