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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    Bobby pulled Ciriaco from CF because he sucked?
  2. a700hitter
    Bingo. It's a s***** job for stupid guys. It never paid much either until Steinbrenner changed that with Joe Torre. At least the pay is good and it beats pumping gas.
  3. a700hitter
    Some of the greatest managers were hopeless drunks and buffoons. The job is not hard. Most of these guys make out a lineup card and set their pitching rotation and that's about it except for the handful of managers who over-manage and out-think themselves. They have never been a smart group of guys. My expectations of them is and always has been very low.
  4. a700hitter
    Yes, this is true, and they are a very dumb group on the whole.
  5. a700hitter
    Thanks for the rule. I must have gotten confused with some softball league rules.
  6. a700hitter
    Girardi is horrible. He gets bailed out of his stupid moves all the time, because he has a very talented roster.
  7. a700hitter
    Technically, I thought the rule allowed you to DH for anyone-- that it was not limited to pitchers.
  8. a700hitter
    And there were no games played on those days,
  9. a700hitter
    It's time to return Japan's National Treasure. He was a huge disappointment.
  10. a700hitter
    He may be worse than Greg Grebeck, the worst offensive player that I have seen in a Red Sox uniform.
  11. a700hitter
    I guess he could fill the void left by Beckett.
  12. a700hitter
    He's a slower version of Carlos Pena without the slick glove. His inconsistency and his k's would make us crazy. Also, the Mets are sure to want a lot for him. Carlos Pena will surely be available this year on the cheap. I'd rather have him for one year to platoon with Mauro Gomez.
  13. a700hitter
    This is the first good year that he has had in a while, and $22 million is a big price tag. I think it is more likely that they choose not to execise the option. I don't think it is sound business to overpay a player in hopes of getting value in return for prospects that you have already traded. That's throwing good money away after bad money.
  14. a700hitter
    He's an idiot. IDK how he got the genius reputation. The guy's moves are idiotic, but he has been fortunate to have teams with good pitching so they have been competitive. Walking Ciriaco the other night to pitch to Ells was typical of his stupid moves.
  15. a700hitter
    Clubhouses have always been crude places. not for the feint of heart. I remember hearing Phil Rizzuto tell stoties about how Casey Stengel had referred to him as the "Little Dago" and DiMaggio as the "Big Dago." It was no big deal. Of course, they were smart enough not to say those things in interviews or for public consumption, and the press knew that it stayed in the clubhouse. Nothing would have happened in this case either. I am sure that is probably a common insult in the locker room. He had to be disciplined, because the idiot wrote it on his face.
  16. a700hitter
    I don't know if those are the guys that I would try to get, but yes it would be guys like that. I'd shy away from Garza, because I think he is a TJ candidate in waiting. I would see Doubs and Morales battling with Lackey and De LaRosa for the 5th slot. That rotation would be strong and deep.
  17. a700hitter
    Aviles vs. Scutaro AB R H HR RBI SB CS OBP SLG AVG 500 56 125 13 60 14 5 .281 .384 .250 572 74 170 6 61 9 4 .338 .392 .297
  18. a700hitter
    Cherries must view that cutting Melancon as an admission of failure. Sometimes you just need to move on.
  19. a700hitter
    Lester is a fine #3 if he stabilizes. The dropping k number is a problem. If the same trend continues, he could be in for trouble. The fact that his k/BB ratio is holding steady doesn't mean a whole lot to me. The increasing WHIP and hits/9 innings is worrisome, because it is reflective that he doesn't have a consistent out pitch. Ideally, I would like to see Lester competing for the #3 spot instead of just penciling him in as #3, because that would mean that the rotation would be very strong.
  20. a700hitter
    I think that is a huge overstatement. Yes, he needs to be more patient at the plate, but it is hard to make such a claim about a guy who gets the barrel of the bat to the ball as often as Ciriaco does.
  21. a700hitter
    I am not counting on Matt barnes hitting our rotation next season. That would be a real long shot. He'll probably get a couple of innings in ST if he is lucky before he is reassigned. Am I optimistic about Barnes being in the Red Sox rotation some day? He has a couple of more big steps to take before he's ready. What will he be when/if he gets here? He's not a can't miss top of the rotation talent. If he is ultimately a #4 or 5, is that anything to get excited about? I am not saying these Dodger guys will not make it. I am saying that if they make it, it will be gravy. The #1 objective of that trade was to offload payroll. The guys we got in return were probably little more than spare parts for the Dodgers with little future in their organization. The Dodgers are one of the best organizations at pumping up mediocre prospects that never amount to anything. They have a long long history of that.
  22. a700hitter
    I agree. The deal was first and foremost a salary dump. LA was not going to assume that level of salaries and give us top prospects too. If we get anything from any of those guys, I will consider it gravy.
  23. a700hitter
    I hate the Rays, but a big part of me wants to see the Sox tank the 6 remaining games against the Rays so they can pass the Yankees and knock them out of the playoffs.
  24. a700hitter
    Wow!
  25. a700hitter
    The Nats have the best record in baseball. A Washington team will be in the post season for the first time since the 1930's. They have a lot of young studs. Yet they are 8th out of 16 in team attendance, trailing the Phillies, Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants and the last place Rockies. Their fans ain't acting like DC is a large market.
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