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He is a superior fielder.

Nice 1,2,3 inning by Foulke. He looked good. Time to put him in pressure situations setting up Papelbon.

Good mustard.

He had some hair on that last fastball,

Nixon has got his stroke going-- another hit.

He's the best that I have ever seen, and I remember the year of the pitcher in 1968 when McClain won 31 and Gibson had a 1.12 ERA.

Schilling is on cruise control.

The bats are starting to come alive. When they get good and hot, this team will roll with its pitching.

With a 1.02 WHIP at this point in the season, Foulke hardly sucks.

Let Harris walk. He has no major tools.

He had a 5.47 ERA in 2004. I thought Torre was crazy to keep going to him that year, and then to re-sign him for '05. I hope he keeps giving him the ball, because he stinks.:thumbdown

Impressive!

"Can of corn" means that it was an easy catch. It is used to refer to popflys or easy fly balls, but not usually grounders. I don't know who originated the saying, but my guess is that it was Red Barber when he was announcing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

A terrible oversight. I knew I was leaving someone out. I should go flog myself. Was Damon a Duke signee?

If he can finish this year with 215, it is not inconceivable for him to do it in 5 years. If he has a couple of 20+ win seasons, he'll be close enough to smell it and he migh stick around to get it.

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.