a700hitter

First of all, never agree with a Yankee fan. Are we getting a little soft on these boards? They showed us no mercy before 2004, so we should always keep a foot on their throats. As for Duke, he made a bad business move, but let's face it Rajah was the Pillsbury Dough Boy before he left the Red Sox. How could he foresee that the Rocket would have a body makeover that would return him to his ealier glory? His record in his last 3 years was barely .500. Also, let's not forget that the ownership Duke was dealing with was incompetent and unimaginative. They had no idea how to capitalize on their assets. We heard from them the small team market mentality that they could not compete financially for high-priced free agents. That used to infuriate me, because Red Sox ownership had unparalleled marketing opportunities in the whole New England region. Also, let's not forget that several of the players that exercised the demons were here because of Duke-- such as Pedro (a very nice replacement for the Rocket), Trot, Manny, Wakefield, and Lowe. I am not sure if Duke signed Damon, and another Duke signee Nomah, unfortunately did not make it to the promised land with us. Finally, Duke was okay in my book when I saw him in St. Louis at game 4 of the World Series on his own dime, not as a guest of the Red Sox. He is above all else a devoted fan of Red Sox Nation, and that supersedes any of his transgressions.

Yaz

The FO never really wanted to move him. Manny wanted to be moved.

It's a shame that Damon had to get so banged up in a blowout loss.

I hate this trade. I think Willis can be had for a package of prospects that would include Lester. I see no reason to move Manny.

For those who doubt that Pedro is the greatest of them all, they should look at where he is at on the all-time career list for the following stats: Winning Percentage, Hits/9 innings, WHIP, League Adjusted ERA, K's/9 innings. I can't think of any other more pertinent stats to measure a pitcher's effectiveness.

Holy crap! What a catch! wHAT A gamble!

One more out. Comon Jonthan. One more strike.

I mention that he throws strikes, and he stops.

Lee is in complete defensive mode. He's alway tough against the Sox.

With a lot more to come.

This kid is going to be successful, because he leave the pen throwing gas and strikes.

Blew him away with heat.

Throwing smoke.

JT should PH

Rally, Rally.

Although coaches and scouts made those same predictions several years ago. None of them would have projected that he'd still be a top pitcher striking out 200+ batters at age 35.

Wishful thinking. I'd like to see him get 300 eventually, although it is improbable.

Pedro won his 200th career game tonight against the Atlanta Braves. Congratulations, Petey. IMO he is the greatest pitcher that I have had the pleasure of watching in 38 years of watching baseball.

Seattle was superior to the Twins last year. OPS is a good measure for individual stats, because it is a good indicia that a player with a high OPS will help or does help his team produce more runs. IMO It means very little as a team statistic. The only important team statistic is Runs. That's what it is all about, and that's all that matters. Seattle was 22nd last year and the Twins were 25th, and that divide should widen, because Seattle has improved it's offense, while the Twins have remained basically the same.

Even though the issue of whether Sexson is elite or not is totally unrelated to the reason I owned you. That had to do with your admittedly incorrect statement about the relationship between K's and being an elite player. Let's not forget that. Nevertheless, I will respond to you regarding whether Sexson is an elite player. His career numbers may not indicate that he is an elite hitter, but these career numbers don't miss by much. However, he put up elite-quality numbers last year. He was 8th in the league in OPS, ahead of Konerko, Godzilla, Sheffield, Tejada and Michael Young. He was 6th in the league in Homers and RBI. He trailed only AROd, Manny, Ortiz and Konerko in Homers. That's pretty good company. He trailed ARod, Ortiz, Manny, Texeira and Sheffield in RBI. He was ahead of Vlad, Matsui, Hafner and Tejada. Plus, he had 99 runs scored. I think he is only now reaching his full potential and he is an elite hitter. In light of the company that he shares, it is almost impossible to argue that he is clearly not an elite player.

Good, you corrected yourself. That's a start, especially when you are wrong.

Yes, Loretta, Yes!!!

Go to Wily Mo if Every Day Eddie comes in.

Who is the PH for Cora