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  1. a700hitter
    JH is a bust as a business man. He can't maintain success in any field for an extended period. I'd be surprised if he isn't pushing for a sale looking to make a financial killing.
  2. a700hitter
    And we still wait for the smart acquisitions. He is entering into his second off season, and we wait.
  3. a700hitter
    And so the excuses for Cherington begin.
  4. a700hitter
    The hill just got higher.
  5. a700hitter
    Which is less than half of what the Red Sox shed and it would have gone a long way toward fixing what was broke about the team.
  6. a700hitter
    It would have made for a very Happy Thanksgiving. Instead, we got a backup catcher.
  7. a700hitter
    Escobar is not in Reyes league. Buehrle may be the most consistent starter in the last 6-7 years. He puts up 30 starts 200 innings 10+ wins and a sub 4 ERA every single season.
  8. a700hitter
    I don't know what the patient approach means. Does that mean that we just build through the draft? The Red Sox have to get back to competitiveness and respectability. We don't have to be the odds on favorites in Vegas, but they need to get back to respectability fast. The Jays just put some huge room between us. Cherington is just too slow on the trigger. I can't imagine how he didn't get in on some of those players.
  9. a700hitter
    That should solidify last place for us. Cherington takes too long to act. Last off season he sat on his hands as every other team made significant moves. He's starting this off season the same way. His first move was a backup catcher. That was not exactly at the top of my list.
  10. a700hitter
    I would let Lackey and Doubront battle for the 5th spot. The other guy would be a long reliever/depth starter.
  11. a700hitter
    The Nationals added 2 pitchers to their starting staff in the last off season. I see no reason why the Sox can't do the same through trade and/or free agency. I do not think that the current staff with one addition will be enough to compete.
  12. a700hitter
    I firmly believe that 1 pitcher will not fix our situation, no matter what Farrell can do.
  13. a700hitter
    Here is my opinion on what the Sox need to have a competitive team next season in order. Of importance: 2 Starting Pitchers (1 will no be enough) 1 OFer (2 if Ross signs elsewhere) 1 power bullpen arm capable of closing when Bailey gets injured. 1 First baseman (maybe a lefty to platoon with Gomez) The starting pitching is the most criitical. If they only get 1 pitcher, it will be a 4th place team at best, unless that pitcher is King Felix.
  14. a700hitter
    Our staff with the addition of Niese would leave us in 4th place or the basement.
  15. a700hitter
    I don't think that Niese will be enough to fix our pitching.
  16. a700hitter
    If it works for them for 3 years, we get to suffer for 3 years, and by that time other high price players will come off the Yankee payroll and they will reload. I never hope that the Yankees get a player like Hamilton.
  17. a700hitter
    I am betting that the Yankees get Hamilton. They are letting Swisher walk. The LFer Gardner is a low cost guy. I think they will add the marquee slugger who should hit 50 HRs in that band box.
  18. a700hitter
    Thanks RSFL.
  19. a700hitter
    Thank you for your concern. My immediate family made it through Sandy ok. We lost cable,phone and internet for about 5 days, but we had heat and electricity. The roads and mass transit have been a mess, and I was unable to get to work the first week. Overall, we were very, very lucky. Other members of my family were not so lucky. My brother was without power for 13 days. He just got power back yesterday. He and my Sister in Law stayed at my house for the last week. We were in very cramped quarters, because we had undertaken a home improvement project before the storm arrived and most of our furniture is piled in 3 rooms and the other rooms are empty. Very little living space is left. My wife's cousin lost his home in Long Beach, and he, his wife and daughter may be arriving soon to stay for a considerable length of time. Things have been really crazy. Thanks for asking. I hope that everyone else came through Sandy safe and sound.
  20. a700hitter
    With the Angels glut at 1B and the OF, I don't think Trumbo should be so expensive, but I think the Angels would be looking to get pitching. We really don't have much in that department.
  21. a700hitter
    Vizquel's motivation is irrelevant. He brought up something that everyone around the league had noticed over the last 2 years. It's not like he was spreading a rumor. The Jay's ran the bases like idiots. I am still not sure what Farrell denied-- that Vizquel made the statements or that the team didn't run like idiots? I don't know how he can deny either.
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  23. a700hitter
    In a heart beat.
  24. a700hitter
    The magnitude of the fail correctly suggests IMO that the Red Sox is a very sick organization with lots of problems. It is not as simple as the roster or the farm or the coaches or the GM or Lucchino. It is all of these obvious things plus more.
  25. a700hitter
    I don't know if people understand the magnitude of 2012's failure. It was not merely a bad year. In the 80 seasons since Tom Yawkey first purchased the Red Sox, they had a lower winning percentage in only 3 other seasons-- one being 1933 the first year Yawkey owned the team. 2012 was epic fail, not just a bad season.
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