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Great job, he managed to field a weak grounder. Is that all? I didn't see him bailing us out in Games 4, 5, 6, or 7. He did manage to scoop up a groundball though. While we're out handing medals out for subpar performances, I'd like to dedicate this award for "Trying to be Intelligent" to Soxfan#1. Even though he's still an idiot, he still tries to sound smart. Got to hand it to him. I'll say one positive thing about Pokey though, he did have one hell of a catch against the Dodgers.

Uh, yeah. He was brought in to be the starting second baseman. Thanks for restating what I said. He was benched because his subpar performance. .221 BA isn't going to cut it.

Actually, he was signed to be the starting 2B for the Red Sox. Theo was shamed into to benching him, because he realized, "Wow, this guy sucks." His .221/.271/.303 batting line, is grounds enough to end the love affair with Pokey Reese. So, yes I will happily discount any "memorable" plays he made during that season. (I remember none, nor do I care to remember any)

I don't. I refuse to kiss this guy's ass. Nice job on the sub-par 1/2 season you produced with the Boston Red Sox. You made Mark Bellhorn, and hell, even Cesar Crespo look like all star second basemen.

I would be interested in that idea. Whether we can get 12 people is another thing. I can grab a few other people off the site who would be interested in joining in as well. PM me for further details.

Nixon also went yard as the Red Sox won 9-4. Seanez and Riske struggled again, allowing one run each. As for the hitters, Brandon Moss went 2-3, and as mentioned before Nixon and Murphy hit homeruns. Enrique Wilson went 2-3 as well, but seriously, no one really cares. Here's the box score: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2006_03_10_phimlb_bosmlb_1

Dave Murphy has 2 HR's with 5 RBI's today against the Phillies. I think it's 5-2 in the 7th.

I know he's 21, but I'll look at this objectively, rather than overrate every Red Sox prospect. A prospect who can't throw secondary pitches, can't cut it in the big leagues. He probably could be an effective reliever, but a number three starter? I'd doubt he could go even twice through a lineup without being pounded. Wait a minute, an idea just hit me. I'm only 16 years old, if I throw for five years, I'll be good enough to be a 3rd starter at the highest level. I'm exaggerating of course, but the point is that some people can't throw baseball pitches, no matter how hard they work. The other point, I'm trying to make is that lefties who throw with low velocity and don't have pinpoint control, will be feasted on when they hit the bigs. Looking at Phillips control, it's below average. Thirty-one walks in 67 innings equates out to about 93 walks in 201 innings. For a player like Randy Johnson, that would be OK, but a lefty with substandard stuff needs to avoid as many baserunners as possible. He can improve on that, but how much improvement do you really expect? You guys keep bringing up the point that he's fastball is automatically going to improve. That's not assured. Just take a look at one of our own pitching prospects, Abe Alvarez. He's been throwing 87 mph (if he's lucky) since 2003. Realistically, calling Phillips a number three starter is overstating it. Look at Alvarez, he hasn't shown he can get throw a major league lineup more than once, and the only way he's going to wind up in the bigs, is as a relief pitcher. I'd expect the same from Phillips, no way anyone else should expect any different.

Wat? Jesus, it's one extra letter. I think you can manage that and not sound like a total dumbass. Anyway, it was probably good enough to sign a 1.4 million dollar contract with the Mets. That's a little too rich for a 17 year old kid though.

You didn't happen to write that, yourself did you?

Check out these tits. Wow. http://msn.foxsports.com/id/5372260_7_2.jpg

hidekifan55 vry knowledgeable u agree? I do. Hehehehehe HANLEYGATE!!!!!!!!!!! Red Sox trade best prospect since Ted Williams in shockingly terrible move for Josh Beckett. More to come. HANLEYGATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually, it's eight million a year. He made six million last year. He'll make nine million for the next two years.

Pure ignorance right there. Kobe Bryant wanted to be the number one guy in LA. He didn't want Shaq taking points away from him. So, why wouldn't Kobe opt out?

Kobe attacked Shaq. All Shaq did was merely fire back. Can anyone still believe Kobe called out Shaq when he was on trial for sexual assault? I think it's "cute" how someone can actually think Kobe Bryant is a stand up guy. On second thought, no, it's not. It's more like pathetic. How can you guys stand rooting for the most egotisical jackass on the face of the planet? Oh, because he's "raw" and "clean".

Kobe was only 26, Shaq was 32. That's why Buss would go with Kobe over Shaq. That's not the point though, the point is that Kobe should have shut up, played basketball, and kept the dynasty together.

Trading for Lamar Odom is looking toward the future? Sounds like a terrible excuse from a Kobe sympathizer. Buss would listen to Kobe, because Kobe would have opted out of his contract and signed with the Clippers. Sounds like good leverage to me.

What doesn't make him one? The fact that he destroyed the best dynasty in the NBA at the current time? The fact that he critized Shaq for being overweight, when he himself was admist in a trial. (Did anyone see Shaq take a shot at him for that?) The fact that he actually thought he could lead the Lakers to a championship, without a domiant second option. He's got an ego problem. Everyone knows that. Well, except you. You have an exception though.

He doesn't have a choice.

He's a dick. Everyone can admit that. It would seem easy to condemn Sheffield after the Milwaukee incident, but this a different situation. I'd like to see how the Yankees deal with Sheffield. If he starts booting balls, and striking out on purpose, he'll get traded. That won't help his cause.

He's the next Johan Santana. Throws hard, and has two outstanding secondary pitches. Toss in those awesome numbers, and you got the perfect pitcher.

No, they'll both make major contributions this year. Liriano went 9-2 with a 1.78 ERA last year for the AAA affilate of the Twins. He allowed a total of 56 hits, and walked only 24 in 91 innings pitched. Oh, I forgot to throw in 112 strikeouts. He compares favorably to Johan Santana, and is listed as the best left-handed pitching prospect in baseball. He has everything that allows him to succeed at the highest level. Chances are, he has a 3.50 ERA with similar perphial statstics. Baker went 5-8 with a 3.01 ERA. He allowed 123 hits, and walked only 26 in 134.2 innings pitched. He had a good strikeout rate in fanning 107 batters. He also had a good stint with the Twins in September. I think the Twins rotation would kick the Yankees ass. Santana > Johnson Radke > Mussina Silva > Wang Liriano > Pavano Baker I don't know if the Twins are better than ours, but they certainly aren't worse.

I think they hate him for being an arrogant jackass. Which he is.

Were you trying to be funny? You failed. Badly.

The Twins don't make major splashes. If you look deeper, the adding of Fransico Lirano and Scott Baker to the rotation will be huge. Santana, Radke, Silva, Lirano, and Baker could be one of the best rotations in baseball.