Youk Of The Nation

I don't know about everyone else, but I get them multiple times a day. They never last, though. All I do is refresh the page and it's back to normal.

Gonzalez better hit a home run This limerick thing is no fun I'm constantly having to stall while I come up with them all And I post once the moment is done

Buy.

You only have about 5000 posts but if we counted by individual letters you'd totally be winning.

He didn't bother me much at first. He was obnoxious but in a harmless way, and I either ignored him or made fun of him when it was easy. But then he suddenly started turning into the biggest pain in the ass in gamethreads.

Just got back, and the Sox are up one I was settling in for the fun but as soon as I sat Ciriaco did that I guess I should never have come

Now that Freddy has split Someone has to replace his "wit" and if it's not gonna be Fred It was gonna be Ted After all, they're both older than s***

Ugh, no Gonzo whatsoever It's lucky I'm still feeling clever but he'd better get right in his head before I'm stuck in these threads doing nothing but limericks forever Ahhhhhhh

You're basically the only annoying kid who made it. Adam123, suns, et cetera...they all got themselves banned before they could mature. Ahhh, suns. I'll always remember him because I have never had such a universally positive response to a banning of a longtime member. From the posts immediately following it, you would have thought I killed Hitler with my bare hands.

The only thing I 100% disagree with is Aitchson/Melancon. I'd rather they trade Melancon and keep Aitchson. There have been several times where he's been invaluable in long relief, including at least one or two occasions where he gave the Sox a legitimate chance at winning by pitching 3+ innings. As far as less than 100%...I think the Sox can find better backup options than Gomez and/or Ciriaco. Don't get me wrong, Ciriaco has been tearing it up in his 16 AB but I think it's too soon to assume he'll be a serviceable backup infielder for an entire MLB season. And as far as Gomez, I haven't seen anything of the sort from him, really. On to your proposed pitching rotation...I'm sorry, I've said it before and I'll keep saying it until his arm literally falls off. I don't see any reason to expect Lester to never pitch well again. I fully believe that he will regain his prior form. The rotation I would like to see next season is Lester Beckett or a FA Doubront or Buchholz Morales Lackey I also, surprisingly, believe that there is a chance Lackey can pitch well enough to hold down a spot in the rotation for the Sox. Im still hoping that his terrible year was an aberration brought on by pitching in a different, tougher division for the first time in his career, not to mention a bigger stage. He played on a team that won its division what seemed like months before the end of the season for years in a row and suddenly was pitching for a team that needed to win more than 83 or 84 games to make the postseason. I think, given his contract and the fact that prior to this one season, the numbers were there to prove it, he will pitch again and pitch well.

Yeah I forgot Podsednik even existed, and I'm not convinced that the Red Sox feel the same way

I really hope Gonzo gets tougher Or else my limericks might get a bit rougher and to fail in this task I'm afraid even to ask if it would cause my reputation to suffer

Oh yeah, I didn't even think of that. I guess I just assumed that they'd cut an outfielder to make room for another outfielder. It could be a pitcher.

You know, seeing you post is the number one thing that makes me aware of the fact that I have been here for over 7 years. I mean, when I first joined you were annoying and immature and I could barely understand some of your posts. Now your baseball-related posts are cogent, well-written and capable of sparking a reasonable discussion and your non-baseball posts no longer make me wish your parents had hit you a lot. In short, you're a cool dude now. It's bizarre watching someone actually grow up without ever meeting them in person.

Hm. Obviously it would have to be Nava or Ross. Out of those choices I'd say Nava.

I say cut Lillibridge. Into tiny pieces.

This is what you get for going on TS while at work!

They were rallying but that DP just stopped it It's likely Boston will win, that just topped it but I just have to think Ben is downing a drink and muttering "Youk would've dropped it"

I think Tampa Bay has been beaten and the deal can only be sweetened by them being mowed down in their own hometown by a guy who looks like Wil Wheaton

Lately they have been the worst It's almost as if they were cursed but if you've f***ed them they may just be feeling unloved today perhaps next time, a dinner date first?

Luke Scott's presence in this game was fleeting and it's a little late to be eating so based on what I have viewed I am forced to conclude It must be time for his KKK meeting

I know the FO was under some heat Trading Youk was a way for both sides to meet in the middle, and dream that this would fix the team my problem is I'm now obsolete

I feel all the same damn frustration regarding the Youk situation Middlebrooks will be fine given the time but trading Kevin deserved much more contemplation