I think maybe he realizes that increasing the Annual Value of his contract from $17 to 19 million would not really affect his life in any significant way. Why bother longer than necessary with uncertainty?
Schoenweis stinks-- a disaster. When Dice K returns, Schoenweis should get DFA'd. Who will go to the pen when Dice K returns. Although it pains me to say it, Wakefield has looked really good. He has earned the spot in the rotation.
After Papelbon and Bard, I'm not that thrilled with the Sox pen. Oki and Ramirez are good, but after them there isn't much. MDC seems to be damaged. He's not throwing very hard. Who will be the other lefty? They all stink. The other righhties: Nelson and Atchinson are not very good.Am I missing anyone?
What a surprise Longoria going deep against the Sox! Last week he hit a ball so far that he hit his name on the scoreboard at City of Palms Park. That is a mammoth shot. He hit 2 HRs in that game. They came right after the fans started chanting "Eva, Eva" when he picked up a foul ball. After a couple of chants he waved his hand at the stands in a dismissive manner. The fans got a kick out that.
Baseball parks and stadiums should be limited to serving Hot Dogs, Crackerjack, peanuts and soda and beer. That's it. Personally, I don't understand why people drop a bundle on tickets to wait on line for bad food and miss half the game.
I am not surprised that there is something wrong with his arm. Last spring he looked very good. This spring he was horrible. He had nothing. Guys were hitting big bombs off him quite regularly.
I can't believe all this arguing about Alamanzar. He stinks. What is the crux of this argument. . . Whether the FO knew that he stunk when they drafted him? To the extent he got any hype, he was over hyped.
He hasn't had a lot of playing time. His swing looks just fine-- no different than prior years. He is moving better than at any point last season, but let's remember that he ran like an old warhorse prior to the injury.