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The Bucs had him in for a tryout. I guess he could be the 3rd, behind Simms?

[a700hitter]I don't know how to divide by long numbers. I assume that players never age, and there is no such thing as park factors. The notion that balls are hit further and faster at Coors Field is crap. Theo made it up to make him look better. [/a700hitter] BTW, Youkilis has 320 AB's. He had 569 last year. Divide 320/9 = 35.5 AB/HR. 569/35.5 = 16.05 HR's. That would be 3 HR's more than 13.

[a700hitter]He's hurting up there, he needs a DL stint, and then he will make Boy Genius look like an idiot. Youkilis? No, he's lying. You ballwashers are making an excuse for him. I hear this Helton guy plays on the moon where every flyball is a HR. Let's trade for him, and his $17 million salary. Theo doesn't have to consider this, because I don't.[/a700hitter]

He's hitting .231, and playing awful defense.

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Correct use of a pitcher can't prevent injuries all the time, but it can significantly reduce the chances of that happening. Schilling would probably need to be capped at 100 pitches.

Dice-K, Beckett, Wakefield, Gabbard/Tavarez. (Eventually Schilling) We could switch to a five in September if Buchholz is ready. The four man rotation would depend on Francona's ability to remove starters at the 100-110 pitch count.

What does everyone think about moving to a four man rotation?

Or the guy who thinks Bronson Arroyo is worth 10 wins above average, or Dice-K would have an ERA north of five if he pitched in Cincy. Oh, how about the guy who thinks Saito's ERA will be worse than Chris Ray's if he moves to the AL? The guy who thinks that the AL has more HR's then the NL? Oh, you think guys are clutch when they hit .228 in clutch situations. Dude, if you did any research, you'd see that Pena is a remarkably better player when he starts. Look at players similar to Pena. How do they hit in pinch hitting/start once in awhile situations? Show me where I endorsed the J.D. Drew signing. I don't like giving left handed hitters long term contracts, in a ballpark that suffocates power. The only thing I'm guilty of is, believing Drew will hit closer to .280, then to .220. I don't know. Is he playing everyday in order to make that judgment? Do you? You thought Scott Spiezio was on the Yankees, and was an integral part of their championship run. The Reds are 4th in RS. Very poor. This is stupid. You bring up success of three relief pitchers, and two pitchers who made the switch into their 40's. Do you ever look at anything in a macro sense? As of right now, the average ERA's in 2007 are: AL - 4.43 NL - 4.30 A difference of 0.13. Not even close to the difference you pronounce. It gets even smaller. 2006: AL - 4.56 NL - 4.49 2005: AL - 4.35 NL - 4.22 I'm still waiting for you to give me anything useful. Again, this is very stupid. You cherry pick the stats of a few pitchers and claim that there is a massive gap in the runs being scored. There isn't. Get over it. A guy with chronic elbow problems, gets surgery, responds well to it, and performs at his talent level. Did you watch Carpenter pitch in 2004? He would have dominated both leagues. Oh, I get it. he dont lok liek a big lguer he must b one of dem stat guis de be talkin bout. Despite having nearly .50 points of WHIP on Broxton, Saito is not a legit closer. I guess it's because he's Asian. I'll ignore the fact that it's stupid to base your findings on 7 games, but: World Series RS/RA - (last 7 WS) NL - 162/150 AL - 150/162 In the big boy show, doesn't look like these NL pitchers are imploding at the rate you say. Of course, you ignore the part about the debate being who is better RIGHT NOW. I'll give Saito an additonal 0.13 ERA points for pitching in the NL. ERA - 1.72 ERA - 1.82 Still, Saito. Both pitchers have been dominant, but Saito's got an edge. lol wut

Probably a good relief pitcher from a team who has a spot to play him everyday.

The guy who would be starting in front of them, is the best defensive CF in the game right now.

Why? Coco Crisp is fine.

I suppose you thought this was clever. OPS+ Tyner - 67 Ford - 96 You could get Tyner for a D level relief pitcher, and Ford wouldn't be that much more.

Snell as the fifth starter? He's 25 years old, has a 3.31 ERA, a good strikeout ratio, and a lot of upside. He's not coming to Boston.

Fire_Theo? Mr Crunchy?

Just when I thought that people couldn't fall below zero in IQ. Oh, because Coors Field is amazing at preventing runs. Same thing with Chase Field. The AL has eight parks that rate is pro-pitcher. The NL has the same number, with two more teams. Great sample size. You want to see the disparity in power numbers between the AL and NL? Dude, the gap is so wide that, you should call the NL, the AAA league. LOL!! NL - 1476 HR hit / 16 teams = 92.25 per team AL - 1291 HR hit/ 14 teams = 92.21 per team That's with the f***ing pitcher. Do you do any research at all? ya cuz u kno in a legue in wich teh averge tem hits mor hrs saitos era will skyroket 2 4.55 lol cum lol cum lol This guy could pitch for the 2003 LA Dodgers, and it would still be impressive. He's got a .75 WHIP. I don't give a s*** if every pitcher on the roster is Jake Peavy, those are insane numbers. I know you love small sample sizes. Saito vs AL - 10 IP 7 H 1 ER 14 K's 0.90 ERA He was pitching in Japan? What the f***? Seriously, what the f***? By that logic, Jonathan Papelbon is worse than Saito, because he makes $400,000. You put Saito on the free agent market right now, and he's going to get a big annual salary. Oh, I mean he's only had a 1.97 ERA in the first 80 weeks.

Bernie is Puerto Rican.

Cabrera deserves a knock for that run.

752.

He's in CF, today.