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  1. a700hitter
    Made yourself laugh again. The point is to make others laugh at your jokes.
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    I believe that I said that he has sucked so far and you countered with some ridiculous remark about him having been unlucky. Do you deny saying that he has been unlucky?
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    Hey, you are the one who has been adamant that he has not sucked up to this point, so why is tonight different than the other suck nights?
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    When he is not getting banged around, his pitches are missing the strike zone by a foot. Basically, it is his usual s***.
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    Kawakami is pitching like Dice K was supposed to pitch.
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    I just don't have the energy to engage in dueling spreadsheets every time I state an opinion about a player's performance. I didn't go anywhere near the issue of discussing his market value and the finances of the Red Sox, but thank you for trying to drag me there.
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    It looks like Dice K is experiencing some more inexplicable bad luck. Wha is that sound? The Pawtucket Express? The DL Train?
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    I think I can render an opinion that losing Papelbon would be detrimental to the team's onfield performance without discussing finances. I wasn't getting into a discussion of his market value. I am not a baseball executive. I am a fan. I do know that the Red Sox are one of the wealthiest franchises in sports so they can afford to offer Papelbon the going rate for "lock down" closers. Whether or not they choose to offer him a market value contract, if he leaves it will be detrimental to the team's performance IMO. Of course not. They don't do the hatchet job until they are ready to get rid of you. Wait until the end of year 5 and maybe it will be Nomar all over again.
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    He swings at anything that doesn't go into the stands on the fly.
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    I'm going with my brother. We are going with Red Sox Destinations. It's a bit pricey, but if you haven't been to Cooperstown for induction weekend, it is a very small town that fills up very quickly. I went to see Yaz in 1989 and Seaver in '94. It was very difficult to park and to get a good place to watch the ceremony. I was much younger then, so me and my nephew could vault fences and barriers to get where we had to go. This time I opted to pay for the bus ride from the hotel and the reserved lawn seating. They throw in a Red Sox Jersey and the Red Sox lawn chair with the deal.
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    Example, I really don't care much if they destroy a guy in the press when they are done with him. I think it is a s***** thing to do, but I don't root for the FO or for the former players who leave on bad terms. I root for the fellas in uniform, and no press side show could dampen my enjoyment of that. So take that you... walking misery.
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    Give them time.
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    Plenty of guys throw as hard as Papelbon. Being Papelbon takes more than velocity. It takes incredible command, nerves of steel and a short memory. He also has the ability to make the adrenaline rush of a pressure situation work to his advantage. That type of adrenaline can destroy a pitcher's concentration and command. It is so much more than velocity. It is no mistake that he is the most dominating reliever that the Sox have had since Dick Radatz more than 40 years ago. They have had plenty of hard throwers throughout the years, but none have even come close. You are seriously underestimating his value.
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    Yes, sadly, I have seen this movie before. With those other guys, they had age/injury related issues. Papelbon will be right in his prime when he becomes a FA. Hopefully, the FO will see the value in keeping him. I don't want to go back to the days of Heathcliff Slocumb et. al.
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    Say good bye to being a consistent playoff contender too. Those years that they make the playoffs by less than 5 games they will finish out of the money, because his replacement will be responsible for 3 - 5 more blown saves.
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    Do they want to get rid of every off-beat colorful character on the roster? Boring doesn't sell merchandise.
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    It would be a good move if the Rays could convince him to be their closer.
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