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About time they got rid of the guy. I didn't like him from day one. And he never did nething for us to begin with.
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it was fine to give the guy a shot but clearly, he wasn't working. I think he might've been given one chance too many though
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About time. He never should of been brought here in the first place. Now get Millar DFA'd please.

 

just a moth and a half left on his contract, guys. Gordon Edes has said a first baseman Sox would be looking for in the offseason

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just a moth and a half left on his contract, guys. Gordon Edes has said a first baseman Sox would be looking for in the offseason

 

Who cares? Why allow him to kill your team for the next month and a half?

 

Millar has no business on a Major League Baseball field, and no business wasting a perfectly valuable roster spot. Innocent until proven guilty, but Millar has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he does not have enough talent to help the Red Sox win baseball games.

 

Millar hurts the Red Sox more than any opposing player ever could. A-Rod, Jeter, Sheffield? They're dangerous, but could only impact 19 games a season. Millar has been given 112 games in which to hurt this team, and taken full advantage of it.

 

Regardless of how long he has left on his contract, there's no reason to give him 1 more AB or allow him to step back on the grass of Fenway Park.

 

DFA him now, give him an hour to clean out his locker, then have security escort him out.

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Who cares? Why allow him to kill your team for the next month and a half?

 

Millar has no business on a Major League Baseball field, and no business wasting a perfectly valuable roster spot. Innocent until proven guilty, but Millar has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he does not have enough talent to help the Red Sox win baseball games.

 

Millar hurts the Red Sox more than any opposing player ever could. A-Rod, Jeter, Sheffield? They're dangerous, but could only impact 19 games a season. Millar has been given 112 games in which to hurt this team, and taken full advantage of it.

 

Regardless of how long he has left on his contract, there's no reason to give him 1 more AB or allow him to step back on the grass of Fenway Park.

 

DFA him now, give him an hour to clean out his locker, then have security escort him out.

I agree. Infact I wouldn't even give him an hour. I'd throw all his s*** in a box and hand it to him before he walks in the building. I can't imagine that KFK will be around much longer, because I think we've waited about 3 months too many for him to come out of his "slump". But, something tells me he's going to be here until the end of the season.

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Let him up

 

Invoking the example of Mark Bellhorn, the second baseman booed regularly before being let go by the Sox, captain Jason Varitek said he wished fans would let up on first baseman Kevin Millar, who has become the most popular target of their disaffection. ''It's frustrating to see him get booed because he's such a big part of this team," said Varitek, noting that Millar yesterday singled to start a two-run rally in the second, drew a walk and scored in the team's four-run sixth, and also threw a runner out at the plate after making an error on a ground ball.

 

''It's important that people understand how important he is to this team. He's still having quality at-bats. He is a big, important part of this team and if they want to see this team do well, I'd like to see them get behind him. It doesn't matter who's playing, you see what happened with Bellhorn, you got him booed out of here. If he doesn't hit that home run off Jon Lieber in the playoffs and Julian Tavarez in the World Series, we might not have had what we had last year. ''Getting back to Millar, if he doesn't have that great at-bat against Mariano Rivera, Dave Roberts never steals that bag."

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no he doesnt... he is a loyal guy though.

 

quality at bats is code for a lot of foul balls and ultimately an out.

measly little singles from millar is insane and even if it were true because they are so rare it is a waste..

 

I wouldnt expect any player to be objective.

 

he sucks plain and simple and there is nothing anyone other than tek et al on the team can say to justify this fat ass taking up a roster spot for a "single" minute more.

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There is one common detail to Tek's supporting statements for Bellhorn and Millar. They happened last year.
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tek is the man, there is no question. I respect him to no end, and would never criticize him, and he is agreat captain. But he isnt objective and while I dont blame him for that at all, i also know these guys have all been through some great times, and probably some awful times together as a team, and have loyality to each other that we cant know about. I saw what tito said about remlinger, though and these guys stick together no matter how s***** they preform.....and no player likes to hear a teammate booed but millar is nothing but a huge fat f***ing stiff should be booed, loudly and often.... tek or no tek..if he is so f***ing important in the clubhouse he can be bat boy but not a player.
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Tek is great for supporting Millar, gotta love loyalty. He's partially right too. Millars OBP is around .333 thats what getting on base 1 out of every three at bats? He definitly gets his fair share of walks, and see's a lot of pitchers during at bats. I'm not saying he doesn't suck, and I'm definitly not saying he belongs on the team, the negatives far out weigh the positives, but Tek has some valid points.
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Tek is great for supporting Millar, gotta love loyalty. He's partially right too. Millars OBP is around .333 thats what getting on base 1 out of every three at bats? He definitly gets his fair share of walks, and see's a lot of pitchers during at bats. I'm not saying he doesn't suck, and I'm definitly not saying he belongs on the team, the negatives far out weigh the positives, but Tek has some valid points.

 

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Millar getting on base doesn't to s*** for us. He's fat, and slow, so it takes 2 or 3 hits to score him if he gets his typical measly single or walk. A man that slow has got to be able to MASH to make himself valuable, and he's never been a masher.

 

Jason Varitek is the team's captain, it's his JOB to support his fellow players in the media. How often does Jeter call out his teammates publically? Never. Because that doesn't help anybody. Varitek saying, "Yes, Millar is the worst everyday player in the history of the Boston Red Sox," would be foolish and detrimental. Besides, Millar (for all his faults) is a hard worker and seemingly a decent human being. Varitek sees that more than we do and feels for Millar the person, and is supportive of him. He's emotional, and has a tie to Millar that no fan has.

 

I can understand that Terry Francona might also have that emotional attachment. He's "in the trenches" with this group every day and is constanly professing his "love" for his players. He even mentioned how hard it was to cut Remlinger, despite his 14+ ERA with the team. It's obvious that decision has got to come from the folks in charge of looking at this team objectively, the front office.

 

Until Theo DFA's Kevin Millar, we're doomed to suffer through his bumbling play. I've always said that Major League players make baseball look too easy, well thanks to Kevin Millar, we're reminded just how hard this game is.

 

Meanwhile, Millar's smoking cigarettes and making too frequent trips to Dunkin Donuts by way of the liquor store....

 

Supporters of fatass Millar say we don't NEED him to produce because we've already got the best offense in baseball. That'd be all well and good if we had a pitching staff that could keep the opposition from scoring 10 runs a game, but we unfortunately don't have that. This team needs all the offensive (and defensive) support we can get, and unfortunately Kevin Millar doesn't provide help in either one of those areas.

 

I will admit that we as fans don't see the clubhouse impact Kevin Millar has on the team. Maybe, just maybe, he helps in that area..... but there's no reason he should ever step out onto the field (Except maybe to hand out the lineup card, or rake the infield), and as long as he's on the active roster, Francona's going to put him in. We need him off the roster, and fast.

 

Can't he hurt his thumb diving for a ball, or strain a hammy, or can't Foulkie bean him in a simulated game? I don't like to wish injury on ANYONE, but that seems to be our only hope at this point.

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even so, you gotta admit, I along with everyone hear will miss that mug smile in 2006. Barring that he will be 40, chances are very slim Sox will extend his contract. Despite his inherited runners problems, Timlin stands as the best reliever for the Red Sox of the 05 season. Thanks for the memories Timlin :)

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