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Lee Mazzili. He was the dick that notified the AL that johnny Pesky was in the Red Sox dugout in uniform during games in 2004. The AL was forced to tell the Red Sox to have him out of the dugout by game time. Mazzilli is a petty, vindictive egomaniac. I am glad he has been fired from jobs two years in a row.

Manny, Ortiz, Pedro and Schilling.

I am terrified.

I think the steroids scandal was a disgrace for the game of baseball. It was done with the tacit approval of management, ownership and the press. Everyone got rich from the game regaining its popularity after the strike through juiced up Homers. Unfortunately, this almost ruined the integrity of the game as major records fell during the juicing period. At one time I was all for striking the records of MG Wire, Canseco, Bonds and Sosa, but it has become quite apparent that the use of steroids was widespread. Not only did the big hitters use it, but so did the pitchers and the scrubs as well. The playing field was a lot more level than I had initially suspected. I no longer favor striking records, because I don't know how you can accurately determine who did roids and who didn't. Let's not forget the 100 positive drug tests from 2002 that are waiting to be disclosed. This stuff was going on for a long time by a lot of players. As for Raffy, he got caught and he paid the price (a mere 10 games) as dictated by the rules governing the game. I would not scapegoat him because he got caught. The owners and management were complicit in this scandal. If you think Raffie is finished as a player, I would agree that no one should sign him, but he should not be blacklisted because he did steroids. The NFLl is not blacklisting Merriman. He made the pro-bowl and he could be a Super Bowl champion in February.

NFL Playoff Game Dates 1/13 - 1/14, 2007 Date & Time Favorite .................... Spread ....................... Underdog 1/13 4:30 ET At Baltimore ................. .. -4 ............................ Indianapolis 1/13 8:00 ET At New Orleans ............... -5 ............................ Philadelphia 1/14 1:00 ET At Chicago ...................... -9 ................................... Seattle 1/14 4:30 ET At San Diego ................... -5 .......................... New England

Palmiero at 50 would be a better hitter than Youk.

Jacksonian, I guess we have to stop meeting like this.

Is it possible that you might be using the term "flashes of brilliance" a little loosely?

...and it is on YES quite a bit, but not on NESN.

So...Ohlendorf has the potential to have Zach Duke's potential or the potential to be what Zach Duke is now which is a 200 inning pitcher in the NL with a 4.50 ERA and 117 k's? I don't get it. Either way it is not a very high ceiling. Who is the # 3 pitcher on Pittsburgh? Answer: Some punching bag. Who cares?

As a 4th or 5th starter, maybe I would, but being a 4th or 5th starter is not great upside potential. If he falls a bit short of that, he'll be a bum.

That might have been a good idea if Pedroia is hitting .190 at the end of May. I think Tito probably influenced the decision to keep Cora, because he has been very public in his effusive praise for Cora.