a700hitter
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I will never set foot in the new stadium even if the tickets are free. Plus, we were not discussing the election, just the President's policies. I didn't start the discussion, and I wasn't the only one to perpetuate it. Yankee - Red Sox Tickets at the New Stadium don't interest me. Our competition is Tampa, not the Yankees.
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I agree with you. I don't like that. We pay him to pitch now. If he is asked to take the ball, he should take the ball. Last summer, I was pissed at what I perceived from Beckett to be more concern for his next contract than his 2008 performance. If you remember, after his pain was gone and after he had been cleared by the Red Sox medical staff after a clear MRI, he was reluctant to take the ball due to his long term career concerns. He gets paid $10 million a year to pitch now. If he is pain-free and medically cleared, he should take the ball. In the end, he manned up by taking the ball in the post season with an injured oblique, but I suspect that the oblique problem was the result of the negative impact that his voluntary shutdown (due to hypochondria) caused to his condition.
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Keep calling me an old guy and I'll find you and slap you silly.
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Hey, I'm not meddling in politics in the DR, so what is your problem with it.
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Which Plan? The stimulus? I am doubting that the so-called stimulus bill will get the job done, but I do hope that it stimulates the economy. It is his budget porposal with all of the permanent additions to the government budget that I hope fails. It has nothing to do with stimulating the economy. It doesn't even pretend to be aimed at economic growth. It represents a huge and permanent increase in the size and scope of federal government, and it will hinder the effects of the stimulus bill. I don't have to hope for his budget proposal to be a failure. If it gets passed, it will fail as surely as night follows day.
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What the Obama administration will be spending will make the Bush Administration look like the dollar store.
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While his 2008 did not measure up to his outstanding 2007, he was still a valuable and reliable member of the bullpen. It is a good move to keep him around.
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Red Sox Owner Henry Calls for Salary Cap
a700hitter replied to bobby jr's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
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The guy is a bust. Why would we want a prospect who washed out? I realize he was a can't miss prospect, but he missed. Most prospects wash out. That is why I don't turn back-flips when we get a draft pick for losing a major league player.
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They already named a park after him? Wow, he must be very good. Probably another Todd Benzinger.
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Putz at age 32 has had only 2 very good years, so he has hardly been a consistently high performing closer. Papelbon at age 28 has already had 3 very good years in a row. Putz can't be mentioned in the same sentence as Mo Rivera when it comes to consistent excellence. If your point is that a consistently excellent closer is not a key element of consistently competitive teams, Putz is not a good example. Two good years is far from consistent excellence. In his best year 2007, a very ordinary Mariner team (with lousy pitching) was very competitive-- finishing 2nd in the West with the 5th best record in the AL.
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I don't buy into the theory that closers are not that important. I think a consistently high performing closer will result in a consistently competitive team. When Mo Rivera finally breaks down so will the consistent competitiveness of the Yankees.
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It's a good bet that the closer who follows Papelbon will not be as good as Papelbon.
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My brother has a back condition for which there is a non-invasive procedure available that has shown great success. His health insurer won't cover it, because it is considered experimental. They will cover the more invasive surgery, which will require extended physical therapy. Further off topic, it baffles me that most health plans will cover trans-gender procedures. They will pay to have a working penis cut off turning a guy into a chick, but other procedures that alleviate physical pain are denied as experimental. It may just be me, but I think that is f***ed up.
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Are you a neurosurgeon? No one like a know it all. Just kidding.
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My post about my friend was anectdotal as were the posts of the others who had stories about family members. It's curious that you didn't jump on them for not being neurosurgeons. I didn't claim any sort of medical knowledge on the the topic. So, you STFU. My friend is 49 years old and still plays ball although not professionally. I'll bet he could still outrun you. The dude can fly. Are you a professional athlete? The last time I looked that is not a requirement for offering an opinion on this forum. So, again, STFU. I know what I learned from my friend and from the doctor that my brother consulted who showed us a film on the procedure. I hope that is enough of a basis to post a comment about the outcome of my friend's procedure. Again, STFU. Tom, I think it is time to demonstrate that you know something and start adding some information to this forum. Otherwise, get lost.
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Bowa has always been a jerk and a loser as a coach and manager.
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I am sure that his cousin appreciates being implicated in this story. It was nice of ARod to drag his cousin through the mud. Maybe the feds will target him for trafficking and distributing illegal drugs. ARod is just a self-centered selfish jerk who is a coward to boot.
