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  1. a700hitter
    The 2000 team that went to the World Series was not exactly a deep talented team.
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    I should report you to Yeszir for rendering useless the ignore feature.
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    I wouldn't conclude that he is either humble or noncontroversial based on this press conference. He is an interesting complex personality.
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    I don't think it is a good thing for the new no-nonsense disciplinarian manager to be blubbering all over himself at his hiring press conference. Thee players are probably already mocking him. This guy should fall apart completely on Jimmy Fund Night.
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    Don't worry. They are only interested in what the King of TalkSox has to say.
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    I think Crawford will like Bobby V. Crawford is a very hard worker and Bobby V will love him.
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    Tom Hanks should have been there to yell at him: "There's no crying in baseball!"
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    He was teary eyed? Great! When these tough no-nonsense guys start choking up, it is usually a sign of advancing senility. When ass-kicking Boss Steinbrenner started getting weepy, it was only a short time before he was drooling on himself. It was all over for Torre when he started crying at ALE championship celebrations. Bobby, don't go soft now!
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    I doubt that they would disclose that they are not looking for much in return even if that were the case.
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    Thornton is also 35 years old.
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    Thornton will receive $11 million in 2012-13 and the White Sox hold a $6 million team option for the 2014 season including a $1 million buyout. Plus, we will have to trade talent to get him.
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    I didn't mean to let LL off the hook, but things did take a turn for the worse as Theo was given more autonomy. As a result, BC will be on a very short leash IMO.
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    If private discussions prove to be unproductive, yes, I think it is okay.
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    I think this is as plausible explanation as any. I think Cherrington will be under close observation for a while, because it is pretty obvious that Theo made a big mess of things once he was given autonomy.
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    Agreed. If the rationale in letting Papelbon walk was the terms of the contract, it would make no sense to go sign a significantly older closer like Heath Bell to a large 3 year contract.
  22. a700hitter
    The "stoned" comment was likely a bit of hyperbole-- nothing to spend numerous posts refuting. I regularly refer to Ron Washington as a crackhead-- hyperbole for the purpose of humor. But feel free to get all upset and ask me to prove it.
  23. a700hitter
    I'll paraphrase Casey Stengel one more time for those of you who missed it previously. There will always be half a dozen players who love the manager and half a dozen who hate the manager. The rest are either indifferent or haven't made up their minds. The secret to good managing is to keep the half dozen players who hate you from talking to those who haven't made up their minds. Managers will always have players that hate them, no matter how good the manager is.
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    The fact that the outcome was anticipated doesn't mean that it makes sense if they had no reasonable contingency plan. You can't divorce the two things-- Papelbon leaving and the succession plan. It should all be part of an integrated strategy. Papelbon was not leaving Boston to be closer to home or some other personal issue. He went for the payday. If the Sox had no reasonable plan to replace him and rebuild the bullpen, the sensible thing would have been to keep him and cut costs by letting Ortiz walk.
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    If the FO has no confidence in Bard as a closer and is still seriously considering him as a starter, then the Papelbon move makes even less sens. Without Bard in the closer or 8th inning role, the bullpen will be in shambles. I don't think Heath Bell can be signed for 2 years when a broken down warhorse like Nathan got 2 years. I don't like giving Bell 3 years, because he is 34. If they do that, why didn't they give a 30 year old Papelbon 4 years. Their plan is very unclear at this point. Their direction should start to take shape in the next couple of weeks. As for the thought of Kalish and Reddick platooning, a lefty-lefty platoon makes little sense. IMO one of these guys will stick and the other will be packaged in a trade.
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