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Pal is no pessimist. That is not an accusation that could be leveled at him. I think the answer is that some issues are so glaring, so stark that they really can't be disputed.

We're agreeing a lot lately, because this isn't about philosophy or building a farm system. This issue is pretty clear cut. We both know what kind of roster it takes to be successful in the ALE. We might differ about how you get there, but we both know that this team is missing something. It's not missing much, but it is missing something crucial. If someone showed me this post ^ and asked if I wrote it, I'd have to say that it looks like something that i would write. Don't let that scare you. Once the season starts, we'll probably find ourselves disagreeing about some stuff.

I have been waiting for the offseason to conclude before making any predictions, but I will start to put some out there. I will probably update this post frequently before camp opens. Here we go: David Ortiz wins his arbitration case ($16.5 million) but pouts for the entire season because the Red Sox disrespected him at the hearing and he demands a trade at the trading deadline, making the decision to offer arbitatration a complete cluster f***. We get 700+ innings from the 1 through 4 spots in the rotation. No one pitching in the 5th spot in the rotation pitches more than 50 innings as a starter. The 5th spot becomes a fiasco. Andrew Bailey hits the DL before the All Star Break. He is shut down in September to get TJ surgery in September. Ellsbury does 30 -30 again. Crawford steals 50 bases Pedroia is a 20-20 man again Cody Ross hits 20 HRs Salty keeps throwing balls into CF. He'll lead the league in passed balls without Wakefields help, and he'll keep striking out more than one-third of the time Iglesias will win the starting SS position when camp breaks, but is OBP at the All Star Break will be .250. Youkilis will play the whole season and his OBP will be .370+, but his power will be down. Ortiz's power will be way down because pitchers will just stop pitching to him with no protection behind him. Wakefield will pitch for the Sox at some point in 2012 but not win any games. AGon hits 35 HRs After signing elswhere, it is divulged that the Red Sox never met with or offered Oswalt a contract. The player we get as compensation for Theo never wears a Red Sox uniform. Of course the Sox will sign Roy Oswalt within 24 hours of this post, so I will delete it.

It is a tough line to toe, and I think they have succeeded at confusing everyone.

The mixed messages coming from the FO seem almost irrational at times. They are certainly not articulating any coherent strategy.

Are these liste in the order of the rounds in which they were picked?

LL is taller than I thought. I've seen him, but never stood next to him. I always thought he was on the short side.

I didn't recognize you in your casual Sox wear. When I met you, you were all suited up. It looks like you had a good time.

They had it listed for tickets. Cheap bastards use one number for everything i guess.

(877) REDSOX-9

I just checked the site. It looks like it only takes credit cards.

They update the column?:dunno:

Lucchino most recently stated that they are over the cap.

When you select payment option, there are usually place or drop down menus to select the type of payment card-- debit or credit, etc.

Call the telephone number for ticketing. I have gotten tickets that way when the internet hit a snag.

Do you have to select Debit Card from a drop down menu?