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  1. a700hitter
    A decline at age 25 is not a good sign. We didn't get Pedro until he was 26 and he was still lighting up the gun at 97.
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    He was the quintessential slap hitter. Like most of the early Dominican major leaguers, he didn't walk a heck of a lot. The old saying was that you had to hit your way off the island, because no one walked off the island, or something like that.
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    Both lincecum and Felix have had declines in velocity.
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    Most managers are idiots and the difference between a good manager and a terrible manager is a talented ballclub. Witness Joe Torre's Yankee years vs. Torre's non Yankee years and Casey Stengel's Yankee years vs. Stengel's non-Yankee years.
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    Are you getting a Cubs hat? I thought Cherrington was Duquette's protege. Theo took his protege with him to the Cubs-- Hoyer. And I think you are right that Theo didn't get fired as a result of the collapse. It's pretty clear that he wasn't coming back after his contract had expired and that he had those conversations with the owners before the collapse. The Red Sox job was wearing on him too much, and the harder he tried the more he screwed things up in the last 3- 4 years. He went for the lower pressure job in Chicago. Not everyone can thrive consistently in a pressure cooker. He's no Cashman.
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    If he has so little confidence in his abilities to change the fortunes of the Orioles, why would the Sox keep him?
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    The kid is obviously a bonehead.
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    Very sad. R.I.P. http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/11/04/11/Former-Cardinals-pitching-great-dead-at-/landing_stlcardinals.html?blockID=596614&feedID=3713
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    http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/11/baird_withdraws.html This is what happens when an organization wants to keep you. They convince you to stay. Baird's career path is blocked every bit as much as Theo's was blocked. Sox owners were willing to let Theo walk.
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    Reddick, Lavarnway, Scutaro, and Salty as the bottom 4 in the lineup is not going to scare anyone. That puts a lot of pressure on the top 5. Ellsbury would have to continue where he left off. Youk would have to stay healthy, and Crawford would need to return to his Tampa days. If one or more of those things don't happen, the offensive performance couldbe very inconsistent. Even if the top 5 produce, the lineup would be considerably weaker with out a high performing Ortiz. When he was out of the lineup last season, the offense flat-lined except for 1 game. I have every reason to believe that pulling Ortiz out of the lineup without a potent replacement would weaken the lineup. Assuming that Lavarnway can fill Ortiz shoes in 2012 is just not reasonable.
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    Tiant was a great big game pitcher. When he had stuff in his younger days, he was unbeatable. In his latter years,he was an artist on the mound, and just when you thought all he had was junk, he'd climb the ladder with 3 straight fastballs to strike out Bobby Bonds. The guys was masterful during seasons when Fenway was a launching pad--before the additional structures were added changing the wind patterns
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    No one is giving up on him, but I don't think he is in their future plans either.
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    What's your point? Does that make them good decisions?
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    I'll say it again. This is a strategy that would have the Red Sox watching the Post Season from their couches for 3 more years. Stop the whining about yankee money. The Sox have got plenty of money. Unfortunately, Theo squandered a boatload of it before leaving for Chicago.
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    Did he pull a hamstring on the way out the door?
  23. a700hitter
    Yes get rid of all our stars and get lots of draft picks and prospects. 2015 tickets will be really hard to get, but there will be no meaningful September games befor 2015.
  24. a700hitter
    Huh?:dunno:
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