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  1. a700hitter
    Just pointing out the facts.
  2. a700hitter
    They didn'thave the budget to sign him, because they mismanaged their payroll horribly paying big bucks to useless slugs. No one is arguing that they could have signed him. The budget mess that they created was a reality. I think he is earning his money in Philadelphia.
  3. a700hitter
    And why would he tell Philly to wait on their offer when he knew the Sox had no interest. It was a great contract, and he was smart not to let the ink dry on it. The Phillies had a big offer out to Ryan Madson and they withdrew it when they went after Papelbon. There was no upside in asking the Sox to match. He knew the answer. Ben was quoted in the paper saying that if Papelbon got a great offer and signed elsewhere, he would understand. Seems like a strong signal.
  4. a700hitter
    When your current employer doesn't contact you in the period when they have exclusive negotiating right before the FA period begins, that speaks volumes. Did the Sox ever indicate that they wished to make an offer or match an offer? No. Some times common sense has to take over. I am not going to suspend logic and make believe that he hated Boston for unspecified reasons. Parking can be a bitch:lol:, but he probably had that covered. If he had moved closer to home or been a Philly native, I could see some logic, but those aren't the facts. The Sox expressed no interest in him and he took the first good offer that he got. Even if all of this make believe stuff that Paps wanted out Boston were true, money has been known to change players minds. Manny hated Boston, never wanted to come here and always wanted to leave, but he was here for 7 1/2 years. It's almost always about the money.
  5. a700hitter
    Of course, you should know by now that you are never right, so don't ask.
  6. a700hitter
    Of course, you would know what he wanted.
  7. a700hitter
    Excellent point.
  8. a700hitter
    Do you really think that he longed to settle in Philadelphia and he had been watching "House Hunters: Philadelphia" in his final year with the Red Sox? or do you think it might have had something to do with the fact that no one from the Sox even made an appointment with him to discuss his future? I think that it might have been the latter. There aren'tmany players that try to escape from Boston to get to Philly. That town sucks.
  9. a700hitter
    And the lack of an adequate 5th starter. That 5th spot has the potential for becoming a black hole in the rotation which will accelerate the demise of an already crippled bullpen.
  10. a700hitter
    The only thing standing between him and being a good closer is doing it on the field-- the biggest hurdle of all.
  11. a700hitter
    Yep, a few of us were right there with you sharing those concerns. I realize that they had no budget to sign himat the time, but that doesn't mean that it wouldn't have an impact. People had the attitude that he was over priced and we had no budget for it so therefore losing him didn't matter. It did matter, and since he left, I have been getting a new ulcer now each time we go to the 9th inning in a save situation.
  12. a700hitter
    ... but only if we eliminate all discussion of Papelbon as that would be unhealthy.
  13. a700hitter
    Are you getting fed up with the late inning roller coaster of disaster of the last few years. A good closer is a very stabilizing force for a team. People that think otherwise don't realize tht teams that go from closer to closer on a year by year basis have inconsistent performances from year to year. They will point to the Rays and say that they have been successful, but with Rodney s***ing the bed 3 out of 4 games and turning back into Rodney, they have lost several games late and they are fighting Toronto for last place. Will they right their ship? Yes, if Rodney rights his ship or they replace him. The Rays rolled the dice and got lucky with pigs like Farnsworth and Rodney for a few years. It's not a good strtategy IMO. Get a good closer without arm trouble and lock him up for a few years.
  14. a700hitter
    Restart your rejuvenated mojo and send us off on a run.
  15. a700hitter
    It may be alarming, but I don't find it surprising. They have played much better than expected up to now.
  16. a700hitter
    I am having fun.
  17. a700hitter
    Such stupidity is unhealthy. That is all.
  18. a700hitter
    How many errors does Middlebrooks have this season?
  19. a700hitter
    The stat at the beginning of the game was that the Red Sox are 11th in the league in fielding. We started off pretty good in that category, but the team has nose-dived in this aspect.
  20. a700hitter
    Is Wison fat enough for our FO to consider?
  21. a700hitter
    Yep, that's about it.
  22. a700hitter
    Granted, I was talking about historic production and the expectations at the time Hanrahan was acquired. Much more was expected from Hanarahn than De La Torre who has never pitched in the majors. We will probably get more from De La Torre, but that will not be because he will be such a surprise, but rather because Hanrahan will cut cut open.
  23. a700hitter
    The term "penny-wise and pound foolish" would not apply here, because we have thrown tons of money at guys that have been complete busts as closers. Bailey and Hanrahan will make arounfd a combined $12 million this year. Hopefully, one of them can step in and take secure the closer's role this season-- a role that Papelbon will ably fill for the Phillies for $13 million this season.
  24. a700hitter
    De La Torre is a huge step down from Hanrahan.
  25. a700hitter
    They are not a fluke. They are the best balanced and deepest team in the division. They lack shut down studs in the rotation-- that is their one weak spot.
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