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  1. a700hitter
    I just registered my team.
  2. a700hitter
    That's horrendous. I wonder how much the rain delay bothered him.
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    I think Bowden makes the team initially, because he has no options left. The same goes for Miller and Doubront. I think it will be between Miller and Bowden with regard to who gets cut first.
  5. a700hitter
    If this happens, either Punto or Aviles might be let go. There's no room on the roster for both of them after Crawford comes back, unless DMac gets cut.
  6. a700hitter
    ^ Good catch. I'll edit my list. There is even less flexibility than I thought.
  7. a700hitter
    For all the talk about competition this spring, I think the opening day roster is all but set. I think this has to be the roster they take north: 1. Salty 2. Shoppach 3. AGon 4. Pedroia 5. Aviles 6. Youkilis 7. Ortiz 8. Punto 9. Ellsbury 10. Ross 11. Sweeney 12. McDonald 13. Crawford (if not DL'd) 14. Albers 15. Lester 16. Beckett 17. Buchholz 18. Bard 19. Aceves 20. Bailey 21. Melancon 22. Morales 23. Doubront (out of options) 24. Bowden (out of options) 25. Miller (out of options) The only variable is Crawford who might not be ready. In that case, it could be Iglesias or even Lars if he can play the OF a little bit. Other than that, I don't see anyone else having a chance to crack the roster.
  8. a700hitter
    He'd have to put together a very solid year in AAA before he would have any value as a throw in for a trade.
  9. a700hitter
    There is no room for him or Iggy on the roster. However, if Ciriaco continues to hit in the Spring and in the minors and Iggy doesn't, Ciriaco could ne called up before Iggy if someone goes down with an injury.
  10. a700hitter
    Touche! I am a big Giants fan so I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Hopefully, by opening day I'll have a new sig.
  11. a700hitter
    I didn't mean that literally.
  12. a700hitter
    People think the sabremetric stuff is relatively new with all the MoneyBall hooey. The platoon thing was a religion for Casey Stengel in the 1950's. His players hated him for it. He knew the benefit, and he probably never looked at a stat to see if he was right about it. I have to laugh at the OBP stuff. Yeah, Billy Beane invented that. I can remember my dad telling me about that as a kid. "Look at how much he walks not just the average." Since the game was invented, coaches have told their kids, " a walk is as good as a hit." There's nothing new under the son. Lot's of stuff that people think is new and revolutionary is something a bunch of other people already forgot about.
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    Whereas Iglesias is still the typical all glove no hit SS.
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    Plus, it is likely that they will come north with 12 pitchers, because Doubront, Miller and Bowden are all out of options. Assume they are all in the pen, we will also have Bailey, Melancon, Albers, and Morales in the pen. Padilla, Cook and Ohlendorf will have to start the season in the minors.
  16. a700hitter
    The kid has a slick glove.
  17. a700hitter
    I'll be there next week too. There are usually some tickets available at the box office on the day of the game-- about 3 hours before game time. That's the way it was at City of Palms Park. You should call the Box Office to confirm the info. The Yankee game will be a tough ticket.
  18. a700hitter
    We know that Doubront has major league stuff and poise on the mound. The hurdles for him are consistency and durability. Last night was a good night. He needs to build on it.
  19. a700hitter
    In NY it is on YES. MLB has it listed too.
  20. a700hitter
    So will Piniella be part of the Yankee broadcast team this season? That could be very annoying to listen to him and O'Neil trading hitting stories all game every game.
  21. a700hitter
    Bowden looked good too. We are gonna need all the help we can get in the pen.
  22. a700hitter
    Doubront was very shaky in the first inning. He threw a lot of pitches and walked 2 batters. After that, he settled in and looked very good. Hopefully, he can build on this and be the Red Sox version of 2011 Nova.
  23. a700hitter
    Doubront and Padilla pitch against the Yanks in Tampa tonight.
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  25. a700hitter
    I hope you realize how many people's day you just ruined. It is not out of the realm. I hate to admit it, but if someone doesn't step up...
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