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Thank you 07 sox. I love you guys. From 1 - 25 this was amazing. I got written up tonight for my victory cigar and I saw some people get pepper sprayed. I was in the crazy masses, I love this team, and I hope we are in the dance next year. I love you guys. And 700, its been a great season, if we could man embrace I would do it. We won, buddy. We won. !!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking the same thing... How does a major league hitter get by while not being able to hit the fastball? Ever heard the saying "all major league hitters are fastball hitters" ? A lot of Hollidays HR's and XBH come on the offspeed too, but obviously, Holliday can still do damage even if we don't show him the offspeed.

Is that what it is? So does that mean I can start peeing after the first inning cause I could have sworn I put the whammy on us in game 2 ALCS.

Sorry for not doing my homework to post on a .... forum. I mean, I just kind of figured that they would set it up similarly to the ALCS. I don't think Beckett should or will pitch three times in the series if its set up on a 9 day schedule. Yeah, I know about the forecast too, and it might be just a new england thing, but forecasting the weather can be tricky. Always a chance... kinda. I'm all for a Beckett, Schilling, DiceK, Lester, Repeat rotation. I think it will get it done. I like how we match up against the rocks, I like that their best pitcher had a 4.22 ERA in the light hitting NL West. I think its advantage sox big time in this series, and while that doesn't guarentee anything, I don't think we have to run beckett out there everyday in order to win.

I wasn't saying he would. I'd like the move, but I also like the rotation we have set up now. I don't think they will and I can see reasons for them not doing it that way. But, are you sure thats how the WS is gonna play out? I'll go look at the dates myself after I post this, I'm sure there up on MLB.com, but why would they have a day off after game 4 in ALCS and not in the WS? Was there some special reason. I can do basic math like counting and can tell normally that there would only be room for three rest days between those starts, I just thought they were setting it up like the LCS because most of the reason I liked Beckett going on 3 days rest in LCS is because it would have put him on full rest for game 7. That said, if snow allows for josh to get on full rest to pitch three games in this series, you better bet he'll go 3 games.

Actually, if he went on 3 days rest for Game 4 he would be on full rest if there were a 7th game.

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Julio Lugo now may survive his trip home tonight.

Agreed, we worked up that pitch count, now he has to deal with the speedy bottom of the order. If they get on, it could be a big inning. Heres to hoping DiceK is on.

I feel like DiceK has this big game in him.

What an *******. If I was on his team, that would piss me off. I hope we win, and I hope I'm there at fenway to watch Garko pack it in back into the clubhouse after game 7.

Thanks for the analysis, cheif. You should call FOX and take McCarvers job. To myself: Nice spelling error, Chief. Way to be that guy.

I think it is mostly an injury issue, he was maybe our top pitching prospect in 02. Granted, our farm system was nothing then compared to now, but we liked him a lot as a starter. I think the injuries are what did it, and if I remember correctly, there was even another problem after the TJ, but I could be wrong.

I don't know, IMO, pitching Beckett in game four is a better move for tomorrow than leaving DiceK in for game 7.

LOL. I did. He freestyled that shiiit. That was horrible. Wasn't that a Boston sports thing too? I remember feeling compelled to watch it even though Stuart Scott was ruining my day. Who ended up winning who's now and when is the parade? What kind of bit is that anyway? Who is now? *shudders*

Why won't Francona go with Beckett tonight? What is the possible down side to that? DiceK admitted to being physically and mentally exhausted, Terry talks about setting up the rest of the series - are you kidding me? You want to set up the series so that it could all potentially rest on DiceK in a game 7? I don't know. I don't like this lack of action on terry's part.

Last time we faced Byrd he shut us out over 7. Just letting you know. Then again, last time we faced Westbrook, we lit him up for 5 or 6 in like 4 innings or something, so you never know with these things.

Very doubtful, though.

Colon > Schilling on the FA market. x100 thoughtful, I know.

You don't miss a month worth of starts and pitch 200 innings. He only missed a couple. He started 31 games, thats a full seasons worth of pitching right there. You also missed my point with the pedroia thing. My point was that no one mumbled anything under their breath about pedroia's end of season slide because it didn't matter, the kid was outstanding all year and ended up with a .317 mark. My point was that had he been a .285 hitter until the last month and proceded to go into a slump costing him around .010 off his average people would have been griping. I had his back too, thats not my point. My point is that all our rookies had slides and we notice daisuke's more because he had the limelight all offseason, and that scrutiny put his slump front and center and made it a bigger deal than it is. All it is is a rookie slide.

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I also have control of Jacko's sig. Time for him to man up?

204.1 innings and 15 wins with a sub-4 ERA is a pretty complete season I'd say, and that happened last year. I like Schill in a 2 year deal because of the experience, the five o'clock shadow, and the guts, but he is getting that second year purely on his post season heroics and I'm not expecting him to have another '06. I'm expecting Schill to pull a Clemens, pitch as our 5th starter for stretches in the regular season, spend some time on DL to rest the arm in the middle and be there for us big time in October. That said, I would rather see the Sox bring back Wake as our fifth starter (but I hear that might not be a lock, but quite the opposite right now) and trot out a Beckett, Dice-K, Buchholz, Lester, Wake rotation. I like that rotation a lot. There are some question marks about Dice, but Dice had some struggles with fatigue - mental and physical - late in the year and I think that is just part of being a Rookie. I look for him to rebound next year and be more of what he was April - August. If Pedroia was hitting .285 all year long instead of .325 we would have all been on his case when his average dipped by almost .010 in the last 3 weeks of the season. Same with Okajima, his ERA rose to 2.22 in the end but we didn't mind because 2.22 is still a phenomenal number to be boasting as your ERA. Point is, Dice pitches more and when his ERA ballooned from 3.70 to 4.40 we all went lukewarm on him. Rookies have no idea what playing a 162 game schedule entains no matter what role they play on the team or what league they played in previously. The level of talent in the MLB is vastly superior to AAA and to Japan. I think right now, Dice-K might be an adventure in the playoffs, but I'll take it (he's better than Westbrook and thats all that matters right now). But going forward this guy will be a mainstay in our rotation and be a rock for us. His stuff is ferocious and he is a smart pitcher. Beckett, Dice-K and Buchholz will be a scary big three for a long time. I can't help but think next year will be a statement year from Jon Lester too. His first real offseason with certain baseball to be played next year since 05 going into 06. Schilling would be nice if he signed for short and cheap, but I think he is going for long and expensive because someone will give it to him. A San Diego, An LA, an Oakland, someone will pay him to keep re-inventing himself for the next four (hopeful) octobers. I don't think the Sox will when you consider we have five starters for next season if Wake comes back. I won't be dissappointed because he pitched with way better consistency post-excercise/diet DL break, but I think our money would be better put toward a hitter since we probably lose Mike Lowell and our offense already lacks some pop.

Yeah I like the sox coming off the most dominant division series win in ALDS history...

THANK YOU 700!!!!! how good does this feel? discuss amongst yourselves...