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Like to have seen WAKE complete the game/shutout. What the hell is another 10-15 pitches for him. GO REDSOX!
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Not about who pitchers would rather face' date=' but who gets it done. Varitek's been getting it done against lefties, while Ortiz hasn't. That's the truth.[/quote']The pitchers, of course, would be a terrible judge of who is the more dangerous hitter.:rolleyes:
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The pitchers' date=' of course, would be a terrible judge of who is the more dangerous hitter.:rolleyes:[/quote']

 

But, however, we don't know exactly what the pitcher is thinking, so it's just conjecture.:rolleyes:

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Seconded. Drew is even "hated" by many of the Sox fans I know. The hatred isn't even based on rationality... because he "isn't worth his contract." As if it's his fault that our FO overpaid for him. I agree with the description too.

 

Thanks. Hear what you're saying to a degree, re: the salary issue, but given where the market was for outfielders when Drew was signed in '07, and given this list of players below, it's understandable why the Red Sox offered Drew the contract they did, considering how much the front office values OBP, defense, and character in their FA evaluation system. Looking at this list is actually quite staggering. (Meanwhile, Jesus, Ramon. This guy really has been pitching like dogshit this year.)

 

The following chart lists the top-twenty five highest paid players.

 

Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees- $ 33,000,000

Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers- $ 23,854,494

Derek Jeter, New York Yankees- $ 21,600,000

Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees- $ 20,625,000

Carlos Beltran, New York Mets- $ 19,243,682

Carlos Lee, Houston Astros- $ 19,000,000

Magglio Ordonez, Detroit Tigers- $ 18,971,596

Johan Santana, New York Mets- $ 18,876,139

Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs- $ 18,750,000

Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants- $ 18,500,000

Torii Hunter, Los Angeles Angels- $ 18,000,000

Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners- $ 18,000,000

Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs- $ 17,000,000

Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs- $ 16,650,000

Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies- $ 16,600,000

A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees- $ 16,500,000

Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves- $ 15,500,000

C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees- $ 15,285,714

Jason Schmidt, Los Angeles Dodgers- $ 15,217,401

Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels- $ 15,000,000

Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies- $ 15,000,000

Derek Lowe, Atlanta Braves- $ 15,000,000

Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees- $ 15,000,000

Miguel Tejada, Houston Astros- $ 14,811,414

Lance Berkman, Houston Astros- $ 14,500,000

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Funny how the sox don't have a single guy on that list

 

The list is outdated. Lackey should be there, but Tejada shouldn't. His point stands though.

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A very small fraction of a fanbase can go to games regularly' date=' be it due to finances, schedule conflicts, or geographical location. His description of the overall fanbase, the one I run into, at Sox bars, at road games, on message boards, is accurate.[/quote']The millions of fans that go to the games every night do not nearly approximate the number of fans that follow nightly on Gamecast or in Florida bars.:rolleyes: You do realize that the same 35,000 people don't show up for every game. Have you been in any bar, on any internet forum or any other place where there are 35,000 fans on game night? :rolleyes: I think my statistical sample is a bit more valid. The only place where I see any continued criticism of Drew is on TalkSox-- not a statistically valid sample. my apologies ti Yeszir.
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