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  1. a700hitter
    I think the FO should encourage him to sit. He gets his incentive $ for being named to the team. As far as an extension goes, the FO would be stark raving mad if they don't keep the tandem of Ortiz and Manny going as long as possible. It is simply the best 3-4 combo that the game has seen since Ruth and Gehrig. It is a wrecking crew that destroys pitching, blows open games and carries the team offense for most of the 162 game schedule. If Manny goes, Ortiz never sees a strike again. It would be a much, much, much, much (did I say much?) dumber move than letting Pedro walk.
  2. a700hitter
    I heard that he is in Florida training at SeaWorld.
  3. a700hitter
    I did think Lester would contribute in a meaningful way in '06. He's in the process of proving me wrong.
  4. a700hitter
    Let's not forget that the team did set the record for consecutive errorless games.
  5. a700hitter
    He would also have starts against KC. He would eat up free swinging teams like Detroit. He usually owned Tampa. The '04 September starts were aberration. He was probably a bit worn down. He'd do pretty well against the A's and Twins as well. Four or five starts against the O's would give him about 4 or 5 wins. You ask when he last dominated the Yankees. This could have been the year with their weakened lineup. He was always competitive with the Yanks, and I can't remember them dominating him. I don't see Pedro giving up dingers at the pace that Schilling and Beckett are giving them up. He is still a top pitcher. The hitters in either league will confirm that for you.
  6. a700hitter
    Despite one of his worst career starts against the hottest team and offense in baseball, his interleague stats in 3 starts are: 17 inn 9 ER 19 Hits 14 K's 4.76 ERA Terrible for Pedro, but not that terrible for most AL pitchers, plus these stats are skewed by an emotional start against an offensive juggernaut. He clearly was not prepared to pitch last night. Last year in 4 interleague starts, including 2 starts against the Yankees and one against the Angels his stats were: 28 inn 25 hits 10 runs 8 BB 19 K's 3.21 ERA I'd say that's pretty good. How good would these stats have been if he had faced the AL Central. Even the limited appearances to AL teams since he left the AL don't support your theory. I'd be happy to have him on the mound to start any big game.
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    You don't know if the price is ridiculous until you begin the pursuit by making an inquiry. Even if their opening price is high, a skilled negotiator might be able to reduce the cost to a reasonable level. I don't see why the Braves would want to keep a 39 year old pitcher when they will clearly be in rebuilding mode this next off-season.
  8. a700hitter
    It would be a mistake not to pursue Smoltz.
  9. a700hitter
    It was a huge mistake to let him walk.
  10. a700hitter
    They'll keep him on rehab assignment as long as possible, but then he will be back on the ML roster. In August, he will be valuable to spell Nixon and Ramirez.
  11. a700hitter
    Has a team done that before--- shut down a college player for the remainder of the year to rest? I thought they normally go to an instructional league.
  12. a700hitter
    Good, we agree to agree. I thought we were more in agreement than disagreement all along. We were just saying the same things a bit different. I hate to agree to disagree. It's very unsatisfying.
  13. a700hitter
    I did agree with you. You suggested that I would have traded Marte and Lester for Willis. I agreed that I would have done that. Do you agree that a staff of Schilling, Pedro, Beckett and Willis would be unstoppable? It's hard to conclude that they could have pulled off a deal for Willis, but it was completely in the power of the FO to have a top 3 of Shill, Pedro and Beckett.
  14. a700hitter
    Tomorrow will be a very emotional game. It will be tough to watch Pedro pitching against the Sox. It will be hard to root against him. I'll have to keep reminding myself that he is not on the Red Sox.
  15. a700hitter
    He went from being an icon on the first place team to being just another player on the second place team.
  16. a700hitter
    They should let him pitch the 9th.
  17. a700hitter
    Yankees used 5 pitchers agains tonight. Farnsworthless let the game get out of hand. He's not a very reliable late inning guy. Edit: make that 6 players used.
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  19. a700hitter
    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.
  20. 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.
  21. a700hitter
    We need a bigger lead!
  22. 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.
  23. a700hitter
    Balls the size of cantaloupes.
  24. a700hitter
    Wright is teeing off. Hopefully he gets over anxious.
  25. 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.
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