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My prediction is Ben is going to sit back and do nothing... he doesn't seem to be the guy that reacts to anything.

Enter Bobby V.

It's only the Pistons, but the Celtics are a different team with Pierce on the floor.

There is no way that Buchholz should or will start in front of Beckett.

This needs to be said also- we went toe to toe with 2 of the top teams in the eastern conference and could have won both games. We were without Paul Pierce. I agree, lasts night game was terrible but it was the 3rd game in 4 nights without your best player.

Anyone else for bringing back JD on an incentive laden 1 year contract? I doubt he would come back, but with the current situation he couldn't make it any worse if he did want to.

Who cares what people think of him? He is the manager and everyone is just going to have to deal with that.

I apologize, i remember I did this a few years ago with Tex. A few days later he went to the Yankees. I guess I should have learned my lesson.

I see Youkilis and Crawford having huge bounce back years. (Youk wasn't that bad, but I expect him to stay on the field this year, just a hunch). That alone will make up for any lag in right field, or potential decline back to career norms for Ortiz (2008-2010) and Ellsbury.

This is a great trade for the Red Sox. I honestly didn't see Reddick as a long term solution in our outfield. He is a nice young player, but I think had too many holes in his game as we saw late in the year. I piece together right field with Kalish/McDonald/Sweeney, and make a move mid season or after the season if the job isn't getting done.

This team will look much better with a healthy Paul Pierce. Not good enough to contend, but they will not look as bad as they have so far.

Just kidding!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA (bored at work, don't hate on me.)

Anyone else interested in taking a flyer on Joe Saunders? He was non-tendered by Arizona. He might not be flashy, but I have always liked him and we could probably get him for cheap. He might give us some nice depth for our thin rotation.

Terrible contract for a 32 year old (some say he is older). See A-ROD. Should make the Angels great for a few years though.

I love the addition of a wild card team. I don't think it waters down the playoff system at all. In my opinion it almost brings baseball back to its roots and the importance of winning the division. Imagine the Red Sox and Yankees are battling for first place both with 95+ wins. In past years, the teams might have put more stock in going to the playoffs healthy. This will drive both teams to desperately try to win eliminating the chance of having a 1 game series with Tampa Bay, Toronto or whoever (which would be totally terrifying and exciting.) It also gives the smaller market teams almost an insurance that they have a chance every year. In the AL it is almost assured that they Yankees and Red Sox will make the playoffs (the last 2 years have been mainly a fluke, IMO) or have a incredibly great chance baring horrible injuries. I think this energizes these smaller market teams, and in the long run makes the MLB a much better league. As far as inter league play goes. I am actually warming up this idea. I don't think it's going to be as drastic as people think. I'm sure for most of the season there will be only one series going on at a time. I've heard it will increase the amount of interleague games from 18 to 30. It's a big change, but perhaps a welcome one?

The great one do. Do you think the Yankees would be as good as they are year in and year out had they not had Rivera? They wouldn't have.

let's be clear, Papelbon is not a villain at all here. This is all on the redsox front office.

Closer by committee!

The Red Sox made a tragic, tragic mistake with this one. So f***ing terrible. Papelbon is worth the money. He was also one of the only leaders the sox had left.

I am right now!

Who doesn't like beer?

False. So false. Name a better option? Please.

Josh Reddick is not the answer, and he proved it in the last six weeks of the season. He is a below average fielder, has a lot of holes in his swing. RF needs to be addressed with an upgrade this off-season.