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If your definition of getting owned is having your intellect insulted.

But the guy wins. And the teams he leaves don't.

This is a typical Dan Duquette move-- looking for lightning in a bottle. This FO has made some tremendous blunders since the '04 Championship. At the top of that list is letting an HOF pitcher walk while he can still pitch like an HOFer. It was a penny-wise and pound foolish move. The money that they saved on Pedro has been redeployed on the likes of Clement, Wells, Seanez and Tavarez. How has that worked out? When the last chapter on the Damon trade is written 4 years from today, I think that will prove to be a blunder also.

Perez didn't play that day.

You have a highly developed sense of humor.

If at the end of the year the Guardians still have Jason Michaels batting second and Eduardo Perez batting 5th they will not finish second in the AL in runs scored. What has not changed is that you can never address the merits of an argument, you would much rather just dismiss someone as stupid or an idiot. That says a lot about you.

They should have though about re-signing Myers.

I always watch, but watching a team that I believe can be fixed to win that is not because Theo doesn't want to sacrifice the future is just a recipe for losing and mediocrity. You can win and rebuild at the same time if you have the horses to win. The way this team is put together it cannot win. It has several missing pieces. One or two missing pieces can be filled without dipping intop the minor league talent pool, but not 4 or 5 pieces. The Sox need two reliable starters, two reliable bullpen guys, and at least one productive bench player. Theo can only make this happen by sacrificing some talent. I don't like that he has to do this, but they constructed this roster foolishly. If he only fills three of these spots because he doesn't want to give up a top prospect or two, they can be competitive, but the best they will do is a wipe-out in the first round of the playoffs. I have a strong disagreement with that approach. Is that allowed? As a fan, can I hope management makes their best effort to win this year? BTW I would never stop watching. I never have. I travel to many states to watch away games and I make several trips to Fenway. I log alot of miles watching the Sox, so don't get sick. You misunderstood my post. I think, however, that if Theo lets this roster stay this way, he is wasting our time. I don't want to watch that kind of team. I did not say that I will not watch the team.

...or Seanez

Yes, the very powerful offense with Jason Michaels battring 2nd and Eduardo Perez batting 5th. A very scary offense.

Gf*** that. Then don't spend $120+ million on a payroll if you are not going to do what it takes to win. You either go all out to win or you build for the future. Anything in between is half -assed losing BS. I don't want to watch a team that i know has no chance of winning the WS just because they can hang with the pack and be competitive. He's wasting our time. Win or rebuild. This team can't win jack s*** the way it is currently constructed-- bad rotation, bad bullpen, no bench. Make up your mind if you can win with this team, Theo. Stop jerking us off.

You can't kill the guy for tonight's performance. The pen came in and put the game out of reach. The offense has also had a tendency to go into a coma for prolonged periods.

They have to pay the price or they might as well flush this season down the toilet.

JVB had his shot tonight and he s*** the bed.

This team needs a big bold move to bolster the rotation. After the Schilling. there is nothing but quesrtion marks, .500 pitchers, and dead wood. They need to get someone fast.

One run offense will not win you any games.

If Tito wanted to go with experience, Riske has been looking good lately. He had an excellent outing on Sunday.

The play by Punto saved the game for the Twins. Two runs would have scored on that play, with 1st and 3rd and one out.

Weather Forecaster.

A grand salami no less.

He has to go. After the double, you knew he was done for. It was like his last save situation. He got the first guy or two and then became a basket case. He's a 1 batter guy, 2 at best. We don't need him. DFA>

POS!

He's going to blow it.

Uh oh, I hope he's not imploding. This guy is dangerous.

Tavarez with a called third strike?