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They kept Punto making us miss out on Ciriaco for most of the season or did you forget that?
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This booing Beckett thing makes all Red Sox fans look like insensitive jackasses. Really, who the hell boos a guy who comes off the field injured? It's embarrassing.
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Politics is full of massive *******s on both sides of the aisle. But it's a deal. No politics, unless you start with it.
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Worse than that. He's a knuckleball pitcher. They aren't even real pitchers.
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But .. eh... I don't think he wants to play against us. I'd love to have him on my softball team, but I don't think that he would be interested. He wants to play in the Bigs, but he is finding it difficult, because he stinks.
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Who figured that he is thread-worthy.
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I think Beckett can make the transition more successfully than Lester, because Beckett has been the more consistent strike thrower throughout his career. As for the middle ground between us, I usually get there when I stop being a jackass. I am sure that we will still disagree about issues, but with respect for each others opinion.
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Okay. You convince lospunchados. I have spent too much time talking about this sack of balls.
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I think he is still in the process of adapting his game to no longer being a power pitcher. I think he can make that transition and can remain a useful starter. However, his lack of commitment to conditioning does concern me.
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Who hates him? I wish he could be the next Papelbon, but he will not be. He's not even the next Melancon. Effective "major league relief pitcher'? He's 27 and still in the minors. He hasn't spent a full single season in the majors, so I don't know if I want to concede the characterization of him as a major league pitcher, because he can't seem to find a full time job in the majors. As a reliever, he has a whopping 47 innings under his belt, mainly garbage innings. He's pitched 2 games in his career in Late and Close situations. The guy is a throw in for a trade and minor league roster filler. No one will know his name next season when he is out of options. He's not worthy of this stupid discussion.
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Oh yeah, no doubt about that, but stronger than if Punto was batting 5th.
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I really don't put much stock in WAR. You can find whatever numbers you want to torture any way you'd like. Your use of it here demonstrates why it is a completely unreliable measure. Mortensen is so good that if he is lucky he gets to stay with the big team for 2 -3 games. This time he lasted one game. If he was that good, you think he'd at least jump ahead of the horrible Melancon on the depth chart. Melancon also has minor league options. He's worse than Melancon so back to the minors with him. That's not me. That's was Ben Cher, who you are complimenting on the Scutaro trade. And how stupid must the first place San Francisco Giants be when they are having Scutaro bat 5th behind Buster Posey instead of Punto, a bench warmer on a team that has been in last place most of the season. because he can't even be relied upon to lay down a bunt without making 2 outs. Yes, so much for WAR.
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He should not have been booed. I never boo our guys. I'll boo the umps and the manager, but very infrequently.
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Yes, your reading comprehension must be off. He was comparing Aviles to Scutaro as "his replacement". I pointed out that Scutaro had not been traded for Aviles. We had them both. If we had kept them both, they would have played in many of the same games due to the injuries to Pedroia, Youk and WMB. In fact, Aviles may have gotten some PT in the OF where he had played winter ball. That is why the Aviles to Scutaro comparison makes no sense. The comparison that makes sense is the Scutaro to Punto, the guy who took Scutaro's roster spot. That is not a close comparison, and the teeny tiny contribution from Mortensen does not make up for that difference. I can't say it any more clearly.
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He is in his class financially, but in no other way. I agree.
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^ You might want to reconsider this statement. The years that we had Manny from age 29 to 36, pretty much could be stamped as awesome. His worst season was in 2007, and I 'll take that as a worst year any time.
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He stinks. He's a 27 year old minor leaguer bull pen guy that can't hit 90 on a radar gun. He was little more than a bag of balls. This thread may be your little known fact of the day nugget, but I ain't buying. He's a minor league roster filler and emergency call up guy. Once he no longer has options, he'll be of value to no team.
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.804 OPS and 17 HRs? Wow, They could have saved themselves about $17 million/yr to get those numbers from a bunch of other guys like Adam LaRoche, Mark Reynolds, Carlos Pena etc. The $17 million would have bought a nice stud. Gonzo isn't going to earn his money this season. There are no numbers that can be tortured to prove otherwise.
