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  1. a700hitter
    It is ridiculously if you are using it as a justification for your argument that his season has not been that great.
  2. a700hitter
    Do we really want to take a chance that he isn't damaged goods.
  3. a700hitter
    But he doesn't walk people. Your argument is ridiculous. It would be like saying that a pitcher doesn't give up more hits because the batters keep missing the ball. He has again become a big winner. This is the comeback player award we are talking about not the Cy Young award,where he will admittedly have more competition.
  4. a700hitter
    Jason Johnson "The Ultimate Loser"
  5. a700hitter
    ...and no one is arguing with JSInger about that. No one has advocated re-signing or keeping the entire 2004 roster intact. It's a ridiculously absurd aregument by JSinger. It would be like me characterizing JSInger's position as wanting to have a Marlin's type firesale by getting rid of all our stars and playing with all rookies and rule 5 guys. I don't make that riducously absurd mis-characterization of his position, so please stop misrepresenting my position. Keeping Pedro and Damon and possibly Lowe (although the need to retain him was much less significant) would not have hamstrung the Red Sox youth movement in the least. It might have prevented other moves such as the signing of Renteria and Clement, both of which can be characterized as abortions. It would not have affected the youth movement in the least, and they would be a better team today. The Sox would no doubt be leading the AL East.
  6. a700hitter
    When jeter was given the starting job, it was for a Yankee team that had been to the post-season once in 15 years. When was the last time the Yankees gave a rookie a starting job out of ST since 1996.
  7. a700hitter
    I never advocated keeping the entire 2004 team, just the core building blocks of Pedro, Damon and possibly Lowe. Certainly that would've left the FO with enough maneuverability to pursue their youth movement. But I'll say this, the 2004 team might have had one or 2 more Championships in them. Last year's team was a shadow of the 2004 team and it tied for the division lead.
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  9. a700hitter
    Exactly right. Some people think Soccer is great. Go figure?
  10. a700hitter
    But if you don't sign Loretta, what happens if the kid has a bad ST or a so-so ST? The Yankees didn't give any rookie a job out of ST. Who was the last one? Jeter? Is anyone comparing him to Jeter?
  11. a700hitter
    I wouldn't offer 3 years. Chances are that we will trade him before the second year. He wouldn't be such a big ticket item that he couldn't be moved to another team. Signing him for two years doesn't mean that we'd pay him for the two full years.
  12. a700hitter
    That will not break the Red Sox bank. If Pedroia flat-out wins the job, we could move Loretta and eat one or two million. I think that is well worth the security.
  13. a700hitter
    Is there really such a big $ market for late-30's single hitting 2ns baseman?
  14. a700hitter
    JSinger should be running the circus not a baseball team. Circus acts operate without a safety net, not major league teams with $130 million payrolls.
  15. a700hitter
    Many players have hit at every level of the minors, but not been good major league hitters.
  16. a700hitter
    Playing 75 games is not exactly riding the pine. It's called good experience.
  17. a700hitter
    He could be moved to another team if Pedroia wins the job outright. I wouldn't give Pedroia the job until he played for a couple of months and proved he could be consistent with the stick playing 3 or 4 times a week. Loretta could be moved for prospects before the trading deadline. Maybe we'd eat one or two million. For crying out loud we paid $1 million for "The Ultimate Loser" Jason johnson. It would be worth it. I don't like giving a rookie the full time job out of camp and not having a safety net.
  18. a700hitter
    Your are never as bad as you look when you are in a losing streak, and the Yankees are not as good as they have looked in their recent good streak.
  19. a700hitter
    He couldn't be worse than Remlinger.
  20. a700hitter
    Thuuuhhhh Yankeees Loooose!!! Thuhhhhhhhh Yankees Looooose!!!!
  21. a700hitter
    If the price is right. I'm not an advocate of giving a rookie the starting job over a veteran out of camp unless the guy is a total stud, which Pedroia is not. He could use a year taking Cora's role and playing about 75 games around the IF. If he comes out smoking and wins the job during the first few months, you can trade Loretta for prospects. I don't think he will command such a large contract that no one will want him, and even if we have to eat a little of it, he'd be worth it in case Pedroi can't cut it.
  22. a700hitter
    Wells gets his first win of the year. It's about time. Now if he could get 5 or 6 more before the season is done that would make a huge difference.
  23. a700hitter
    With the exception of 2004, he has never been a big doubles hitter. He'll have the second or third highest number of doubles in his career by the end of the year. They got him because he puts the bat on the ball. He rarely strikes out. He's a good situational hitter who makes productive outs by hitting behind runners to move them to 2nd or 3rd with less than 2 outs. He gets on-base a lot. When you are in front of Ortiz and Manny, you don't need to supply power. You need to get on and mover runners up when you make an out. OBP is not the only method in determining the value of a player.
  24. a700hitter
    White Sox are beating the Tigers 5-0 in the 5th.
  25. a700hitter
    He has the 5th highest OBP on the team, higher than Crisp, Gonzo, Varitek, and Lowell. He is fourth in runs scored behind Ortiz, Manny and Youk. It seems that he is doing exactly what they paid him to do.
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