By: Ian Tasso, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
We’ve waded through JD Drew, Jose Iglesias and Marco Scutaro. But what about Papi? What about Lowell? Ellsbury? Wakefield and Buchholz?
Patience, young ones.
Without further ado, I present to you the real top questions facing the Sox this season. Starting with mumbers 6-10. The questions that will make or break Boston’s Boys of Summer. Feel free to comment, question or be angry below.

10. How will the move to left field effect Jacoby Ellsbury? Should he be offended? (Greg; Townsend, Mass.)
It really shouldn’t offend or affect him at all. What it will do, however, is make left field at Fenway a very difficult place to get hits.
Jason Bay was a very solid fielder – not much range, but if he got to the ball, he was going to catch it. Jacoby on the other hand, has all the range in the world, and should look like Carl Crawford flying around out there. He’s going to turn a lot of bloop-singles into outs, and the fact that left fielders already play in close in Fenway because of the Monster makes it that much more exciting of a prospect.
Cameron’s a proven glove-man in center field. And the move to [...]

By: Scott Jackson, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
Defense wins championships.  Yes it’s cliche, but it’s true.  Boston fans need to look no further than the 2008 Celtics and 2001, 2003 and 2004 Patriots for proof.
Now it’s the Red Sox who are trying to win with defense and pitching.  But will it work?
The short answer is, why shouldn’t it work?  Take a look at the 2004 team.  At the trading deadline, the Sox traded away shortstop Nomar Garciaparra for shortstop Orlando Cabrera and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz.  The Red Sox weren’t looking for offense when they made the deal, instead they sacrificed by getting Cabrera, a gold glover, to replace Nomar, a shortstop who couldn’t reach first with his throws consistently.
After the deal the Sox went 42 and 19 in the regular season (they were 56-45 before it), and ended it with winning their first World Series in 86 years.  The always outspoken Curt Schilling referred to Cabrera as “a game changer in the field for me.”
But the approach might not be so successful this year.  On paper the 2010 team lacks something the 2004 group had plenty of: offense.
In 2004 the team offense was led by the 3-4 combo of David Ortiz [...]