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  1. a700hitter
    What a break! Strike 3. WP run scores.
  2. a700hitter
    No PH's on the bench.
  3. a700hitter
    WMP works a walk and AGon is up with one out and the bases juiced.
  4. a700hitter
    I'd guess it was down for about 10-15 minutes Edit: Sorry YanksHater
  5. a700hitter
    When they pressed him on his grade, he went higher, because he thought maybe he had gone too low.
  6. a700hitter
    Foulke, making it look easy on 8 pitches.
  7. a700hitter
    Pena looking a little awkward out there right now.
  8. a700hitter
    That was some rock that Lugo pulled on the bases last inning. I thought WMP made a nice play off the wall, but the flip by Loretta who was all the way on the other side of 2B...well... for the fans of some teams, such plays become legendary and the player becomes an icon.
  9. a700hitter
    He's made more escapes than Houdini.
  10. a700hitter
    Youk is really becoming an excellent hitter. He doesn't have a lot of athletic gifts, but he is learning the hitting trade at a rapid rate. When Coco gets back, this lineup will be 8 deep and very strong.
  11. a700hitter
    ESPN is commenting on how dead the crowd is with Beckett throwing such a good game. Are we getting spoiled?
  12. a700hitter
    They are showcasing Melky. If he continues to produce, he could be packaged.
  13. a700hitter
    I thought WMP got that one.
  14. a700hitter
    Never say never when it comes to the Yankees.
  15. a700hitter
    It has been done, but it is rare for a 22yr old to step into a starting rotation. Many that do experience a temporary or permanent burn out We have no solid evidence what the Marlins were asking for Beckett or what they will settle for for Willis. For everyone that makes it many more don't. If the FO doen't throw its hat into the ring to get a Schmidt, Willis or Clemens and the Yankees get one or more of them and the sox bring up a kid that doesn't pan out, the result could be the Yankees moving deep into the post-season and the Red Sox going home. And if the kid doesn't make it big and Willis has few big years with the Yankees, the Sox FO will be a laughing stock for passing on a bona fide major league pitcher.
  16. a700hitter
    You have been spoiled, and you must be very young. Papelbon is 3 years older than Lester, and he was not slotted into a regular rotation turn. He was worked in from the bullpen, and he wasn't the closer. So, yes, he was worked in slowly. And why is this silly? Red Sox management felt that Meredith had the mental toughness and attitude to handle the big stage. Why would Lester handle it any better? If he can't work out of the pen, we won't see him with the Sox until the double headers start piling up in July. He'll probably get a call for one of those, but unless he shoots out the lights, he'll be taking the train to Pawtucket the next morning.
  17. a700hitter
    The guys on WEEI lit into him pretty good this morning. Maybe you should have listened. This would be a real long shot. The average league ERA is around 4.50. You expect this kid to come out of the minors, with very little seasoning and no history of being able to get out major league hitters, and you expect him to take a turn every fifth day and pitch to the average league ERA. If they though this was realistic, the FO would have him up with the big team already. It's surprising that you discount any chance of getting Willis. At this time last year, did you think they could land Beckett. Getting Willis is no more unlikely. ...and you are basing this conclusion on what evidence. Believe it or not, he could do worse.
  18. a700hitter
    I hope you are joking. Poor 24 year old WMP is getting crucified because he didn't run home on a wild pitch. There is n't much tolerance in this town for failure, and Lester's every outing would be examined under a microscope. No pressure? or do you think 5 innings against major league hitting is no big deal? A young pitcher's psyche can be fragile. Even the veteran players need the team shrink. Finally, until these young guns do it at the major league level, you have no basis to say that they are better than the pitchers on the major league staff.
  19. a700hitter
    You work them in slowly at the major league level. You don't throw them into a rotation fighting for1st place in the middle of the season. A debut like Meredith had can destroy a pitcher's confidence and ruin his development. You want to risk that with Lester? Lester didn't merely struggle in ST. He was awful. Every one of his outings was very bad. Papelbon hit some rough spots, but he also showed flashes of dominance. It is minor league stats that mean nothing. He has to prove that he can get out major league hitters before he is handed a rotation spot. That would mean going to the pen first.
  20. a700hitter
    KC is coming to the stadium. Jeter should have his 2000 hit by 7:10 on Friday. Don't be late.
  21. a700hitter
    That the Sox will not overpay for pitching help is just conjecture on your part. That their problems will be solved in house is your hope, because there is nothing upon which to base such a belief. IMO they'd be insane not to get a 24-year old Willis if it costs them a couple of prospects. If you think Lester is a jewel, they should package some other guys. Frankly, I don't think there is anything so exceptional about him other than his top-prospect status. But what do I know. I saw nothing exceptional in Guidry either. Then again, he didn't make it to the majors until age 27 or 28. Lester is not ready for the jump, but if he can contribute to a World Championship in '06 by helping us land a stud like Willis, I say: do it. BTW Isn't Meredith currently in the majors?
  22. a700hitter
    This is evidence for my long-standing argument that all major league managers are idiots. We just pay closer attention to our own idiot.
  23. a700hitter
    I don't agree that the FO should put the fate of a team with a $120+ million payroll in the hands of an untested kid who got beat up pretty bad in ST. Putting that kind of pressure on the kid would be extremely unfair, and it could break him. It would also be unfair to the paying fans that deserve to see polished major leaguers and not a parade of minor league kids. If this pitching staff is broken, the FO needs to get Clemens or make another deal for a bona fide major league pitcher. They can't just throw the kids in the pool hoping they can swim. This franchise does not have that luxury. KC might, but Boston does not.
  24. a700hitter
    Sorry, they go to KC. I am sure that the 200 people there will bring down the house when he gets the hit.
  25. a700hitter
    Tito needs to put Cement Head and Wakefield on shorter leashes. He has to get them out of their before they blow up, even if it means taking them out with a lead before they go 5. In the long run it should help build Cement Head's confidence in that he won't have to live through nightmarish games like last night.
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