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    Lester is going to have to figure this out on his own. If it is simply a mechanical problem, he will have to figure it out on his own. I am not convinced that this is simply a mechanical issue, because his problems lasted too long.
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    Home or away didn't matter. Last year, the old Lester didn't show up anywhere. I also don't buy the Fenway Park bugaboo explanation.
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    So, but for a few starts in one stretch, you think he was the Lester of old? I can't agree with that. Whenever I hear such cherry-picking of a players performance, I answer with a question: What do you call a pitcher that has one bad inning every game giving up 5 runs in that inning? The answer is that he is a bad pitcher even if he puts up goose eggs in every other innings. The same goes for a season. Lester is what his final stats showed. He stunk. What is most concerning is that he didn't appear to return to anything close to a dominating form by the end of the season.
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    SFF, you are one of my favorite posters and you are solid on player evaluations, but this ^ is an untenable statement. I am not saying this to pick nits or to argue, but we all need to feel the cold slap of reality of 2012. It was the year that opened our eyes to the fact that this is a bad organization on all levels of its baseball operations. Their marketing department is top shelf, and they have a great established fan base that stretches around the globe. The baseball operations needs an overhaul. Hopefully, we will see that they have made some progress in that regard in the next few years. I really think they need to get some people in the organization who know and can evaluate pitching at all levels.
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    Is the alternative that it is a physical issue as opposed to a mental issue? Is a physical issue less problematic?
  7. a700hitter
    The "Farrell Effect" on Lester or Buchholz is wishful thinking. I don't think pitching coaches have much effect on performance at all.
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    They made the right call with Bay, but it had nothing to do with their injury assessment which was for his knee and shoulder. Neither have caused him a problem. He runs as hard and fast as when he was with the Sox. His game fell apart after the cumulative effect of two concussions.
  9. a700hitter
    Are you interested in the signature bet?
  10. a700hitter
    In he ALE poll, out of 19 votes so far, only 1 person voted that the Red Sox would win the division. Either the positive posters don't think the team has much of a chance or they didn't vote. There's no reason not to vote, because the votes are anonymous.
  11. a700hitter
    Stop with the hedging about injuries. Durability is baked into your prediction, so we will hold you to it if he gets injured. How about a signature bet? I post my projections and whoever comes closer on more categories win.
  12. a700hitter
    Be a little more specific. Do your best Bill James. What kind of numbers are you projecting?
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    And his WHIP is atrocious. He really isn't that much better than Happ at this point. He could be better, but he is yet to prove it. De La Rosa is good depth? Based on what track record. Throwing hard is not enough.
  14. a700hitter
    I though Drabeck had the TJS in June last year, so he would be a depth option after the ASB. No one said Happ was good, but he is probably better than our depth options. Doubront is not much better and he is in our rotation.
  15. a700hitter
    Crawford. If we had the Giants pitching where they could put Lincecum in the bull pen, I would much care if our SS could hit. But we have terrible pitching, so we will need to bludgeon people.
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    Plus, they have Drabeck and Happ for depth.
  17. a700hitter
    It's a solid move.
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    You will not get an argument from me. In fact, I think the first base and OF could be just 1 move.
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    Now you are talking crazy. If the Red Sox did that, they could be contenders. Everybody has given up hope of contending until at least 2015. I'm not quite sure why that is.:dunno:
  20. a700hitter
    I don't think Drew would have signed without the assurance that he will be the starting SS.
  21. a700hitter
    This is an interesting way of looking at it.
  22. a700hitter
    If they only want De Ls Rosa, stuff him in a Fed Ex box so he gets there before Christmas.
  23. a700hitter
    If they only want De Ls Rosa, stuff him in a Fed Ex box so he gets there before Christmas.
  24. a700hitter
    I guess Luchinno and Cherington will be in your seats for the next Pats home game. LOL! It looks like they have little confidence in Iglesias' offensive ability.
  25. a700hitter
    Good call on Drew. I guess the FO agrees with you on Iglesias.
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