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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    He should be in 5 of the 6 games, not 3 of 6.
  2. a700hitter
    Could have rested Ortiz over the weekend against one of the Dodger lefties.
  3. a700hitter
    Clairborne and Logan have been good too.
  4. a700hitter
    Robertson is pretty good.
  5. a700hitter
    I am not seeing the big advantage to us when comparing those 3. When Buch comes back, he will matchup with Kuroda. Until then, their rotation has the advantage.
  6. a700hitter
    I am not over reacting at all, but I am cognizant of the fact that they are at a cross roads right now. They added Peavy. He will help. Getting Buch back will be huge and it should stem the bleeding if he returns to form. They could very well go on a run. If Buch doesn't help anchor our staff down the stretch, the wheels could come off this bus. Only time will tell if this is a speed bump, a blown tire or whether the wheels are coming off. I remain hopeful. This team is resilient and has come up big when they have been on the downturn.
  7. a700hitter
    Neither is Dempster or Dubront. Lester has been on a good run, but he has been very inconsistent over the course of the season. Our 3 are marginally better than those 3.
  8. a700hitter
    LOL!! That streak did not make me think the Jays would threaten for the Division. I don't know why people think that. I said that I thought they would have a say in the Division -- as a spoiler if nothing else. I still think that they can play that role much the same way the O's did a few years in a row. BTW, I am not the one that threw in the towel on them and dropped my signature after one game.
  9. a700hitter
    Over-hyped prospect. Should have traded him while we had the chance.
  10. a700hitter
    8-2 is a good run in their last 10. They picked up 4 games very fast. You fail to mention that Kuroda gets run out there every 5 days too. He has had very very few bad games this season. We have no one like that unless Buch comes back and returns to pre- injury form.
  11. a700hitter
    I realize that, so at about game time Farrell knew that we would be facing lefties in 3 of the next 4 games. How much prep does Ortiz need to take 4 ABs and play first base? And even if the scratch happened after the game, he knew going into last night that there would be 2 lefties over the weekend. I will be livid if Ortiz sits for another game on this trip. He is our offensive centerpiece. Without him, we are a collection of popguns. Farrell did tell the ESPN bunch that he would "try" to get Ortiz into 3 games on this trip. That is just not very smart.
  12. a700hitter
    This is what happens to over-performing teams in August. The dog days set in and the men separate from the boys when the going gets tough. This Red Sox team had outperformed everyone's expectations, so this bump should have been expected. To the credit of the FO, they saw the opportunity to make a big post season run and they reinforced the team with a pretty good starting pitcher. They did not stand pat and try to make do with what they had. I would have liked to add a RH to protect Ortiz, because the lineup around him is not very good at all. The team has blown a tire. If Buchholz comes back by September 1st, they can fix it and back in the fast lane. If not, or if he just doesn't have it when he comes back, the wheels could fall off this bus.
  13. a700hitter
    I am not sure why Ortiz was sitting against a RH pitcher last night when we will be facing lefties in 3 of the next 4 games.
  14. a700hitter
    Yes SFF that is a good point about Posey being the batter, but I don't think that it was a completely silly notion. Eck raised it as a possibility in the booth. I think the odds were better to get Posey out or walk him without scoring a run than for Victorino to throw the plate. If Taz gets out of that without the run scoring, Koji pitches the 9th and we put a game in the W column. As it turned out, catching the ball did not work out last night.
  15. a700hitter
    I was screaming "No" at the TV on that play. I was hoping that Victorino would let it fall foul and take another shot at getting the batter out without the run scoring. It reminded me of a play years back against Tampa when J.D. caught a long foul fly and either the tying or winning run scored. We are 2 games down in the loss column, and don't look now, but the Yankees are only 5 games back in the loss column and Dumpster helped galvanize them and inject them with renewed energy.
  16. a700hitter
    He just one of our typical over-hyped prospects.
  17. a700hitter
    We should have traded him.
  18. a700hitter
    That would be a big help.
  19. a700hitter
    They must have a gourmet chef on staff and they all have personal trainers, cable TV and the internet.
  20. a700hitter
    I read that the Red Sox were going to appeal the length of the suspension. They are asking for it to be increased to 10 games.
  21. a700hitter
    Only if they hate Americans.
  22. a700hitter
    I would like to have those figures investigated. The additional cost is due additional appeals. I think there are probably a couple or 3 additional appeals. If you get convicted with a life sentence, you get appeals. The court system is expensive, but it costs something like $60 k per year to house a prisoner. If he lives for 30 or 40 yrs, that $1.8 to $2.4 million. I'd have a hard time believing that $2 million is expended on the additional appeals, and even if it does, it's not a budget buster. I don't think we should keep them alive, because it is allegedly cheaper.
  23. a700hitter
    Sociopaths. They will never be any good to anyone, so get them out of circulation permanently.
  24. a700hitter
    You are really getting my hopes up about Buchholz's return, but I am not seeing or hearing too much about it.
  25. a700hitter
    Hopefully, Farrell will use the suspension as a way to move him out of the rotation.
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