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Yeah these guys all suck. Lets get rid of them all, then that way maybe we have a chance at first place....I mean......... Seriously, what is the problem? Coco sucks.....we win anyway and personally, this is exactly what I expected him to do.....because I never though he was all that great to begin with. His injury probably hurts him....but I still always go back to the trade where Cleveland really wanted nothing to do with him anyway. They gave him to us for a good prospect(who hasnt done anything since) and a backup catcher. Lugo Sucks.....he does other nice things besides hit .300 Mirabelli sucks....He is a backup catcher, a very good defensive one to boot. Romero sucks......considering we had zero expectations of him after last season, and many thought he wouldnt even make the team i think hes done ok. Drew sucking is the only one that hurts truly, because it is clear he is much better than this. Track records dont lie though, and when you factor in his age....he should come around. Take a look at the newspaper today and look at the AL East standings.....we are doing pretty good with all of these "sucky" players as you call it.

God I hate Joe Morgans analysis....

Love Pedroia hittin 2

I hit a grand slam in my first major league AB. Who am I?

Yankees fans are just trying to justify Arods behavior by claiming one of ours is dirty. Mike Lowell is one of the nicest men on this planet and doesnt have a bad bone in his body. He doesnt whine and complain to the media, and he doesnt argue balls and strikes. Arod's Rap sheet: Slap incident....which to this day I still can believe he did. The elbow....He had to actually make an extra effort to pop up and lunge towards Pedroia to even make contact. The HA play....which is disputable whether or not it was a cheap bush league play. The rule reads: (MLB Rule 7.08() Any runner is out when -- He intentionally interferes with a thrown ball; or hinders a fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball; Rule 7.08( Comment: A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not. If, however, the runner has contact with a legally occupied base when he hinders the fielder, he shall not be called out unless, in the umpire’s judgment, such hindrance, whether it occurs on fair or foul territory, is intentional. If the umpire declares the hindrance intentional, the following penalty shall apply: With less than two out, the umpire shall declare both the runner and batter out. With two out, the umpire shall declare the batter out. Interpret it however you want within that language that the rule is written, but I just dont think a RedSox player would ever do that, and if he did I would be embarrassed about it. If Crisp did something like that we would crucify him for it the same we would for Arod. The thing about Lowells play is that it is perfectly legal. Was it a very aggressive play? Yes....but didnt the Yankees expect some kind of retaliation for Proctor and the bean ball war that occurred the day before? 99.9% of the time Mike Lowell does not do what he did to Cano......but its not like there was no justification for it. Albert Belle steamrolling Fernando Vina was much worse because there was no justification for it.

Agreed. Clemens may be the greatest pitcher of this generation, or of all time....but nobody ever put together a stretch like Pedro did. Studs come through all the time. Sometimes they work out sometimes they dont.....but how many of them can you actually say were great? How many can honestly get compared to the greatest SP in RedSox history? Pedro holds quite an impressive distinction considering the great arms that have donned the red and white uniform. .....and Pedro has earned the right to say whatever he wants. If Reggie Jackson (not a HOF in my opinion) can still throw his unwanted opinion around even though he retired 20 years ago, then Pedro should be able to as well. His numbers and career allow him to do so.

I think you are thinking of Juan Diaz. Big Husky power hitter that never really did much. He was hyped up a little bit, but at the time he was really the best we had down there as our system was dismal. Also could have been Dernell Stenson (RIP Big guy). He was another guy in our system who was hyped but was never very good. Take a look at the Pawtucket team that year....what a pathetic group..... http://thebaseballcube.com/statistics/2002/10339.shtml -SCM33

Imagine if that was Arod doing that to Jeter....or for that matter, any other male doing that to any other male? The perks of being Manny Ramirez.

wow. Ahhhh....since I work in law enforcement im gunna have to go ahead and say no....you cant do that unless he puts a thread on your life. please see......First amendment of the Bill of Rights. http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/billeng.htm incredible.

And take over a spot that is being warmed up for Jacoby? This is kinda what I see happening. Jacoby is a wait and see. If he is below expectations, I think they go after a bat in the OF regardless of the money they are paying JD. Clement comes off the books, Lowell comes off the books....thats almost 20 M to work with next season alone. Regardless of how the two play out the year this year, I think we upgraded in RF from a seasons past, and the season before. Regardless of who is playing RF this year, we are in better shape this season than last, and i think thats all that really matters. Its not our money, we are paying assloads to watch the sox play...go out and get the best players available. I seriously doubt they do nothing with the money they gain in the offseason next year. EDIT: you mention budget. the redsox dont have a budget. instead they have the second highest payroll in baseball, and i am more than willing to bet that doesnt change next year when those albatross contracts run out and we go after the best players available to us.

I was misunderstood, now I gotcha.... I still have a hard time looking at it from a one year pov. Even if Nixon performs up to par with Drew offensively, Id rather have Drew over the longhaul, not to mention the other aspects of his game he (Drew) brings. Dirtdog no.....very good ballplayer? indeed.

Age is irrevelent when signing someone to a contract? Hmmmm news to me bro I guess it would make sense to sign someone like Julio Franco to a 10 year deal since age is irrevelent.

After watching the last few seasons.....Nixon played older than his age indicated. I am sure you can agree with that. PS. nice to talk to a familiar poster! haha

I think the trend of Nixon over the past few years is no fluke. Guys who get older do not get better, unless you inject needles in the pooper. Its nice to see him doing well, but lets wait till August....then lets compare. Drew is younger, faster, and better overall. The injury factor is a wash between the two.

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Solid Goaltending.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2720413

At least the Patriots dont have to worry about a tough game from the Fins anymore.....see ya later Saban.

Theos bullpen every year: Throw a whole lot of s*** against th walls....see what sticks. I guess this SEA signing is better than the Halama one he tried to sell to us?

Doubt it....they reason they didnt sign Hillenbrand was defense. Reason they wanted Mientkawicz is defense. Sexson is not that great of a 1B and will eventually mold in to another DH type which they already have a bunch of.

I wonder what they do with old friend Millar then...Millar just signed an extension on DEC 3rd with an option for '08

Ive always kind of liked Ray King. If he was signed to only a minor league deal you have to think Boston could have gotten him ahd they wanted him. He may have gotten hit hard last year by lefties...but for his career hes holding them to a .216 BA