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Pavano's Saturday start is must see TV.

Vernon Wells will be pissed when he finds out that Beckett will not be pitching.

Looking at Girardi on the bench, can anyone figure out if he is winning or losing?

I am glad that the Jays are using up all their offense tonight.

7-0 Jays. 7 earned runs in 2 innings for Pigson.

Tonight Pigson looked every bit the pig that he is. Jays 5-0 so far and Pigson went 2 innings. His good starts were very misleading, because he just stinks.

I'll take Sheets.

If you removed Bucholz from this rotation with his 2-9 record and replaced him with a Paul Byrd -type who would pitch to a .500 record, the Sox would be neck and neck with Tampa. They stayed toooo long with this kid. One or two starts since he returned from the minors, it was clear to most of us that it was not going to happen for him this season. What took the FO so long? If the Sox don't make the playoffs, the performance of Bucholz and his horrendous 2-9 record will be the biggest factor.

I have not changed my mind. From the beginning, I would have made this trade. I still think that Ellsbury has the potential to be a star, but who knows. He's got to make some major adjustments to get to that level. Buucholz maybe wrecked after this season. This season has been a disaster for him, and it will not be easy for him to recover. It is not like he had a terrible season with a young s***** team like the Nationals. He is on the Boston Red Sox, a team with more than $100 million in talent behind him when he pitches. He is pitching for a team with a top offense and a good defense, and he failed miserably. I believe that the other trade that was being offered was Lester, Crisp and Bowden or Masterson. I would have made that trade also, and I stand by that decision now too. Crisp stinks. He is a one way player with a terribly weak arm and his breaks on balls have reverted to his pre- 2007 years. Lester is looking great, but Santana is and will continue to be a top echelon pitcher. Very few guys are in his league. I would have done either of the trades at the time, and IMO getting Santana would have garnered two more championships in the next 3 years, especially if the Twins took the package with Ellsbury.

I am gagging.

I agree. This kid is a long way from Major League success, and he needs to be sent down. Who will be taking his place in the rotation?

I am surprised that Jackson has not chimed in to tell us that Beckett's symptoms are signs of advanced Lupus or something and that he'll be dead in a month.

...or maybe he has always had trouble with Toronto, especially Wells, and they'd rather he pitch against the Yankees.

Let's hope that he is going to be okay. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2008/08/19/yaz_hospitalized_in_boston/

You are much better when you are hitting on the women posters than when you are doing sarcasm. That's just my opinion.

I can't disagree with this.

If it started tomorrow, it would be Beckett. However, if he keeps pitching like he did on Sunday or the 2006 version of Beckett, I think they should opt to go with lester.

I am sorry that I stirred this up. I was just goading Example a little. He used to debate these issues at length. I was just trying to re-engage him in the debate. People are very sensitive about their politics. I don't understand why, because all politicians are loathsome. They are the lowest form of whore. They screw us for our money and we don't even have the right to say no. I have no interest in the political forum. Let's keep it at sports.

I missed the game today, but I caught a little bit on the radio. I heard the inning where Beckett got removed. Because beckett was so bad today, the announcer was speculating about his health. Was there anything about his health post game or was it just a bad outing. When he speculated about his health, I have to say that I started to get a little nauseas.

Gabe Kapler just made a web gem catch robbing Russell Martin of a Home Run in the 7th inning

You didn't see the guy get picked off first base in the 9th inning with a 3-2 count on Damon and no outs? That's the type of thing that I am talking about. Michael Kay had the same comment.