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  1. a700hitter
    ^ This is why I call myself the King. I have to start breaking my rule about not betting against the Red Sox when something like this is just so obvious.
  2. a700hitter
    I was waiting for you to weigh in. You are the one TalkSox member that has seen the most of this guy. I agre that he is an outstanding hitter. He had one tough season where he had that weird condition where he was fatigued for a while. Other than that, this guy is a hitting machine.
  3. a700hitter
    This is the bag of trash that we got for Youkilis. People shouldn't be expecting too much. At least we won't have to stay up late tonight.
  4. a700hitter
    ^ When will people start using my knowledge to make some money.
  5. a700hitter
    He doesn't have to hit a lot, but he needs to show something. He hasn't even shown the ability to move runners along.
  6. a700hitter
    No, basically, what I said is that I'd like for him to start hitting. That was the essence of my statement. If he doesn't hit, he has no value to us or anyone else.
  7. a700hitter
    That's not what I said or meant. He is an asset. Hopefully, he can be the SS of the future, but the truth is that if he never shows anything with the bat, he will not be the SS of the future and he will have little trade value. I want them to maximize that asset whether it be by playing SS for the Sox or as a trade chip. I don't know what direction the Sox will take. Maybe they are going to kick the tires on Reyes, in which case they would like to move Igelsias for some value. As far as Iglesias being the first guy in a long time that resembles a major league SS, I have to say that I have seen them both, and Ciriaco is pretty darn slick at SS too.
  8. a700hitter
    He could share catching and 1B to keep his bat in the lineup. I'd have him catch 60-70 games and play the rest of the time at 1B, sharing it with Gomez or some other right handed batter.
  9. a700hitter
    Is that what I said?
  10. a700hitter
    At $23 million/year, they should eat some contract, because he is not a power hitter. I think we would be unleashing an offensive beast at Fenway if we got him. This guy has a career OBP over .400.
  11. a700hitter
    I really hope that iglesias starts to show something with the bat in September if for nothing else than to establish some trade value.
  12. a700hitter
    The whole undertaking with the new stadium etc. was a tremendous mistake.
  13. a700hitter
    Mauer is a great hitter. He would hit .360 at Fenway with about 20 HRs. I have watched him since he was a kid at Twins Spring Camp in Ft. Myers. He has always been an exceptional hitter. In our lineup with the Monster in LF he would be great.
  14. a700hitter
    Are you hearing or reading anything in your local media about the Marlins lokking to move Reyes? They seem to be in salary dump mode. He'd be a nice pickup for the Sox. Also, I have read that they are looking to dump Buehrle. He is very consistent and reliable.
  15. a700hitter
    Zach Stewart pitches for the Red Sox tonight. He announced his game plan-- to throw strikes early, not do too much and let the hitters get themselves out. If the Angels heard the interview, they will be aggressively swinging early in the count. I have never seen this guy pitch, but I will be surprised if he makes it past the 4th inning.
  16. a700hitter
    Where in my post did I argue about throwing big money at players? As to your point about Aceves being in a role that he shouldn't be in, I am not sure that I understand your point. Aceves did not want to be a middle reliever this year. He wanted to start, because middle relievers don't make a lot of money--- starters and closers make money. He missed out on being a starter out of spring training and he was very upset. He wanted and embraced the closer role. Unfortunately, he sucks at, so yeah we can s*** on him, especially with his egotistical attitude. The FO should have had a better back up plan for the injury-prone Bailey. They should be s*** on too.
  17. a700hitter
    I agree. We have a terrific opportunity to build a strong competitve team for 2013, and the FO knows that there is a sense of urgency to win. They have seen the ugliness of persistent losing. It is damaging the franchise. They are not planning on another bridge year. As for Farrell, I don't undertand the enthusiasm to hir him as the manager. He has not achieved anything in Toronto. He has his team run recklessly insituation that make no sense. I have seen nothing about him that impresses me.
  18. a700hitter
    Going forward, they have to decide whether they can count on the injury-prone Bailey to be the closer. This is what the end of games look like when you don't have a good back of the bullpen. We had a great on for 3 years and it spoiled us. We let our closer walk and we converted our 8th inning guy into a starter and ruined his career. People convinced themselves that anyone could fill those roles. We have one of the worst kate inning pens in baseball. I knew the late innings would be a horror show this year. I am not willing to put all my closer eggs into Bailey who has pitched more than 40 innings only once or twice. They have a ton of freed up money now, so they should shore up the pen with a solid late inning guy or another closer. It's water under the bridge, but the late inning pen from last year would at least have this team in a competitve positiion this year. Meaningless games starting in August suck.
  19. a700hitter
    8th blown Save for this piece of garbage and we're not even in September. Two hours of lost sleep to see the same old ending.
  20. a700hitter
    f*** you Aceves. Nice blown save.
  21. a700hitter
    This ******* is going to choke away another game. He just blows up time after time.
  22. a700hitter
    He did look at it like there was a hole in it.
  23. a700hitter
    Salty swings and misses more than any one on the team.
  24. a700hitter
    Loney worked that AB. I didn't know he had that kind of plate discipline. Salty will swing at the 1st pitch.
  25. a700hitter
    Who pitches the 8th and the 9th?
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