The Ballyard

10 Red Sox resolutions for 2010

1. I will root for Jason Bay as a New York Met even when Citi Field forces him to morph from a power threat into a gaps guy. (Sorry about the fourth-place finish, Jason.)

2. I will honor Theo Epstein for standing firm on his not-more-than-four-years offer to Bay when Mike Cameron fills 85% of the role, and when two of the Sox's four Top 50 draft picks next June turn into bona fide major leaguers in 2014 and '15.

3. I will give shortstop-of-the-day Marco Scutaro a chance to prove himself before I start bemoaning the Sox's inability to staff the position.

4. I will stop speculating where Adrian Gonzalez will hit in the Sox lineup because he ain't coming here anytime soon - Jed Hoyer would be nuts to let the Padres' affordable hometown star go, especially as one of his first moves as GM.

5. I will simply revel in the sheer grit and tenacity at the top of the pitching rotation - you thought Roger Clemens was intimidating in his heyday? Wait 'til you see Texas boys John Lackey and Josh Beckett compete with each other for Meanest SOB of the Year honors!

6. I will stand and cheer for Mike Lowell the first time I see him - in person or on TV - because he's not uttered even one untoward word despite the Sox's obvious desire to send him packing.

7. I will not boo Adrian Beltre should he end up signing here and taking Lowell's place, for it's not his fault that the third base discussion has gotten complicated.

8. I will cry when Clay Buchholz is traded for somebody at the deadline this summer because it is just so hard to develop good pitchers,

9. I will not cry, however, if Jacoby Ellsbury is moved in similar fashion, though it will hurt a lot.

10. I will certainly cry when Jason Varitek hangs 'em up on the last day of the season.

Happy New Year, dear readers. Thanks for tuning in!

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