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If the FO gives the fan base even an inkling that it is concentrating on 2010 whild hoping for the best in 2009,well then the fans should just stop going to Fenway. If the organization is giving up, well ... what's the point of attending a farce of a finish.

With Penny and Smoltz we got a $10 million sack of s***. Some of us saw this coming.. Low risk moves....yeah right. Maybe that is true for the opposing batters who have beatem them mercilessly.

Give the newbie a chance. Too many time we turn obnoxious on a new poster and chase them away. What was done to that guy who complained about players not signing autographs was despicable. It was a completely valid point and no reason to attack the guy. That's how he felt about the players. A lot of players are major immature a-holes, yet we chopped up the poster telling him he was an idiot to feel the way he felt. Knock off the feeding frenzy on the newbies unless the are conspiracy theorists or yankee fans.

They are in a position where every start by Lester and Beckett are must win games. It is unfair and unrealistic to expect that from them, but that's what is needed. The other three rotation slots are close to useless, despite all of our depth.

Are you drunk already?

Damn! And you think that I am pessimistic.

He's a good athlete. He may be needed to play the OF. I heard that Buchholz has some wheels. Maybe he could help in the OF.

I just about swallowed my tongue. Any day now Nick Green will be in the OF.

9 hits and 2 BBs in 5.2 inn. Not so good. That's a WHIP of almost 2.

Not yet. Drew isn't on the DL is he?

My best material always gets stolen.

The trainer will need a defibrillator

Maybe the plan is for when the rosters expand to have a game sharing arrangement. For example, Wakefield and Penny will each pitch 4 innings out of the 3rd slot. Dice K and Byrd will share the 4th slot, and Smoltz and Buchholz will share the 5th slot.

Is Byrd a solution? In his best days, he was a 5 inning pitcher, and he will not be ready until September.

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.