Have the Red Sox improved or regressed?

[Imperial59]

Enjoy work' date=' tying up clients seems to be a forte of yours. Must suck to be a male escort[/quote']

 

Keeping it classy and staying on topic, per usual.

[Imperial59]

I like your top 4, but your #3 hitter really isnt a great #3 in terms of OPS

 

Ellsbury-Pedroia-VMart-Youkilis is still solid, even with VMart being a mid .800s OPS guy in a spot where a team like the sox should have a .900+ guy.

 

If it's an issue, the Sox could bat Drew there. He's been a .900+ OPS guy each of the last two years and he's enjoyed the most success over his career in that spot. Problem solved.

 

Drew was as good a hitter as Bay was last year anyways. There was only a .007 point difference in their OPS.

[VA Sox Fan]

Keeping it classy and staying on topic' date=' per usual.[/quote']

 

:lol: jacko is an ass.

[Imperial59]

:lol: jacko is an ass.

 

It's not just that he's rude to people on the forum, but he also believes that he's some kind of beacon of maturity that's above all the "tainted blood" posters on this forum.

 

the problem is that a lot of the level headed posters on this site have diminished their posting and we have the new tainted blood posting.

[VA Sox Fan]

It's not just that he's rude to people on the forum' date=' but he also believes that he's some kind of beacon of maturity that's above all the "tainted blood" posters on this forum.[/quote']

 

I know, I've "known" him since 2004. He's calmed down some but he's still a pompous ass.

[yeszir]

It's not just that he's rude to people on the forum' date=' but he also believes that he's some kind of beacon of maturity that's above all the "tainted blood" posters on this forum.[/quote']

 

Hey, guess what? Let's all move on. And why do you have 2 accounts?

[a700hitter]

Hey' date=' guess what? Let's all move on. And why do you have 2 accounts?[/quote']Huh... and I thought I was getting ganged up on the other day.

[jacksonianmarch]

Any chance we can get back to the posters who were actually good. What happened to this site? a700, good to see you back.

[Imperial59]

Hey' date=' guess what? Let's all move on. And why do you have 2 accounts?[/quote']

 

I tried to make an account called Imperial but I messed up the e-mail so I had to change it to Imperial59. I never actually used the other one.

[Plumpamania]

Any chance we can get back to the posters who were actually good. What happened to this site? a700' date=' good to see you back.[/quote']

 

I bet they'd come back if you left.

[jacksonianmarch]

actually plump, since you and Imp have been posting here, they've all gone away. I hope they come back when the season starts.

[Plumpamania]

Join Date: Jan 14 2005

 

Been here longer than you Jacko.

[Imperial59]

Ortiz is reportedly in great shape and his shoulder feels better. He hit 28 home runs last year, if he could get 35 or 40 next year, we'd be in great shape. I'm not counting on it though.

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=2494

[jacksonianmarch]

We shall see. He is still a massive questionmark coming into the season.

[Dipre]

We shall see. He is still a massive questionmark coming into the season.

 

[Imperial59]

We shall see. He is still a massive questionmark coming into the season.

 

Is there a member of the Red Sox lineup who you don't believe is a question mark?

 

The way I see it, Ortiz can't do much worse than he did last year.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Any chance we can get back to the posters who were actually good. What happened to this site? a700' date=' good to see you back.[/quote']

You leaving the board would be a massive help to this cause.

[jacksonianmarch]

Is there a member of the Red Sox lineup who you don't believe is a question mark?

 

The way I see it, Ortiz can't do much worse than he did last year.

 

Kevin Youkilis isnt a question mark. Pedroia isnt either

[Dipre]

Kevin Youkilis isnt a question mark. Pedroia isnt either

 

Why is Mike Cameron a question mark?

 

Why is JD Drew a question mark?

 

Why is Victor Martinez a question mark?

 

Why is Jacoby Ellsbury a question mark?

[jacksonianmarch]

VMart and Ellsbury arent either

 

Cameron is a question mark mostly due to his advanced age, but I do expect him to put up something close to his numbers

 

And JD Drew is always a question mark due to his propensity to develop random injuries.

[Red Foreman]

Ortiz is reportedly in great shape and his shoulder feels better. He hit 28 home runs last year, if he could get 35 or 40 next year, we'd be in great shape. I'm not counting on it though.

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=2494

 

 

Heard Terry on XM MLB, Papi is down 15 pounds, maybe he'll get some added bat speed combined with a heathier wrist to make better contact and widen his zone a bit. Even if he suffers some power loss from the second half of '09 he could still manage similar HR totals with a considerably higher average.

[Dipre]

VMart and Ellsbury arent either

 

Cameron is a question mark mostly due to his advanced age, but I do expect him to put up something close to his numbers

 

And JD Drew is always a question mark due to his propensity to develop random injuries.

 

Posada is not a question mark. Therefore, Cameron, who has shown no signs of injury or decline, is not a question mark. That's stretching to the millionth degree.

 

JD Drew is JD Drew, he'll lose games, but put up numbers when he's healthy, and he hasn't shown any sign of a major injury that will break that trend. Stretching.

[Red Foreman]

VMart and Ellsbury arent either

 

Cameron is a question mark mostly due to his advanced age, but I do expect him to put up something close to his numbers

 

And JD Drew is always a question mark due to his propensity to develop random injuries.

 

I don't think Drew is a question mark, unless you are expecting a 162 game season out of him he shouldn't be a question mark if he does play 162, it is a good thing. I agree about Cameron's age but he'd have to fall a cliff to be considered a question mark. His past three years suggest no drop off so far and as you say yourself, you expect him to put up close to his numbers so why question him?

 

*puncuation correction

[Dipre]

Mike Cameron's average year:

 

.250 /.340 /.448 .788 OPS

 

Mike Cameron's last two years:

 

.243 /.331 /.477 .809 OPS

 

.250 /.342 /.452 .795 OPS

[Imperial59]

Kevin Youkilis isnt a question mark. Pedroia isnt either

 

:lol:

 

I hope you were being sarcastic. Because if you actually believe that only two members of the Red aren't question marks then you're the most biased member of the site. That you only named 2 out of 9 members of the Red Sox lineup is players who aren't question marks is HILARIOUS. That's the most biased post I've ever seen on this shite.

[Imperial59]

Cameron is a question mark mostly due to his advanced age

 

The double standard here is embarrassing. Rivera, Pettitte and Posada are all older than Cameron, yet you've never maid a single claim that they'd regress. Can you say...hypocrisy?

[jacksonianmarch]

I never said that their age wasnt a concern.

[Dipre]

I never said that their age wasnt a concern.

 

So you admit that Posada, Jeter, Rivera and Petitte are all question marks? Because in the case of Rivera and Jeter, that's not very smart, even if you are trying to backpedal from a biased opinion.

[jacksonianmarch]

Cameron is a question mark mostly due to his advanced age, but I do expect him to put up something close to his numbers

 

Above is EXACTLY what I said. Pulling out pieces of a quote is an Imp specialty. I expect Cameron to put up numbers similar to his career norms. His age is a concern. Same with Jeter, Posada, Pettitte, Mo, etc. I expect them to put up numbers similar to career norms, but their age is a concern

[Dipre]

Cameron is a question mark mostly due to his advanced age' date=' but I do expect him to put up something close to his numbers[/b']

 

Above is EXACTLY what I said. Pulling out pieces of a quote is an Imp specialty. I expect Cameron to put up numbers similar to his career norms. His age is a concern. Same with Jeter, Posada, Pettitte, Mo, etc. I expect them to put up numbers similar to career norms, but their age is a concern

 

This makes absolutely no sense.

 

If you expect them to perform to their career averages and not miss significant time (which you haven't specified) then age really isn't a concern. It would be if you expected them to perform below career averages or miss significant time. You said something dumb. Man up, and let it go, don't dig a deeper hole.