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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    Agreed.
  2. a700hitter
    Red sox fans around the world hope that you are right on this one.
  3. a700hitter
    I liked the idea of Brian Wilson. When healthy, he is better than Hanrahan.
  4. a700hitter
    Stumblebum. You don't hear that one much anymore. Was that a New York term? It's a colorful term.
  5. a700hitter
    I agree that Dempster could eat innings if he can get people out in the AL. The same goes for Lackey if he doesn't hit any bumps in the road coming ack from TJS.
  6. a700hitter
    No matter how good a bullpen is if your starters need the bullpen for 3 -4 innings 5-6 times a week, the pen will be in tatters by the middle of August. Our rotation just doesn't have inning eating starters.
  7. a700hitter
    I agree. One is the back up plan for the other. Either of these guys could blow up.
  8. a700hitter
    No one mentions Carlos Lee, but he is an available first baseman with right handed power.
  9. a700hitter
    I didn't say that. As between Doubront and Morales, I would give Doubront the decided edge. Edit: I think people underestimate the magnitude of suck in giving up 8 Homers in two games. I didn't check the NL, but not a single other pitcher gave up 4 bombs in a game twice. He managed to do this in only 9 starts, so I don't think it should be minimized as some sort of blip.
  10. a700hitter
    Yes, it was a minor move compared to the others, but Minky was a very athletic first baseman.
  11. a700hitter
    I disagree. Youkilis set records for error-less games, but I would not put him in a class with Minky, or Boomer, or Keith, or Mattingly. It's not just stats. Those other guys were spectacular and acrobatic for lack of a better term. You are free to disagree.
  12. a700hitter
    True, and I am hoping that it was fatigue, but I suspect that the league was figuring him out. As for Morales, I had high hopes for him. He looked great until he faced the Yanks. Blowing up once could be considered a blip, but twice. 8 homers later and my confidence in him was pretty much gone. I'd still give the edge to Doubront. Either way, the loser of that competition would be a good depth option.
  13. a700hitter
    He got traded this off season to the Mariners for Vargas.
  14. a700hitter
    I agree that Boomer and Keith were spectacular with the glove, but I think you underestimate Minky's glove work. I don't know if you are going by your recollection or by stats. My recollection is that Minky was a special fielder.
  15. a700hitter
    They wanted Offy to play 1B, because he was an atrocious second baseman.
  16. a700hitter
    Minky was a special fielder-- one of the best that I have seen play the position. He was speculation. Kotchman was a good glove man, but not of the same ilk.
  17. a700hitter
    I remember Kotchman as a zero for us.
  18. a700hitter
    LaRoche is pretty good with the glove. Kotchman is not so much better as to justify the difference in offense.
  19. a700hitter
    I don't believe in enabling prima Dona's.. We had him. He's a professional. He plays in the role assigned.
  20. a700hitter
    Morales wasnt just bad against the Yankees, he was atrocious. He gave up 8 Homers in two abbreviated starts. On the other hand, Doubront had at least two brilliant outings versus the Yanks. That shows me that he doesn't shrink in big moments. Morales comes apart at the seams when he faces a potent offense.
  21. a700hitter
    Hopefully, Napoli has another suitor and we can get a true first baseman that is healthy.
  22. a700hitter
    It speaks volumes that Sands could not wrestle the Dodger job from Loney.
  23. a700hitter
    A "fringe starter for us"? He was with us for 6 games before Theo inexplicably traded him for the punch-less Casey Kotchman. Since then LaRoche has been pretty productive except in 2011 which he missed most of with injury.
  24. a700hitter
    If the guy has a bad hip, they should just walk away, not try to negotiate the price down or put contingencies in the contract. Big deal, if they get the injury contingency in the contract. If his hip keeps him from playing, they would be off the hook financially, but they'd have no first baseman/catcher. Big whoop. Move on and get a healthy body, not one held together with bubble gum and duct tape.
  25. a700hitter
    The trade was a great move if we got no one in return. If either of the remaining 2 of the 5 bodies we received ever pitches an entire big league season, it will be icing on a very sweet cake. I would set the odds at 50/50 that either of them ever pitches a full season for the Sox as a starter.
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