Lester, Papelbon Report to Camp

[Dojji]

Beltre will probably perform right around Mike Lowell levels. But' date=' like Ortiz, he needs to prove he deserves to be in the second third of the lineup. You keep underestimating the guy.[/quote']

 

Yes, and I'm hoping to eat my words by July, but I hate low OBP sluggers, especially if they also have a low AVG component. Here's hoping that protection myth bears some fruit.

 

Drew is the best hitter? He'll probably put up a .270/20 HR/70 RBI season

 

Last year, JD Drew was our best hitter not named Jason Bay. He edged Youks out in both OBP and slugging.

 

If he does .270/20/70 and also does .270/.420/.480/.900 again, I'm not going to complain.

[Dipre]

If by protection you mean ballpark adjustments, let's indeed expect that myth to be truthful.

[Dojji]

Still not sure how ballpark adjustments are going to add .030 to his OBP. I do hope it happens, but I don't understand why I should expect it.

[Dipre]

Still not sure how ballpark adjustments are going to add .030 to his OBP. I do hope it happens' date=' but I don't understand why I should expect it.[/quote']

 

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First off, no one talked about OBP per se.

 

Second, if you can't see how moving from Safeco to Fenway would help his overall numbers, i dunno what else to tell you.

[Red Foreman]

Thanks for taking some of your precious time to point that out. How about a contribution? Seeing as you're a comedic evaluator, i figured you could add something.

 

For the record, Jacko said nothing wrong for once. He still gives squirrel-AIDS though.

 

[a700hitter]

Doji, you are all over the place. I never said that Ortiz was going to be our clean up hitter this year, so whatever points you think you scored with that you are mistaken. I did say that if Reddick was our DH before the last 2 weeks of September that we will be 15 games out of first place. You said that I might eat my words in a couple of years. If he is a star in two or three years, that will not make me eat my words. If he is the regular DH before September 15th of this season and the Sox are not 15 games out of first place, that would make me eat my words. Is that clear?

[jacksonianmarch]

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First off, no one talked about OBP per se.

 

Second, if you can't see how moving from Safeco to Fenway would help his overall numbers, i dunno what else to tell you.

 

The big question about Beltre is his health. If he's healthy, he'll be serviceable. If he isnt, then this is a waste of 15 million

[Dipre]

The big question about Beltre is his health. If he's healthy' date=' he'll be serviceable. If he isnt, then this is a waste of 15 million[/quote']

 

An average season by Beltre features 24 HR and 34 2B, that is not serviceable, that is solid production.

[Imperial59]

The big question about Beltre is his health. If he's healthy' date=' he'll be serviceable. If he isnt, then this is a waste of 15 million[/quote']

 

If a player isn't healthy then they're a waste of money. Solid analysis there.

 

I love how if anyone says that Posada is a question mark because of his shoulder issues you're the first to point out that he had it surgically repaired so he's not a health risk. Yet, when it comes to a Red Sox player who had their shoulder surgically repaired, you act like they're a huge injury liability.

[Imperial59]

And last I checked' date=' a decade was 10 yrs, which would give us 2 titles over the past 10 yrs. Math mustnt be your strong suit[/quote']

 

 

Guess they didn't teach what year a decade begins in nursing school.

[Imperial59]

Ready for another run mother f***ers?

 

 

You Yankees fans sure do get cocky after winning one World Series this decade.

 

ready for another run doesnt mean I am guaranteeing a victory there numbnuts. I am psyched that the season will be starting shortly as we all should be. Another run is essentially another season. I cannot wait. I think we can all agree on that one

 

Yeah, you weren't being cocky at all. Just being an angel as usual and I'm out to get you, right?

[Dojji]

Tsk tsk, Imperial.

 

As if both statements can't be true.