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From what I am reading, it seems like they are saying that they are confident that they will sign him to a 2 yr deal on the condition that he declines arbitration. I am not sure why they would want that condition. :dunno:
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They'd have to roll the dice with bard and Aceves as starters and try to build an entire bullpen on the cheap. Also, if they convert both Bard and Aceves to starters, they will have no depth in the rotation. Who would be the emergency or spot starter? It would take some skill by the GM and the manager to put together and manager a whole new pen.
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The Bard to the rotation possibility seems to be under serious consideration and it also seems to be Bard's preference. When Gammons raised it during the season as a possibility going forward, many scoffed at the idea. Based on what BC has said, the team and Bard may not be on the same page on this. Losing the who back end of the bullpen would be a huge blow, but Bard would be an enormous upgrade over Wakefield. That would still leave 1 rotation spot to be determined, and if that final spot goes to Aceves, the entire bullpen would have to be built from the ground up. That ain't gonna be easy.
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I didn't realize that it was a serious theory.
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His legacy may be that we are screwed over for a few years.
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Bill Buckner will return to Boston as a coach?
a700hitter replied to SCM33's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Blowing the '86 Series was only 2 games. It was excruciatingly painful, because the Sox hadn't won a World Series in 68 years and they were 1 strike away, but it was two games. The Mets were prohibitive favorites going into that series and rightly so, because they were the much better team. The 2011 collapse was night after night of futility after being the best team in the league for months. A month of suffering vs 2 games. Everyone has their opinion, but I lived through both fiascos, and 2011 was worse for me. I had a headache for an entire month. -
It's a myth like Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the and the Loch Ness Monster. Maybe the reason that they didn't lock down the compensation before they granted permission to talk to Theo was that it was more important to the Sox owners that Theo leave.
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So the theory is that the any group of 25 players each making $8 million, the team should rock for a measly sum of $200 million.
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Welcome to TalkSox.
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I am an old Sox fan, and this season was the worst thing that I have witnessed. They were completely inept for an entire month. The worst ever without a close second.
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An article or blurb about Prince Fielder and shrinking just caught my eye.
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Word has been circulating that Ben C has been hitting the raw bar hard at Winter Meetings.
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Agreed. It's a damn shame. They knew that he didn't have much time left. The Old Timers committee had the opportunity to admit him in his final days, but they didn't
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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/ron-santo-elected-to-hall-of-fame.html He was the best third baseman in the NL for several years. His accomplishments are magnified by the fact that he was a diabetic in an age when the medical technology to control and manage the disease was not very advanced.
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I am trying to understand the symbolism of the 1 day contract. I'm not criticizing you. Nomar and others have done this 1 day contract thing, but I just don't get it. Ten years from now people will look at Pedro's stats and see that he pitched his last game in the World Series for the Phillies. Bobby V talked about rooming with Tony C in the Padres organization attempting a comeback in Spring Training. I have no recollection of that and I can't find anything linking him to the Padres. Technically, I guess he retired as a Padre, but who would know. It would be meaningful if Pedro or Nomar for example took an AB or pitched to a batter while playing for the Sox the way Minnie Minosa took some token ABs to have played in a couple of additional decades. It would give the fans one last chance to say goodbye and it would be in the record books.
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... And I never said anything that would even approach this ^. I am used to you misconstruing my posts, but this is a big stretch even for you.
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That would be unbelievable if they landed Reyes and Pujols.
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Another blow to the Mets franchise which continues to deteriorate. They have been losing a substantial segment of their fan base over the last several years. It all started with their 2007 collapse.
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It looks that way. The history of the Marlins has been a very strange one. In their short history they have won 2 World Championships with powerhouse teams that were immediately dismantled in shameful fashion. Maybe the new stadium and the restructured roster will breathe new life into the franchise.
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