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  1. a700hitter
    Yep, yep. Keep on ranting. :rant:
  2. a700hitter
    Ortiz can still bring that bat through the zone with a lot of speed and power.
  3. a700hitter
    What strawman? You said that I know nothing because I wanted the Red Sox to get Carl Crawford, but yet you argue in this thread about how much credit Theo deserves and he signed the guy, overpaid him by $16-24 million over the next closest offer and he financially crippled his team with his spending with full knowledge of their finances-- something that fans are not privy to. If I am a fool for wanting Crawford, Theo must be a jackass deluxe for executing the move with full knowledge of all the facts.:dunno: No strawman, just deductive reasoning. Right , troll?
  4. a700hitter
    I get it. As a fan, I am a fool because I wanted the Red Sox to obtain an All Star quality player who always killed the Sox, but Theo is a genius for overpaying him and financially crippling the team. That makes a lot of sense.
  5. a700hitter
    I also was opposed to trading Manny to the Mets for Lastings Milledge, Aaron Heilman, and some other less notable guy. That was an offer from Theo that the Mets declined. That trade would have wrecked the 2007 season. Of course, Theo did make plenty of bad trades and acquisitions to make up for not pulling off that trade. He made more bad moves than I have discussed here. It's not even close.
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  7. a700hitter
    ... And I'd still rather have Crawford than Werth. If I had known that either acquisition would have forced the Red Sox into austerity mode, I would have passed on both of them. The FO didn't pass and now they are running an austerity budget. That's their fault.
  8. a700hitter
    What are youiv all bent out of shape about. I didn't even mention you in my post.
  9. a700hitter
    No Pedroia tonight. Bobby V is sitting him as a precaution. Punto (yuk!) is filling in for him. Here's where you miss Scutaro. Punto is good for at least 1 bunt attempt.
  10. a700hitter
    If they do, Bonds will be the one to break the ice. If they hold the line on Bonds, none of them get in. If they get in, will there be any mention of steroids on the plaques? What can they say? Most of them are suspected with good reason, but few have been busted under the drug policy.
  11. a700hitter
    I have to disagree with you on this. For a big guy, WMB runs very well. He impressed me with his speed several times this year, most recently with his hustle double last night. He's not a speed merchant like Ellsbury or Crawford, but I'll bet that he can outrun anyone else on the team except for Kalish. Nava has only average speed. He's not as fast as WMB.
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  13. a700hitter
    I'm not holding my breath on this. It's likely that they will be eating some of Youk's salary, so the savings on Scutaro means nothing to me as a fan. It's all background bookkeeping. None of it dictates what moves they make or don't make. They are not the KC Royals. A $5-10 million move is not an obstacle to team like the Red Sox.
  14. a700hitter
    That is a possibility
  15. a700hitter
    Scutaro is the better player and he has filled the utility role throughout his career. He should be the utility guy. He could amply fill in for Pedroia and Aviles. Punto is like putting a black hole in the lineup.
  16. a700hitter
    Scutaro is improving. He is very hot right now and Aviles has leveled off. Aviles' power stats are helped by Fenway.
  17. a700hitter
    Scutaro is outperforming Avile, and he is outperforming Punto by a mile-- that is the real comparison. Punto should not be on this roster.
  18. a700hitter
    Signing Ortiz was the right call, but offering him arbitration was not. They are in an unnecessary overpay situation with Ortiz. He is overpaid about 50%
  19. a700hitter
    Neither has looked that good in the field recently. If it was purely a defensive move, I think he would have made it after the Sox had finished their half inning. Nava is not as fast as WMB, so the pinch running move didn't make sense unless he was protection WMB's legs.
  20. a700hitter
    He really didn't do a bad job at 1B. He was adequate. He never hurt us too badly in the OF either. He was slow with a weak arm, but he postioned well and he had good instincts. He looked awkward, but the results weren't bad. As for the other OFers you mentioned, we had Roberts for only a couple of months. He rarely played. Nixon was on the DL for a good portion of Millar's time in Boston, so Millar played a lot of RF. Also, once Ortiz had proved that he could handle the DH spot, there was no reason to move him into the field. Most guys hate DHing ad don't do well as everyday DH's.
  21. a700hitter
    The move was also confusing to me. WMB has had some hamstring issues. Maybe he wanted to save his legs.
  22. a700hitter
    It was a good discussion. Unfortunately, it got derailed by the resident troll who know less than nothing about baseball and only contributes inflammatory posts. Duke and Theo are getting fresh starts. Theo's job is much easier because his team has a large budget and he doesn't have to compete against the budgets of the Yankees and Red Sox. Duke has shown an ability to rebuild and be competitive at the same time. Theo is in tear down mode in Chicago. The Cubs are losing like crazy and their isn't a single exciting player for the fans to watch. He had better start showing some significant improvement by 2013 or the fans will get restless. Right now, he has taken a last place team and made the on field product worse than he found it. We will see where the both of them are in 3 years. That will be the test. I worry that Cherries is not up to the standards of Cashman, Duke or the Tampa GM. He may be out of his depth. I hope he proves me wrong.
  23. a700hitter
    Millar in the field gave the Sox more flexibility than Ortiz. Millar could be moved between 1B and the OF during a game if needed. Ortiz couldn't. I don't think they necessarily thought so much more of Millar at 1B than Ortiz.
  24. a700hitter
    ANd that is the downside of young players.
  25. a700hitter
    Epstein is getting his chance to prove himself in Chicago. He has to build that team from the ground up. If he is able to do so, he will not have to share credit with anyone. In Boston, the nucleus built by Duquette gave him a great head start and Larry L had Wonder Boy on a tight leash until 2007. When LL let Wonder Boy run, he ran wild and ran the team into the ground. Maybe he learned something from the experience.
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