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  1. a700hitter
    You didn't address my larger point that it would be a huge admission of failure. I don't think the FO is willing to go down that road. JH is not going to tolerate a pattern of failure from Theo. Theo is going to try to make this work.
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    I am hoping for a win and praying for a big-time pitcher by Friday.
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    I hope the kid makes a good showing and keeps his trade value high.
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    I don't think he'll get traded this off season for two reasons: 1. His Market Value will be way down. I don't think they will want to sell low. 2. Trading him 3 years into a 6 year contract that cost the Sox $104 million would be a bitter failure pill to swallow. They have already admitted failure on Lugo and eaten $9 million, and Drew is stinking up the joint too. Of the 3 acquisitions made in the 2006 offseason, it is looking like none of that money was well spent.
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    Who threw a no-hitter, and why should I care?
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    He should not have been sent out for the 8th.
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    Is it because he looks like the AFLAC guy?
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    Bay is a horrible fielder. He should have had that ball.
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    That was the word that was going around Cooperstown over the weekend.
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    Cafardo is all for trading prospects for Halladay on the pre-game show.
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    You don't think he'd be better than a 7.50 ERA?
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    Smoltz and Dice K have a combined ERA over 7.
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    If they sit back and do nothing, this team could head the way of the 2006 team. They have fallen from first place much earlier than that team, and many thought the 2006 team to be a beast even as it showed signs of crumbling. This team has a thin weak bench as did that team. But that team had two offensive monsters-- Ortiz and Manny. By the time Manny quit on the team that year, the team was already in a death spiral. Management did nothing and the 2006 team collapsed. Some people want to say that they were right to do nothing and point to 2007. That's faulty logic. 2007 did not result from the fact that the FO made no moves to help the team in 2006. 2007 resulted from 3 very costly off season acquisitions and the emergence of Dustin Pedroia. I was of the posters on this site who warned of the 2006 collapse early on, and I was met with all sorts of derision. This team is at a crossroads. If they do nothing, IMO, it is unlikely that they will overtake the Yankees, and they could slip out of playoff contention altogether. What they do in the next week will go a long way towards determining the fate of the 2009 team.
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    I think we have seen enough of Smoltz. We got 1 win out of him for $5 million. I wish Atlanta hadn't made an insulting offer and kept him. It was obvious from his last start that he has nothing left. He gave up three gargantuan homers in one inning. His days of dominating are ovah. Unfortunately, if the Red Sox don't make a trade,they have few options other than to keep him in the rotation. Penny, who was the 5th starter at the beginning of the season is currently the #3 starter behind Beckett and Lester. Wakefield doesn't have a target return date and he probably misses a couple of more starts. Dice K will not return any earlier than September, and that may be too late for this team. Buchholz is a green kid who has proved nothing and he can't seem to pitch beyond 4 or 5 innings. For all the depth that some thought they had a few weeks ago, it is becoming obvious that this starting rotation needs help. Wakefield can help, but if the team weathers this period and still advances to the playoffs, they only have two pitchers who am comfortable with the ball-- Beckett and Lester. I don't think that will be enough.
  21. a700hitter
    They would be scouting Wells or Rios only as part of a Halladay deal.
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    Our bullpen guys are good. They are being overworked. If you get Woods, that would not alleviate the problem, because they would have to send down or cut a pitcher. The only guy in the pen with options is Bard and possibly Masterson. Bouncing them back and forth is not going to alleviate the overwork issue. But he stinks. He did very well early, but he is crashing back to earth. He is a utility guy.
  23. a700hitter
    People are clamoring for Jack Wilson? Jack Wilson is a superior fielding SS while Scutaro is not, but I haven't noticed any clamoring for Wilson.
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    Scutaro? Betancourt? Scutaro is a cheap player who has over-performed this season, but he is little more than a utility player. Betancourt stinks. Woods? Why would they be looking at another bullpen piece? I agree with Cafardo that the Sox are there to scout Halladay and Lee.
  25. a700hitter
    The main focus of my post was the need for pitching. I was just noting the irony that Damon is outperforming all of our OFers. I wasn't revisiting the merits of whether the Sox should have let him walk. According to Nick Cafardo's article today, the Red Sox are scouting the Guardians - Blue Jays series. I don't think they are looking at VMart or Overbay after acquiring La Roche. I think they have to be considering Lee and Halladay. There has been some talk that the Yankees would take on Wells contract to get the deal done, but with our offense needing a jolt, maybe we should consider taking him on. He is as good a fielder as anyone and he is a power threat. He's not too old. He could turn out to be a surprise like Lowell in the Beckett deal. Taking on Wells might drop the price for Halladay prospect-wise.
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