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  1. what a choice! It's a little scary to think that Nava might have a bigger impact than this group, especially if kalish doesn't get over his injury troubles.
  2. If we finish last again, I hope that you are man enough to take accountability.
  3. The upper spinal surgery that Kalish had was not just a simple routine surgery for an athlete. I don't know if Peyton Manning and Kalish had the same procedure, but look at the problems Manning had getting back on the field. The news reports are that this surgery isn't related to the prior neck surgery, but they are not disclosing the nature of the procedure. As with many Red Sox things, this is a matter of some secrecy.:dunno:
  4. I wonder why the nature of his injury has not been disclosed.
  5. Nava on the opening day roster would be one of the signs of the apocalypse for the 2013 season.
  6. It is disappointing to learn that Kalish is on the shelf again. I don't know how he got injured without playing in the off season. Is it possible that he got injured playing Frisbee with SFF?
  7. Anyone who has hit more than 1 HR in his last 500 plate appearances has a lot more power than Sweeney. He has zero punch.
  8. He made us look bad last season.
  9. $1.5 million is chump change, and they can DL him to start the season and then rehab him. He doesn't have to take up 1 of the 25 spots until ready.
  10. It's a smart business move bringing Pedro back. People loved him. Franchises are smart to show off their icons. It allows the fans to better connect to the current team which lacks exciting players. How is that pulling the wool over someone's eyes. Special instructors that come to spring training spend almost no time with the players after the team comes north, so they have very little impact. They help some, sure, but let's not look at this as a major move. Yaz has been working with our hitters since the 80's. Sure he helps, but come on. It's more PR than anything else. They will show up in the Legends Box at Fenway and sign autographs and go to dinner with some wealthy fans and attend other events for the team. That's what they are there to do.
  11. A PR move all the way. We have about 3 recognizable ballplayers, and only Ortiz and Pedroia would draw a crowd on the street. They need to generate some interest in the team and no one in recent history has generated more excitement among fans than Pedro. He's not going to turn Rubby into an ace.
  12. With Marcum and Jurjens gone, it is pretty clear that Cherries was being forthright and honest when he said that he thought the pitching was muh improved over last year's staff. I think he is mistaken. It is only marginally better.
  13. Very perplexing.
  14. Isn't Lars just another one of Theo's busted prospects?
  15. We shall see. I like nothing better than when a player goes to the Yankees and flops. My two favorite current Yankees are Pedro Felicaino (2 years 0 innings) and Pineda (1 year 0 innings so far). They took the Yankee money and never got off their couch. Hopefully, Youkilis will do the same.
  16. That's right. Napoli is ranked behind Youkilis, but Youkilis doesn't have a degenerative hip disorder. It's really kind of a crapshoot at who gives the better production this season. IMO, I would have gone for the one year on a guy without a bad hip. I think the short RF porch at Yankee Stadium will help Youk's production. We shall see. A bad hip can be career ending. I would have avoided the risk altogether.
  17. I am hoping that he bombs in pinstripes. I will gag if he ruins opening day for us.
  18. Youk had an off season. Is it time to bury his bat? We shall see. Napoli is just not that good. He gives you nice production from the catcher position, but he's nothing special at 1B. Carlos Pena gives better production most years.
  19. Marcum would have been a very nice addition. When healthy, the guy is very good. He would have deepened the rotation and that depth would have come in handy when the inevitable happens. We can't expect the 5 we have to make 30 starts each. If one of them misses substantial time, we really don't have the depth to cover that. If 2 guys go down or one goes down and another shits himself, it will be a fiasco.
  20. It really rankles me that a cheap ass organization like the Mets got him. He was very obtainable by us. Maybe yhe Mets will look to salary dump Johan.
  21. Just as much as I think that Youk will outhit Napoli.
  22. I realize that outfield trios are being discussed, but the deepest most productive OF in my memory was the 1977 Red Sox: Yaz Rice Evans Lynn Carbo Compare that to the garbage in our OF the last couple of years.
  23. It would be an interesting bet, but it violates my cardinal rule of betting. I have at times bet on the Yankees when their victory looked inevitable and the Sox already had been eliminated. If you can't beat'em profit from them. However, I have never wagered on the Yankees or a Yankee player against the Red Sox or a Red Sox player. I just can't do that.
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