a700hitter
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Telling someone to stop a discussion is being an a-hole on a message board. No one has been saying anything offensive to each other, just disagreeing.
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Move on already! Good God!
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But I do reserve the right to raise the issue again.....because IT'S A MESSAGE BOARD. The name of the thread is quite self-explanatory. There are at least two sides of this issue. If you are tired of the discussion, why would you keep coming back to the thread? Move on! Good God!
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I let go of it a page ago. Good God!
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Are you mixing him up with Mike Sweeney formerly of KC? His knees were a mess.:dunno:
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Well, I would never throw good beer or vodka.
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The real question is: could any of this hurt Crawford's already horrendous 2011 performance? I don't think so. What was his excuse for stinking up the field in every aspect last season?
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If you are going to make a phony thread atleast make it funny-- something like:" Bartolo Colon Dies of Embolism During Medical Insertion into Shoulder of HGH Fortified Fat."
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I didn't know that he had an additional surgery. This should lower his value as a trading chip. He may also be looking at another lost season if he hits any bumps in the road.
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I realize that, and I hope the Sox kept the right kid, but if looking at his development up to this point is all we have, I don't expect much from him in 2012 other than some emergency innings. We don't have guys that can come up and give quality innings for any sustained period. I don't see that capability coming down the pike for some time.
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I don't disagree with the ordering of your priorities, but the over all grade is still so-so, IMO. If depth was the #1 priority, it would be much worse than so-so. Kalish is most probably the RF starter. He's not depth. He no longer has rookie status. He was a major leaguer in 2010 who got derailed by injuries. Lavarnway really has no position. Unless they can get him to the point of being a competent catcher, we don't need a 24 year old DH. We'll have to see if Middlebrooks is ready in 2013 to be a centerpiece. It usually takes a couple of years at the major league level before a guy establishes himself and he is at least a year away from the majors. That's why i said 2-3 years away. Not everyone hits the ground running like Pedroia. Very few do, and even he had a couple of bumpy months (Sept 2006 and April 2007). He's the exception.
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Valentine really hasn't done anything. What can he do at this point-- completely manufacture a lie about some meeting that they didn't have? Carl created this particular problem all by himself, and now we are going to blame someone else, because Carl can't handle the heat?
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I agree with this, but with such thin benches in today's game due to the fact that teams often carry 11-12 pitchers, I think it is essential to have the farm system provide depth to the major league roster. As to your point about producing centerpieces for the future, that is obviously an important function, but we are 2-3 years away from seeing anything like that. The biggest deficiency across the board is pitching depth. There is none ready to step in if there is an injury and there doesn't seem to be a lot at the lower levels. I know you admired the young arms that the rays were able to bring out of their pen in 2011. Our system has nowhere near that wealth of live arms. When we bring up a guy, I bite my nails hoping that he doesn't take a wrecking ball to the game before he is able to get 3 outs.
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Of the 4 most talked about available starting pitching options, here is my order of preference: 1. Oswalt (1 yr contract) 2. Garza 3. Edwin Jackson 4. Kuroda They are all very close. Three and four could easily flip flop depending on contractual terms. I give Jackson the nod because he is 10 years younger than Kuroda, and he should be hitting his prime. What's your order of preference?
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He's disgusting, but less disgusting than what we ran out to the mound in the 4th and 5th rotation spots last year.
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I think he was the best managerial option for the Sox after Terry left. I think he is a good manager and an excellent tactician, but I am not a fan of his. I really don't know many people that like him. They may respect his ability, but his fan club probably consists of his mother. I don't see Bobby V being given the benefit of any pro- Bobby V bias.
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There really aren't many people that like Bobby V. He's not a likeable guy. He is a good baseball guy, but not a likeable person. I don't think there is a lot of pro-Bobby V bias going on.
