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Sky is not falling or anything, but 3 first baseman and only 4 OFers (one who has a physically limiting disease) is just stupid. You could see this coming from a mile away. How many full seasons has Drew played? There was going to be a big chunk of OF time that had to be filled eventually, so why not let the sickly guy play it while wheeling about in his wheelchair.

Can Drew be far behind with his balky groin. Too bad no OFers are available, because they could really use one. I told you that they were too thin in the OF. Now, they may be forced to put out some ridiculous OF alignment. On the bright side, we are very deep at first base. Got three of them plus Ortiz in case of an first baseman flesh eating disease emergency.

Then don't be a dick. Are you looking forward to Buchholz start against the Yankees? Have his starts this season given you reason for optimism. The kid has talent. When he is on, his changeup is extremely deceptive to the batter, but he still has some major issues to work out at the major league level before he should be in the rotation. In the olden days, a pitcher worked out those issues in the major league bullpen, which is probably where he belongs. They are throwing him to the wolves by handing him the ball every 5th day. Is there something tired about that opinion. BTW You never took my bet for the case of El Presidente. Before Drew tweaked his groin or vagina or whatever, you predicted that the Sox would DL Lowell. I responded that Drew would see the DL before Lowell and wagered a case of your favorite beer. I never heard from you about it.

Buchholz would be the guy that goes back to the minors. He hasn't shown anything to keep him here. I dread his Saturday start. I'm praying for heavy rain.

I guess the FO is so confident in Buchholz that they felt it was necessary to acquire Paul Byrd?

We are a good team, but the Yankees are better. The FO should have addressed that gap in a better way at the deadline. Unfortunately for us Tampa is in our division and they are very good too. First of all, a raw kid should never be brought to a veteran laden team with the resources of the Red Sox. Any prospect should be seasoned enough that he will have a chance to succeed. That being said, I've liked Papelbon, Ellsbury and Lowrie tight from the get go. I get frustrated when they make rookie mistakes, but I could certainly see that they each had excellent tools. Other prospects like Pedroia I thought were over-rated. I thought Pedroia had the possibility of being a solid starter (Loretta-like) for 4-5 years. Did I dislike him? No. I always liked Moss who I followed since 2004 or 5. I get annoyed when a kid is brought up in crucial situations long before he is ready. That shows a lack of preparedness by the FO. I like the kid. I root for the kid,but it is unfair to expect the kid to perform at that level without proper preparation and experience. So, again, I don't know what you are talking about? Was I supposed to get all giddy about Reddick? I saw him in ST and saw that he had plus arm, speed and bat, but he was not ready. We should have had a seasoned bench guy to step in. In his first big game, Reddick K'd 4 times. He was completely overmatched. It was unfair to the kid and the team.

First of all, 32 is not mid-30's. His current contract would be up at age 33. There would have been no need for either Buchholz or Bowden if we got Halladay. Neither of them would have cracked that staff with Dice k and Wakefield being the 4th and 5th guys. By 2011, the next crop of prospect pitchers would have been knocking on the major league door and the FO would either give them a shot or package them for an established star. So, if done properly, getting Halladay would not cause the team to have to rebuild in a couple of years. Yeah, okay. I don't think that I have disputed that. Boy, you are presumptuous aren't you. Did I ever say that this team is not good? It is a very talented team, but in my opinion it could be better. You are a rose-colored optimist. I am not. I see weaknesses in every team and I express my opinion about those weaknesses. It seems that unless I like every move that the Red Sox make and if I am not thrilled about every raw green kid that gets called up then you are not happy.

Ortiz and Drew taking a seat tonight against the lefty.

I evaluate each acquisition/move on its merits. As I have said several times, I think the FO on balance has done an excellent job over the last several years. Does this sound like condemnation to you? Do you think Theo and Co. have been perfect? I don't and I can point to several screw ups that Theo has himself acknowledged. This year I think he could have done much better at the trading deadline.

3 days I think.

Redundancy of injured pitchers does not equate to pitching depth. The acquisition of these two guys highlights that.

That's down the road a bit.

In his last AB he saw 6 pitches. Arguably, only 1 was in the strike zone. He took the Golden Sombrero last night. He has some nice tools,but he needs to work on them in the minors, or we will see more nights like last night.

I demand names!

The $10+ million of low risk moves on Penny and Smoltz have been anything but low risk. They carry a combined record of 9 wins 9 losses with an ERA around 6.50. It was a risk having them in the rotation. Their suckiness is the reason why the Sox are in second place.

From today's Boston Globe:

Any thoughts?

She'd piss herself if she even thought about asking a tough question.

Rays continue to own us.

My point is that Bard is not blameless in this game. He deservedly gets a lot of the blame, and so does Pedroia.