ACL BoSox

ok we got something cookin', now lets get in those runs, NO DOUBLE PLAYS!!!!

combination of hitting slumps and bad luck

wow, god damnit we can't catch a break

another LOUD single

What sickens me though is that talent wise we are superior to the Yankees, but they're playing better than they have all season.

Ok we still got 9 outs to get 4 runs, Luke Hudson has to be tiring, and that KC bullpen can't be much.

it's just not our week...

I want at least 2 runs this inning.

I hate to be negative, but I think this team enjoys being in second place. If you look at the course of the season, the Red Sox have really lost games that would have put them at great distance from the Yankees. Even during our 12 game win streak, the Yankees won enough games to keep within striking distance. There was no reason for us to lose 3/4 to Tampa two weeks ago, and at the very worst we should have had a split with Oakland. I am in no way saying the season is over, and they've had a great season, but we've let more than a handful games slip away. More so than other teams, in my opinion.

The Red Sox will come back, Hudson can't keep this up.

inches from an inside or outside the park homerun, but of course no bounces go our way.

I feel like whatever mojo we had a couple weeks ago has all but disapeared. We're making Hudson look amazing.

Are you s***ing me? We're losing to the Royals, this is pathetic.

Greedy baserunning bites Youkilis in the ass.

well at least the yankees will eat up their pen tonight... maybe the mets can start to chip away...

son of a...

Here's the followup: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/27/AR2006062701798.html He's not placating anyone that's for sure...

I love how everyone takes the deal I proposed as the deal I'm saying the Sox would offer. I said in my first post that it was extremely preliminary and really had just my first opinions of it. I told everyone to take it with a grain of salt and they're treating it like ultimatum. It's called brainstorming.

Alvarez is not a hack, he has pinpoint control and has a good WHIP.

Tell that to the Red Sox front office who put Manny Ramirez on waivers after he became a headache.

Let's also look at other teams that could use Tejada: White Sox - Obviously, they'd love to have him, and they have two distinct advantages over us. They have Starting Pitchers to spare, and are outside of the division. However they have not voiced interest yet. Angels - Discussed above, do not see them dealing for Tejada. Houston - Do they have enough to get a deal done, would they offer anything more than the Red Sox would? Dodgers - They'd probably be on even footing with us.

I'm not saying we need a quick-fix, but Tejada is only 29 and his value with the Orioles is bottoming out, and we need to take advantage of it. I'm a law of averages guy, Gonzo won't hit .400 the rest of the season, and in the end, he'll end up with what he averages every year. You plug Tejada's production into Boston, without downgrading your pitching staff, and your better off then when you left. Gonzo would still be a great defensive sub, similar to Minky in 2004.

Also some Oriole Fans Feedback: http://www.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35208

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062601355.html My feelings are this. I know we've become complacent with Alex Gonzalez as of late, he's really picked it up with the bat and has made one error all year. However, I wouldn't think twice about adding someone with the intensity and ability of Miguel Tejada, players like him don't come around often. It's obvious he doesn't want to play for Baltimore anymore, and he has hinted that he wants to play in Boston alongside David Ortiz. The Orioles are asking for a starting pitcher as the base of any trade. So if I'm the Red Sox, here is my first proposal: SP Abe Alvarez - I like the guy, I think he could be a great starting pitcher, but just not for the Red Sox. Our 1-3 Are pretty much locked up for the next few years (Beckett, Lester, Papelbon), and so we really have some wiggle room there. As far as I'm concerned Schilling, Wakefield, and Wells will all be gone by the end of next season anyway and replaced with Free Agents. SS Dustin Pedroia - We gotta give the Orioles back someone to replace Tejada with, Pedroia would be a perfect fit for this deal. SP Matt Clement - Yes, I know, why would the Orioles want him? Well, they may have no choice, the Salaries just flat out don't work unless we get rid of a high salary player. Throw in the fact that some of Clements best starts have come at Camden Yards. The Orioles have no pitching anyway, he'd be a guy to eat up innings. So the deal: Alvarez, Pedroia, Clement for Tejada Of course, there will be resistence and other teams driving up the price of Tejada, so like I said its a start, but as far as I'm concerned the only prospects they really can't have are Papelbon or Lester. As much as we love Hansen and MDC, if we had to part ways with one of them to get this deal done, I would do it... in a heart beat.