jimmycarter05

yeah they go sell it at the hater store, go buy some since your hating on everything i say

go drink your haterade and watch your hatervision

we also took a risk on david ortiz and look how that turned out

until Durazo can get healthly, what about platooning julio franco and olreud? cheap alternatives

i posted many thoughts about that with all the talk of manny maybe going to az, but with all the encouraging respones people gave me

i meant if we wanted to trade manny(not that i want to), we could put arroyo in their to booster his value and Durazo is a FA

As shallow as the GM market is out their, there might be a couple of suitable replacements for Theo, here are some of the names; Jim Bowden (current Nationals GM) Paul DePodesta (former Dodgers GM) Dave Dombrowski (current Tigers team president) David Forst (current assistant to Billy Beane) Gerry Hunsicker (former Astros GM) Kim Ng (Dodgers assistant GM) Kevin Towers (current Padres GM) as for me, i like David Forst, because he's a Billy Beane guy, focusing on OBP just like Theo did

I think we could sign Durazo, and use arroyo to booster up the manny trade vaule, durazo is a great hitter with a excellent OBP(22 HRs, 88 RBIs, .396 OBP, .522 Slugging) in 2004..true he spent alot of the 2005 season on the DL, and may not be able to play until the All-Star break of 2006, but he could be a great gamble...like Ortiz hopefully, we could sign Matt Lecory and John Olreud to platoon their till Durazo could come back, and trade the one that isn't having the better year http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?id=2212449

if there is a trade that sends manny to the angels and we get satana and erstad out of it, come on thats not close to enough...here's what trade i would like to see; Angels; Manny Red Sox; Chone Figgins-CF/LF Ervin Satana Kotchman Erstad-maybe can come back to 2000 season

yeah i like manny for vlad and some other person

hopefully this will be like the ken macha story, where he leaves the team, then gets rehired

it was hafner and jake westbrooke with a choice of sizemore or crisp

heilman and millege isn't enough for me

i don't want to sign manny get traded, but to the right team(clevend), this could be a great deal for us...now i know i've kinda gone "out there" with my ideas before, but here is my proposed trade, this one, i think, could maybe happen if manny gets traded; Cleveland; Manny Boston; Hafner Coco Crisp/Grady Sizemore(one or the other) Jake Westbrook now if this trade happens, even though he's LH, we get a great young hitter(hafner), another great leadoff hitter with left fielder(coco)or center(grady), and a good young arm(westbrook)...now we can trade wells for a CF or LF or we could sign a CF(preston wilson, a good power bat, 25-30 HRs) or a LF, TROT NIXON and trade arroyo for huff...maybe with the rest of the money go get some bullpen arms...so the 2006 boston team would be; sizmore-CF/renteria-SS(maybe) crisp-LF/Nixon-LF/RF ortiz-1b hafner-DH huff-RF/LF wilson-CF tek-C cora/perioda- 2b youkilis- 3b pitching; schilling wakefield westbrook clement papelbon bullpen; foulke(very short lease) hansen(SU,CL) timlin bradford farnsworth/al reyes/taveraz/ryan(only one of them) declarman myers(lefty specialist) dinaro other people thinking bout it this is a good, young team

Epstein, Sox reportedly close to deal General manager appears poised to stay in Boston BOSTON -- A day after Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and club president/CEO Larry Lucchino had contract discussions over lunch, many Red Sox fans were hoping they'd get to dessert, i.e., the finalization of a new deal for Epstein. However, while there are indications that the sides have made considerable progress the past couple of days with regard to the re-signing of Epstein, a Red Sox club official indicated that no announcement was expected by the close of business on Friday. Another team official said that even if an agreement was struck this weekend, it likely wouldn't be announced until Monday. Epstein's current contract expires on Monday night at midnight. If the unexpected occurs and no deal is made by then, Epstein would become a free agent. There was one formal announcement with regard to the Red Sox on Friday, as Josh Byrnes, Epstein's valued assistant the past three years, was set to be formally introduced as the next general manager of the Diamondbacks. "We are all thrilled for Josh," Epstein said in an e-mail. "He's been an invaluable member of the Red Sox, both in terms of assembling our big league team and the behind-the-scenes work in scouting and player development. He blended intelligence, creativity, baseball instincts, and integrity to become a force in our baseball operation. We would not have won the World Series without him." There are many people out there who would say the same about Epstein, some of whom wear Red Sox uniforms. In a radio interview Friday morning, Red Sox ace Curt Schilling admitted that earlier this week he was pessimistic about the chances of Epstein being retained. The big right-hander now has a much sunnier outlook on the matter. "From what I'm hearing, I'm excited," Schilling told WEEI-850 AM in Boston. "I really, honestly thought that this was not going to happen. I thought that Theo was going to be gone, and I was upset and disappointed at the thought of that happening. My impression of everything that's happened is that if he came back, he was going to have a lot more latitude to do the things he wants to do as the general manager, and I wasn't sure that was necessarily going to happen, and I'm guessing it is now." Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin shared Schilling's optimism. "I believe he's pretty close to getting that done," Timlin told MLB radio. "I talked to him, I asked him what his status was and he said, 'We're kind of close, just a few things here and there.' But hopefully they'll get his done. He's a great guy to work for and I've enjoyed it, so hopefully that will be done." The Boston Globe reported Friday that Epstein and the Red Sox were on the verge of reaching a new three-year agreement. Reportedly, Epstein rejected a three-year offer worth $1.2 million annually earlier this week, but that figure wasn't far off from what he was seeking. Epstein, according to reports, was hoping to reach the $1.5 million per year mark. As far as Schilling is concerned, it would be money well spent by the Red Sox. "I think Theo wanted to be -- and I think in a sense, rightly deserves to be -- one of the better-paid GMs in the game," said Schilling in his interview with WEEI hosts John Dennis and Gerry Callahan. "I look at his situation and I see a general manager who is equivalent to an arbitration-eligible player. He's after his third year, he's put together a club that has gone out there and gone to the postseason three times and won a World Series. He's certainly deserving of whatever he can get financially." Of course, one of the most storied moves Epstein made was the deal struck over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2003, when he persuaded Schilling to waive his no-trade clause and come to Boston. While Schilling's first impressions of Epstein were favorable, the right-hander has gained more respect for his general manager over the past two years. "The most important to me is, Theo is a good person first and foremost," Schilling said. "And I think that has a lot to do with it. He's not deceitful. He's an honest guy, a good guy. There's a lot more to this thing than it being a job for him, being born and raised here, the Red Sox being as important as they are to him. Above all else, Theo understands he's a compromiser. A lot of teams I've been on, the players don't even want to see the general manager, much less see him in the clubhouse. Theo understands that the clubhouse is our home. He doesn't invade that privacy often. When he does, he doesn't make you uncomfortable, and that says as much about him as anything." The business of baseball may have been slowed on Yawkey Way because of Epstein's uncertain status, but it hasn't stopped. The Red Sox next week will announce the re-signing of trusted reliever Timlin, who would have been eligible for free agency. The sides have agreed to terms, and the only hurdle that needs to be cleared is Timlin passing a physical. The Red Sox were also quick in hiring third-base coach DeMarlo Hale, who replaces Dale Sveum. There are other issues coming up. Center fielder Johnny Damon and Tony Graffanino filed for free agency on Friday. First baseman Kevin Millar and third baseman Bill Mueller did so on Thursday. John Olerud and Mike Myers are also set to become free agents. Will the Red Sox accommodate David Wells and trade him to the West Coast? Is Manny Ramirez still happy in Boston? All these issues will be tackled in the near future, presumably by Epstein, who appears poised to remain with the team that has qualified for postseason play three times in a row for the first time in franchise history under his watch.

i think he'd be a good alternative if we don't get bj ryan

1b-matt lecroy 3b-lenny haris OF-Jeff Conine ss/2b-peroida/cora

hey hey soriano isn't till next year...and check out this lineup...my 2006 lineup if this would happen; furcal tracey ortiz manny hunter-trade trot tek cora/dustin-if dustin has a good season, use as trade bait youklisis pitchers-starting schilling wakefield washburn(lefty)-one year contract w/ one year option morris-same as washburn paps bullpen foulke-Cl, on very short lease hansen-CL if foulke can't get the job done-otherwise mid relief farnsworth-set up man timlin-7th inning guy declarman-mid myers-lefty specialist bradford-middle dinaro-long/6th starter arroyo/sanchez was in the tracey trade hanley/david berg/cash considerations for hunter i'm being for real here...this could be a red sox line up

yeah nothing against edgar, but i wouldn't mind trading him and not signing back damon to use furcal as our 2006 leadoff hitter

i like getting chad tracey for him

i like farnsworth because i think he'll be the cheapest....plus he can body slam a guy in a moments notice

thank god someone else likes soriano!!!but i want him as a FA, not for trading...i don't think dustin perodia can be a 30/30 guy

i strongly disagree with you on the first base situation...i think chad tracey would be a better fit....he can play 1b and 3b and the diamondbacks are covered there....he can hit for a higher average and hit just as much homers and get enough RBIs as well

yes i agree...i think to save a whole lot of money we should go with byrd,who has also been in the post seaon alot

they didn't need to manufacture that many...thats the benefits of a great pitching staff...look at the astros, they won most of their games by 3 runs or less