1.   But the defensive woes would not go away.

2.   Defensive woes are not new to the BoSox.

3.   It would be easy to attribute the defensive woes to the loss of Robin Fraser, who was traded to Colorado at the beginning of the season.

4.   Knoblauch is almost surely gone because of his defensive woes and because he forgets to take pitches as a leadoff man.

5.   Lockhart contributed to the defensive woes at second base.

6.   The defensive woes are nothing new.