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The Hot Stove talk starts earlier and earlier in recent years. It will be difficult to top the All Star Break as the starting date. On a serious note, this is a completely reasonable approach. -
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The division is essentially over. I am not expecting anything crazy to happen. If the crazy stuff occurred on a regular basis, it wouldn't be crazy. The only chance they have is to take 11 of the 12 games against the Yankees and play them to a dead heat in the remaining games. I think the division is such along shot that it should not be a consideration for the FO as it moves forward with its plans. At this point they should be considering how much, if anything, they want to invest in this team to get a wild card spot.
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Ryan Westmoreland to have brain surgery
a700hitter replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Red Sox Minor League Talk
I don't think he will get a ceremonial call up. That would be viewed as pity. I don't see that as being a good thing. -
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If the Angels pull that off, they should lock up a wild card and be very tough in the playoffs with Weaver, CJ Wilson and Greinke. There's always a chance that Haren rights himself too. Edit: Talk about big acquisitions: Wilson, Pujols and Greinke? Wow!! That's got to be exciting for Angel fans.
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When it rains it pours. Even if we split on that road trip, we would still suck. We were luckythat the Yankees insisted on giving away Saturday night's game. Their play was atrocious in that game. They handed us the game on a platter.
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Bill Lee knows pitching.
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The offensive production in the first half was fine. Only the Rangers scored more runs. The pitching let them down and is the main reason why they are in this predicament. We had 4 starters perform like #5 pitchers and the other one was not up to any major league standards.
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You could also say that they did a great job of building 93-95 win teams in those years. Wins like run differential is an outcome not a skill.
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Something has to change for this team to make a run at the championship. I posted days ago that the formula IMO is obvious: Beckett, Lester and Buchholz need to start pitching like top of the rotation starters and AGon needs to hit like the offensive threat we thought we had acquired. If those things happen, they should make a strong run.
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Uh yeah. I think you would be a pretty strong contender.
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I don't think I said that.
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Wasn't the good run differential the result of having good pitchers and hitters? Run differential is an outcome, not a skill. Players with good skills that perform well result in teams with good run differentials.
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Pretentious? Disgusting? Why are you going there? Have there been any signs of improvement by either Lester or Beck throughout the first half? No, there have been no encouraging signs from either. The team is under .500 in their starts. I have seen nothing for me to believe that either of them will get on track. Lester's numbers regressed significantly last year. I believe that the Red Sox record in his starts last season was not very good. People expected that he would rebound from 2011, but he has not. He has declined even more drastically this season. IMO, if the Red Sox do not get a true ace, they will have trouble making the post season or going deep into the post season, because I do not think Beckett or Lester will step up to be reliable aces in the second half. That's my prediction. Call it pretentious or whatever other insult you like to apply, but that is what I expect from them.
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Overall grade: D A+: Ortiz A- : Middlebrooks, Ross, Nava, Podsednik B+: Salty, Atchison, Morales B: Pedroia, Sweeney, Shoppach C: Lester, Buchholz, Beckett, AGon, Doubront, Aceves, Albers, Cook, Aviles D/F: Dice K, Punto, Front Office, Bobby V, Coaching Staff
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They can absolutely win a wild card slot. The division is over. The wild card slot will be a dead end if Beckett and Lester cannot turn arounfd their seasons, and i don't see that coming. I think they need to land a closer to have any chance of getting to and going deep into October. Lester and Beckett are not aces and will continue to s*** the bed in big games.
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Adequate and tall maybe a B for some people?
