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    This is a good outing from Tavarez. In a mop-up role, he threw strikes, gave up one run, but he didn't walk guys and give up a big inning.
  3. a700hitter
    Definitely, he is a power pitcher. He just needs to get a little more command. The good thing is that when the going gets tough the kid gets tough. He doesn't crumble. That's good to see. I wish Clement had some of it.
  4. a700hitter
    We need a bigger lead!
  5. a700hitter
    .268 from Gonzo. That's about 20 more points than I had hoped for. He's got good power when he gets a hold of one. He mashed that ball.
  6. a700hitter
    Balls the size of cantaloupes.
  7. a700hitter
    Wright is teeing off. Hopefully he gets over anxious.
  8. a700hitter
    2-0 bases loaded. the kid throws too many balls. This is a very dangerous situation, but he has no one in the pen to go to.
  9. a700hitter
    Lester already over 100 pitches. Have to go to the pen for 4 innings and they are a little worn out.
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    Tavarez warming up. Here come my hives. Nice play by Manny and Tek. What is Reyes doing trying to barrel over Reyes. I think tek tagged him on the head.
  11. a700hitter
    He did a good job working out of the jam, but he has thrown a lot of pitches all but guaranteeing that he can't go deep in the game. BTW: You could just see that coming by Milledge.
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    Although I hadn't thought about that trade combination, I think it would haqve worked for both teams. A rotation of Schilling, Pedro, Beckett, and Willis would have been lights out.
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    wow, that's f***ed up. I hope he recovers fully.
  14. a700hitter
    I know, and I am so glad. I hope Joe uses him every day.
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    Where did I say that I would give both guys for Willis? I don't believe that I said that, but now that you mention it, I'd do it if Fla would. Cabrera also can play the OF. It would be a pretty formidable lineup to have Marte and Cabrera plus Uggla. BTW: It's funny how you set up a straw man (not based on any of my statements) and then you attempt to knock it down. What is even funnier is how bad you are at it. Edit: Imagine a rotation of Schilling, Pedro, Beckett, Willis. It gives me chills The lineup could have been Damon, Loretta, Ortiz, Manny, Nixon, Youklis, Lowell, Varitek, Gonzo Oh what a team! And it could have been if the FO wasn't so busy outsmarting itself and going into a self-absorbed hissy fit this past of-season.
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    I am so glad that Torre went to Mo again in a 5-0 game going to the 9th.
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    As you know, I fully support the trading of any prospects in the right trade(s) that would help put the Sox over the top as a top playoff team. I don't agree that we should let current talent walk without having a groomed replacement, because then the FO is forced to use prospects to trade for replacements. I would rather use prospects to fill existing holes not FO created holes. Do you know what kind of powerhouse this current team would be if you added back Pedro and Damon. They'd still have all the young arms plus Marte as top prospects poised to move in as guys got old. The Sox would be totally steamrolling through the regular season. We wouldn't be watching Jason Johnson or Kyle whatever his name is. BTW: As good as Lester looks, getting Willis would have been sweet. He's a total stud horse, and he knows how to pitch and he's only 24. I love the way this kid Lester has been tossing, but it would be way premature to think he will be better than Willis.
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    You are right. This is where the discussion started. My point is that the FO created those needs by letting established guys walk. If they had kept Pedro and Damon and still made the Beckett trade, that would be some formidable starting staff, and they would still have Marte to possibly get Willis or just to take over for Lowell in 2008.
  20. a700hitter
    It's really not. The teams with the better pitching usually win. Withou a legit #1 or 2 (Schilling was injured and well below par), the Sox were not favored to advance,...and they didn't advance. Damon is better and makes more plays, plus he is an offensive force. Coco is not.
  21. a700hitter
    ...and they got swept out of the first round. You need a strong #1 and 2 if you want to advance in the playoffs. It's very hard to bludgeon your way through the playoffs to a championship. How can you fail to see the point that once Pedro walked, the threat of the Red Sox as a serious playoff contender was gone? In '04 they had the two big studs at the top of the rotation, and in '05 they had none and won zero playoff games. I don't know how much clearer I can make it, the FO was desperate for a top of the rotation starter. He's not bad, but Damon clearly is the better fly-chaser. Not too many people would argue with that. If they approached their negotiations based on the player's remarks to the press, that's not too smart, especially knowing his agent. I think it is more likely that they didn't care if he came back, and they had their sights on Crisp all along.
  22. a700hitter
    He should be released once Foulke returns, if he returns.
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    They may have done the Beckett deal anyway, but they desperately needed a #2. This was obvious in' 05 when they had no #1 or 2 without Pedro or a healthy Schilling. He has a better arm than Damon, but he is not better with the glove. He doesn't get the jump that Damon does. He frequently breaks late or the wrong way. $12 million over the term of the contract is not chump change by any standard. Anyone would have done what Damon had done. It was a no-brainer.
  24. a700hitter
    Hudson looks like crap tonight.
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    Another reason why letting Damon go was a mistake is that they would still have a major chip (Marte) available to land a big fish like Willis. Instead they had to use it to replace the CF that they let walk. Crisp is a lesser version of Damon, and after 4 years of Damon, Ellsbury would have been able to step in and take the spot. I don't mind if they let guys walk when they have guys in the system that are ready to step in and replace them, but I think the FO has been foolish to let Pedro and Damon walk when there was no one in the system to step in. Beckett and Crisp (who are not as good as the guys they let walk) have cost them dearly in prospects. Blue-chip prospect should be traded only when it will improve your team and fill a need. HanRam, Annibel Sanchez, and Marte were sacrificed needlessly. You guys that love the future prospects have said nothing about this foolish use of blue chip prospects, but you scoff at using them to fill a void like a top of the rotation with a stud like Willis.
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