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  1. a700hitter
    I have to say that some of the things he has said in interviews since he has had the job give some people, including me, to wonder whether he has a good command of his job. This off season will be his proving grounds. As far as I am concerned, his grade is still incomplete. I can understand people having doubts about him. It shouldn't be a big surprise. Their concerns are not invalid.
  2. a700hitter
    People don't realize that we often differ in our opinions, because we address each other respectfully and don't attack each other. We have been agreeing about the need for starting pitching since last off season. Our opinion turned out to be fact in 2012. I still feel strongly about the need for pitching. Yes, it is an opinion, but our pitching was atrocious last year. I think it is a safe bet that if we don't add some pitching that rebound years will not be enough to make the staff be respectable in 2013, and Lester showed little to no signs that he was figuring things out as the season progressed. If we go north after Spring Training with the same guys that produced garbage last year, I don't think it is reasonable to expect much better than garbage.
  3. a700hitter
    UN doesn't get that this is all opinion. There is no science here. If it was science, we'd know the outcome before the season started. That would take all the fun out of it.
  4. a700hitter
    You always, yes always, look to make things personal. ^ This post is crap. You are acting like a huge blowhard. Learn to make a distinction between an opinion about sports and attacking people.:thumbdown
  5. a700hitter
    Then why was Cherington surprised at the deal if he was plugged into the process at the end? That makes no sense.
  6. a700hitter
    Edwin Jackson logs 180 -200 innings like clockwork. He's the kind of guy that would help at the back end of the rotation. He's not a star and he will not break the bank, but he is reliable. He's not a guy who we have to think whether he has potential to go 200 inn. He does it year in and year out. If we got him and Haren, we'd be set for the rotation. I don't see how that is cost prohibitive or unreasonable. The stronger bottom of the rotation would make up for the lack of an ace. Right now we have: Buchholz Lester Doubront (IMO he is not a #3) Lackey (He is a big ?) TBA This screams for 2 pitchers. They don't need 5 guys to pitch 200 innings. I am not saying that, but if we get 2 guys that have that capability to pitch 200 we'll have 4 guys that are capable of going 200. Injuries and other stuff happens so we would be very lucky if 3 of them logged 200. If 5 guys logged 200 innings, we'd win the division going away.
  7. a700hitter
    That's not the point he was making. There was no big deal on the table for the Sox. Cherries didn't know about a big deal until it was announced. If he wanted Johnson, he should have locked him down before the Jays negotiation got to that point. He didn't and he missed out.
  8. a700hitter
    The Red Sox were clearly interested in Johnson. He didn't get his lunch eaten because he passed on a big deal. His lunch was eaten, because Johnson (a guy Cherries was interested in) was in the deal. Cherries should have locked down Johnson before the other deal happened. From his statement, he was caught unaware of what his competitor was doing. This is not the first time that he has been caught unaware. That is why his lunch was eaten. You act like there was a big deal on the table and he passed on it. That's not what happen. Guys he wanted got traded before he got off his ass and got into serious negotiations. He didn't know what was going on as evidenced by his own statement.
  9. a700hitter
    The Red Sox need reliable innings eaters at the bottom of the rotation, because they are weak at the top of the rotation. We do not have a #1 stopper horse. We just don't. They need to compensate for the weak top of the order with a stronger bottom than most teams. This will not break their bank, so why is it unreasonable?
  10. a700hitter
    If Lackey and Doubront both shoot out the lights, we still only have 4 starters. That is just not going to enough if the 5th spot in the rotation is filled by dumpster finds like last year.
  11. a700hitter
    Sounds very romantic.
  12. a700hitter
    I'm sure that you have been called worse. I think we can drop it.
  13. a700hitter
    You not over-reacted, but you misinterpreted too.
  14. a700hitter
    You admittedly dish the snark most of the time. If that's how you want to be, that's okay, but you need to be prepared to be told to f*** off every so often.
  15. a700hitter
    Last year we gave Ross a 1 year deal for $3 million.
  16. a700hitter
    You over-reacted and acted like one. Your post that I responded too was nothing but a sarcastic insult from beginning to end in response to a joking post of mine, so knock it off.
  17. a700hitter
    Maybe there will be another great discussion like the one about D.C.'s market. By the way, they went to the post season for the first time since the '30s and they finished 9th out of 16 teams in attendance. It looks like star players and winning didn't help all that much. The last place Rockies and the 101 loss Cubs had better attendance.
  18. a700hitter
    No, he's not a bad component part.
  19. a700hitter
    1 pitcher will not be enough IMO, unless that pitcher is Felix Hernandez, and that ain't going to happen. If we get no pitchers, we will be a last place team again. If they are lucky they will finish 4th, but they would lose more than 90 games. One pitcher could get them to .500, but no chance at a wild card. Two pitchers should make the team respectable and competitive for a Wild Card. Who is available? I'm not sure . Haren, Edwin jackson, MCCarthy, and Sanchez are a thin free agent class. Chances are that they will have to look at a trade. Pitchers will change uniforms as the off season progresses. If people want to give him advance excuses in case he doesn't get it done, that is fine. The result will be the same whether he is blamed or blameless-- a last place team not worth watching.
  20. a700hitter
    He'll get his shots in if there is a brawl.
  21. a700hitter
    I think he was involved in more than 1 brawl with the Red Sox-- one during Spring Training. My recollection is that he is a cheap shot artist.
  22. a700hitter
    We can't beat that pitching drum enough. That remains our #1 need since 2011.
  23. a700hitter
    I wonder if Mauro Gomez is in their plans for next season. Does anyone know if he is playing winter ball? He could provide some RH balance with Gomes.
  24. a700hitter
    I agree. The only thing holding them back would be something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. If JH is looking to sell the team, there might be a moratorium on spending. We'll find out soon enough. If they are going to make big moves, I think they'll start making them by December 1st.
  25. a700hitter
    They just bring personal nastiness. I don't see how that makes things enjoyable for anyone. As we say here in the U.S., they can go f*** themselves. I couldn't care less what they think, but I will return the favor.
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