SchillingIsTheNatural

Nah I'd trade Kevin Youkilis.....he is really cooling off and has no power...in the offseason we can look at A-Rod to take Lowell's place.

So how much should we give up for Mark Teixeira?

I thought JD Drew had some power?

Now put it together this inning....good start with a leadoff double

Two great throws by Mirabelli....what is his purpose?

another stellar performance by this crap offense keep swingin Dougie

I knew this was f***en gonna happen tonight.....this offense is so damn pathetic its really starting to piss me off....no chance we would get the same pitching performance two nights in a row....hit the damn ball Red Sox

Take the high road? You just played down the performance of Kason Gabbard, said the Royals couldn't hit a pitcher who has cancer and....oh about that cancer...that just speaks volumes about the player and person Jon Lester is and says nothing about the Kansas City Royals or the performance of Kason Gabbard tonight. You aren't taking the high road after those comments....that was pretty low....even for you

I know its Kansas City but this really has to help the confidence of Kason Gabbard. These are still major league hitters and he's made easy work of them.

helllooooo David

That was the worst game I've watched this season. The Devil Rays are playing a typical Devil Rays game as well.

I can't believe how pathetic the Devil Rays are...they just can't keep a lead...its almost impossible for them to put together a good game

I completely agree about the fact it makes no sense to pay a guy more money when he is 3 years older as opposed to what you originally wanted him at. Then again JD Drew was in the range of a 4 year 60 million deal and then got a 5 year 70 million deal. I guess it depends what the market is for these players.

Interesting note that I found on (oh yes!) mlbtraderumors.com. This one coming from Bill Madden and I mentioned this in another post about the amount of money coming off the books for the Red Sox next season. So this is perfect to sit back and analyze. The current team is solid, the farm system looks great, and now it appears we have lots of money to play with in the offseason. Additions: $2MM more for Manny Ramirez $1MM more for Julio Lugo $2MM more for Daisuke Matsuzaka $3.5MM more for Josh Beckett $1.25MM more for Coco Crisp An additional $9.75MM in escalating salaries Subtractions: $13MM for Curt Schilling $9.5MM for Matt Clement $9MM for Mike Lowell $2.81MM for Eric Hinske $4MM for Joel Pineiro $2.8MM for Mike Timlin $41.11MM off the books This would certainly clear enough room to make a hard attempt at Alex Rodriguez. Personally I think its almost a guarantee he opts out of his contract. He won't negotiate a contract extension until after the season with the Yanks and why would he consider negotiating when he can opt out and have the league fight it out for his services. The biggest thing I see is of the players being removed....they can all be replaced within the organization. Despite a few small additions the Red Sox could make this one move and make their offseason. The thought of Manny, Ortiz, and A-Rod batting in the middle of the lineup next season is...just scary

It's about time right....I mean he really couldn't get any worse. It would be great to see everyone contribute for the 2nd half. The Red Sox had a great start but the season isn't over.

I'm starting to think this MDC deal is the real thing.

Matsuzaka meltdown

Masterson on 7/14 vs. New Britain 6.0 IP, 3 Hits, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K ...still yet to allow a run at AA