Ben da BOOOB

[User Name]

He was ousted as Dutchy and banned already.

[italstallianion]

Again? I thought it was popular knowledge that he was Dutchy. Did he do anything else to get banned or did they ban him when they finally knew it was him? He was posting well here imo. He had some of the smarter opinions here.

 

Edit: Nvmd I didn't read this thread prior.

[seabeachfred]

Ben still has to show he can slug it out at the trade deadline with other competing GMs. He strikes me as a quiet, patient, methodical guy--maybe a lot like the owner Henry. Lucchino seems to be the opposite--in between them in the organization charts. He did take a dig at Ben at the press conference, in the remark about Ben liking to hold onto to his prospects.

 

I have no problem with holding onto prospects, but I would like to see more of those prospects given the opportunity to help the parent team right now, rather than lead Pawtucket to the IL playoffs. For example, it makes no sense to me to be expending resources for a declining player like Michael Young, when you are deep in third baseman in AAA--Middlebrooks and Bogaerts--who have more power than Young and may be better defensively at this point. Young has surged a bit in the NL after a bad year in Texas, but the AL east may be worse than Texas for him.

 

Farrell has shown an ability to juggle lineups. I just wish he had some more of that AAA talent to juggle. Better to focus on pitching at the trade deadline--they are going to the well too often with B, T, and U.

 

I wonder if Ben is going to hesitate after watching Jon Lester pitch his second solid game in a row today? I think it becomes harder for him now to make a decision on which way to go. I have no clue what's up his sleeve but I can ascertain a guess depending on events down the road. IF Clay Buchholz is ready to pitch soon he will no doubt in my mind stand pat. As you said he is very methodical and that's not really bad unless it dissolves into paralysis by analysis. Still, I would like to add a starting pitcher to our mix anyway

[mvp 78]

Who ?

[User Name]

Again? I thought it was popular knowledge that he was Dutchy. Did he do anything else to get banned or did they ban him when they finally knew it was him? He was posting well here imo. He had some of the smarter opinions here.

 

Edit: Nvmd I didn't read this thread prior.

 

Yeah he'd been trolling something fierce for a couple days there

[seabeachfred]

Who ?

 

Jake Peavy would pass muster with me.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

^This.

 

Had it coming though, and it was better not lo let it devolve into pictures of bat dicks and crushed skulls.

Speak for yourself.