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or just have him rest and not be hurt at all

I've been watching as well. I dont have a favorite player, I just want to see good matches and I want the Williams sisters to lose finally.

We need a win now or else. We're gonna fall behind the Devil Rays soon unless we start winning. Some things looked like they came together last night despite the loss, so we should be able to eek this one out, right?

Thats actually something that I've never thought about. You're right, I can never think of an instance where any player or fan or team personnel said "Varitek was off of his game tonight, so we lost the game". It's always someone else's fault. So, by highlighting the good and the good only..... is Tek overrated? And sentimental rambles are ok by me.

Do you go to pawsox games ever? Welcome.

So, you're saying that maybe facing the yankees will give the team the infusion of energy that they so desperately need? Interesting. I probably agree with you too. We looked so on top of things when we played the yankees early on in the season, maybe because of the energy facing rivals gets going in players. Hopefully thing'll pick up, I'm actually looking forward to the yankees series. Hehe, how often do you WANT your team to play the yankees?

He's now 6 behind, and slipping...

Haha, not many responses in this thread.... Those day games will do it for ya I guess. Anyway, it was horrible. I was buying something at circuit city, I looked at my cell phone and saw the score was 2-1, then looked at a TV a few minutes later and saw the score at 7-1.

Nomar will help the team 10x more than he will hurt it. It's a fact. An error here or there and a popup once in a while doesnt complete negate the great hitting that he has had so far (considering he's coming off of an injury). And about this "sinking feeling". I certainly know what you mean. We routed the phillies two days ago, and then we go and get destroyed. Consistency is not our strong point I guess.

From what I saw before he went down with injury, Mueller winning the batting title last year seems like it was a fluke. Sure, he's a decent player, and he plays o.k 3b, but Youkilis might be on par with him right now, with the potential to surpass him at any second. Here are Mueller's stats from this year so far offensively: 2004 BOS 36 145 23 38 7 0 5 21 15 21 0 1 .262 .333 .414 .747 Not too great. Youkilis: Career 29 103 21 28 7 0 3 14 15 22 0 1 .272 .372 .427 .799 about the same, but in about 40 fewer at bats. If a guy who probably should be in AAA right now is outhitting your day to day 3b, something is probably not going well with your day to day 3b. If Mueller comes back, and Tito desperately wants him to play, I guess you do have to send Youk back down, so he can play everyday as JM mentioned and continue to hone his skills. It's better than riding the bench, and he'd understand that its for the best. It'll be interesting to see how things play out I guess.

Why not? I'll see if I can get some people to join up...

Wait, so what is really happening? Is he missing next tuesday or not? And BDD.com, although at times a source of good information, can be extremely misleading in its attempt to be the first to break a story.

Well, aren't MA and CA the two most liberal states in the country? I know that MA is at times considered racist, not in the "sit in the back of the bus" sense, but in the segregated, not willing to accept black people sense. The Red Sox especially have a history of racism, being the last integrated team in the majors with Pumpsy Green in 1954 (I think that was the date). Jackie Robinson was looked at by scouts, as yeszir said, in the mid '40s, and WE PASSED ON HIM. I see where Barry is coming from, but Boston is getting better. He didn't need to bring this up.

It's a stupid thing for the Red Sox to do, and Theo will realize this if he hasn't already. Sure, some retarded fans will cry foul, especially if he goes to the MFY, but it really is in the best interests of the sox. We have a championship calibre team now, we don't need to deplete our farm system entirely to win. I've never been a fan of trading away your future for a few months of an established player (Freddy Sanchez?). This deal, if it were to happen, would piss me off immensly.

Hehe, they'll be down for a while, and we'll be up for a while. Hopefully.

Absolutely Pedro. I probably don't have to explain my reasoning, but what the hell, I'll do it anyway! This says it all: He has a 10.43 K/9IP ratio. 4.36 K/BB (although this has been falling drastically in the past few years) .712 career winning percentage His 99 season was the single best performance by any pitcher I have ever seen. Ever. Pedro also has a career 2.63 ERA Clemens, on the other hand, has had a much longer career, and has been able to rack up strikeouts and wins and whatnot. But take in to consideration, he's also fat. Here are some stats about him: Clemens has a career 3.18 ERA 8.65 K/9IP .665 winning percentage (and he's been on the YANKEES, so why isnt this higher?) 2.97 K/BB Ok, he has 314 wins, but he's been pitching for 20 years. I took Clemens's wins, divided by 20 (his years playing) and got 15.7 wins per season. I did the same for Pedro, and he has 14.4, a difference of about 1 game per season. So, in the statistics that really count, Pedro is far and away better than Clemens. That's why I voted him. Also, Clemens began to deteriorate at the end of his Red Sox career, prompting Duquette to say he was in the "twilight" of it.

HAHA, Jackson is gone and Kobe is going to test free agency. Good 'ole Lakers.

Do you have any updates on his injury? What is his ETA to be back?

Doppler:

Maybe its been difficult to adjust to the influx of new players (Trot, Nomar, Youk, etc) that have been added to the roster. Hopefully, within a few days, the sox will overcome this barrier and get back on track. It better be soon though, because we're about to get swept by the Rockies and we're 5.5 back of New York.

He has every right to be pissed. Red Sox fans are acting extremely dicky towards him, and he deserves none of it. What with the whole Pay Rod thing over the offseason, and the "We hate Nomar now, he's expendable" attitude, and now everyone hates him because of his injury and his difficulty recovering. This guy can't win at all, he's right. I feel bad for him. It would certainly be a shame if the best player the sox have left the team beacuse of the retarded fans. Man, this guy must feel underappreciated to the maximum amount possible. I wish I could speak to him personally and apologize for how retarded some sox fans are (not directed at you Pedro). He better not leave, he's my favorite player on the sox by far.

He makes his presence felt immediately. This is what the sox have been missing all season long. I'm quite content at this point, despite the tanking Schilling.

Hmmm, a right handed slugger who plays 1B! The sox need more of this type....

So I guess we'll have to wait another day.... but the Reds won, once again being overshadowed by Griffey's non homerun.

The hit parade continues with...... Curt schilling? Making up for the shoddy pitching I guess. Damon makes it 3-2.