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I hate when people say this (and dont take it personal, you just happen to be the one who brought it up). Papi DH'ed while Millar, who was mostly an OF before he came to Boston, played 1B. Millar was no stud at 1B, so that tells you what they thought of Papi. Hes good enough to play 5 or 6 games a year at 1B, which is all he does.

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A look back.......1994-2001 December 7, 1993 Signed Otis Nixon as a free agent. Purchased Matt Stairs and Pete Young from the Montreal Expos. June 2, 1994 Drafted Nomar Garciaparra in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 1994. December 9, 1994 Traded Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz to the Texas Rangers. Received Jose Canseco. Traded Jeff McNeely and Nate Minchey to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Luis Alicea. April 8, 1995 Signed Mike Macfarlane as a free agent April 9, 1995 Signed Stan Belinda as a free agent. Signed Reggie Jefferson as a free agent. April 11, 1995 Signed Erik Hanson as a free agent. April 14, 1995 Selected Troy O'Leary off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. April 26, 1995 Signed Tim Wakefield as a free agent. June 6, 1995 Signed Willie McGee as a free agent. July 6, 1995 Traded a player to be named later and Frankie Rodriguez to the Minnesota Twins. Received Rick Aguilera. December 6, 1995 Signed Jose Canseco as a free agent. December 14, 1995 Signed Rich Garces as a free agent. Signed Mike Stanley as a free agent. December 21, 1995 Signed Tom Gordon as a free agent. January 2, 1996 Signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent. June 4, 1996 Drafted Shea Hillenbrand in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996. July 30, 1996 Traded Jamie Moyer to the Seattle Mariners. Received Darren Bragg. December 9, 1996 Signed Bret Saberhagen as a free agent. June 3, 1997 Drafted David Eckstein in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997. July 31, 1997 Traded Heathcliff Slocumb to the Seattle Mariners. Received Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek. November 18, 1997 Traded a player to be named later and Carl Pavano to the Montreal Expos. Received Pedro Martinez. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas (December 18, 1997) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade. June 2, 1998 Drafted Adam Everett in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 1998. Drafted Mike Maroth in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1998. Drafted Mark Teixeira in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. Drafted Lenny DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. July 30, 1998 Traded Jay Yennaco (minors) and Peter Munro to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Mike Stanley. November 5, 1998 Signed Darren Lewis as a free agent. December 14, 1999 Traded Greg Miller (minors) and Adam Everett to the Houston Astros. Received Carl Everett. December 18, 1998 Signed Brian Daubach as a free agent. June 5, 2000 Drafted Phil Dumatrait in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2000. Drafted Manny Delcarmen in the 2nd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed August 22, 2000. Drafted Freddy Sanchez in the 11th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2000. Drafted Kason Gabbard in the 29th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2001. July 2, 2000 Signed Hanley Ramirez as an amateur free agent. December 7, 2000 Signed Frank Castillo as a free agent. December 15, 2000 Signed Hideo Nomo as a free agent. December 19, 2000 Signed Manny Ramirez as a free agent. June 5, 2001 Drafted Kelly Shoppach in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2001. Drafted Kevin Youkilis in the 8th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2001. July 31, 2001 Traded Tomo Ohka and Rich Rundles to the Montreal Expos. Received Ugueth Urbina. December 19, 2001 Signed John Burkett as a free agent. Traded Scott Hatteberg to the Colorado Rockies. Received Pokey Reese. June 4, 2002 Drafted Jon Lester in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002. July 30, 2002 Traded Seung Song (minors) and Sun-Woo Kim to the Montreal Expos. Received Cliff Floyd. December 12, 2002 Traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Todd Walker. The Boston Red Sox sent Josh Thigpen (minors) (December 16, 2002) and Tony Blanco (December 16, 2002) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade. So who really built the 2004 Redsox? The Red Sox went 656-574 in the 8 seasons under Duquette, setting attendance records every year after 1998 winning the AL East once and finishing 2nd behind the Yankees 5 other seasons........ He did all of this prior to new management. He did all of that with a limited payroll.

When I think of Dempster, I think about Brad Penny. I think he would get killed in the ALE and I think we would get hosed in a deal. Nobody knows our farm better than Theo, which guarentees we are losing some piece of value. This is what you have to ask yourself.....is Ryan Dempster the difference between .500 and a second wild card spot, and if he is.....is it really worth it? Id rather Morales get a couple of starts to see if he can do it with Bard back in the pen when hes right.

Id stay away from Dempster.

The whole thing never should have even happened. What a joke, and what a waste of time and money. He lied and everyone knew it.....his baseball career and achievements were already ruined before the trial. You know he was going to be found innocent....such a waste.

Was he throwing strikes with his slider?

Ive been arguing this for 3 years. Not worth going down that road, he does no wrong.

They were screwed before the season started. They did not address the problems off the field. Instead they blamed Tito and called him a drug addict.

Yeah, if were talking about John Tomase or Dan Shaughnessey. Olney doesnt need to make s*** up....players actually like him. If he wrote it, he knows something.

So when the local guys write bad things about the Redsox, its because they are negative. When national guys write bad things about the Redsox, they are f***ing idiots. I take it you watch nothing but NESN.

This is the problem. Not the fact that Crawford, Dice-K and Lackey are hurt. 2nd best offense in the league.

Buster Olney, more from today: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/boston/play?id=8066567

Believe what? The article was published today at 0847 AM ET. Check for yourself.

ESPN Insider article, Buster Olney: Jeez, I wonder who they are referring to.... HMMMMMMMMMMM.................

A changeup certainly helps against RH'ers. He figured that out pretty early last night.

Not a direct comparison.......I think they could be similar, not necessarily result wise....but makeup wise. They both throw lefthanded and have funky deliveries with above average velocity and pop with their fastballs. Both have decent breaking balls. Johan has one of the greastest change-ups in baseball history. If Morales can develop his change-up......he can start. They (COL) gave up on him as a SP at 22 years old. How great of a story would that be if they (BOS) stumbled upon a gem?

Whats next? 8th inning in the MLB, where he belongs.

....and I was one of the ones calling for his head. Hes been good of late, but tonight really opened my eyes.....and I dont get too excited about much. He was a different pitcher out there tonight. He looked like he belonged out there....he was in total command. If he develops that changeup......I had visions of Johan Santana circa Twins.