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  1. a700hitter
    How did Foulke do?
  2. a700hitter
    For the most part, Seanez has been facing the same scrubs as he has faced few starters, neither has has Riske, yet they have not had good results. Riske has been hit very hard and Seanez has had terrible command and allowed a ton of base runners. Hansen is ML ready. As a 5th option out of the pen, he is some talent to trot to the mound. Riske and Seanez are journeymen. The kid Hansen is a budding star who has already surpassed them.
  3. a700hitter
    It's hard to make the argument that he needs seasoning when he hasn't been touched all spring. I give him the nod right now over Riske, Seanez and Del Carmen. IMO, Papelbon is not that much ahead of him right now. Without additional seasoning, he is easily the 5th best guy out of the Pen, with nowhere to go but up. I would bring him north and let him learn and get seasoned by watching veterans like Timlin and Foulke. Timlin would love to take the kid uder his wing. I don't think he has anything to learn at AAA.
  4. a700hitter
    It's hard to send him down if he doesn't get touched all spring. That was a filthy slider to Burrell.
  5. a700hitter
    A two-inning save for Hansen, and still no runs allowed. Durrington plays a lot of positions, and he has looked more than adequate at all of them. He has the makings of a super-sub.
  6. a700hitter
    They like to eat early, so the restaurants are not too crowded after 7.
  7. a700hitter
    He looked tough in Ft. Myers. He's a big time hitter. The between innings argument with Beckett was interesting. Beckett is an intense guy. I heard from some mMet fans that he was an emotional guy with a bit of a mean streak. I like that. Intimidation should always be a part of a power pitchers arsenal. Stern is really making a statement with the bat. It will be hard to send him down after he spends his 17 days with the ML squad. I think he will tear up AAA if he gets sent down. What's with Varitek's arm. He's made two throws today that looked awful-slow release and nothing on them. Seanez with a relatively clean outing for him. Has he had a single one-two-three inning this Spring.
  8. a700hitter
    He's really handled Howard who is a pretty good hitter.
  9. a700hitter
    Do you always need to be so nasty and sarcastic? Can you ever just disagree in a civil fashion? My point about Seanez is that his numbers at San Diego are are inflated and not reliable, because he pitched in the worst offensive division in baseball in an offensively inferior NL. I don't believe that he found something in his mid-30's. That just doesn't happen with a power pitcher. Plus, his AL stats are horrible. Hansen is 22 and has been successful at every level ball. He has yet to give up a run in ST. He has great poise and confidence. He deserves to be with the big team. There's no reason to let him waste his bullets in the minors. He's better right now than Seanez.
  10. a700hitter
    Tony Graf on waivers hit a homer. Hopefully, he has a big day and we can get someone good for him.
  11. a700hitter
    Every Red Sox fan has a story. Mine started in 1967, which is still the most exciting penant race that I ever witnessed.
  12. a700hitter
    Don't stay at the Quality Inn right near the ballpark. It's a convenient short walk to the stadium, but my son and I got bitten by bedbugs.
  13. a700hitter
    I would get rid of Seanez or Riske, preferably Seanez, but not both. He has shown a total inability to throw strikes. Plus, he was a bomb when he was with the Sox the last time. I don't care about his numbers in the inferior NL in the worst offensive division in baseball. This guy did not find himself at age 36/37. We would be deluding ourselves if we were to believe that. He stinks. Cut him loose. Riske has shown some ability to get lefties out in the AL, so keep him for now. Bring Hansen or Del Carmen north. I give Hansen the edge as he has shown better command.
  14. a700hitter
    The Road Trip show is just plain boring.
  15. a700hitter
    I was born in Brooklyn and currently live on L.I.
  16. a700hitter
    Foulke threw strikes today. 3 up 3 down. Two fly out (one was hit hard) and a pop up. He is using his legs more in his delivery than last year.
  17. a700hitter
    I heard that his agent can't locate him, which is a little concerning.
  18. a700hitter
    It's great how you take my bait everytime.:clap: First of all, I would have continued with the play. That's what a "gamer" would have done. He would not have been distracted by the contact. My memory is that Sheff chose to swing first and then throw the ball back in. I would not have done that.
  19. a700hitter
    I don't believe that they test for HGH, so he could still be taking it, and from the signs of his Roid Rage in Fenway's RF last year, he probably is.
  20. a700hitter
    I don't know if I buy into the slowed bat theory. One scout said this and everyone on the message boards picked up on it like its a fact. It's hard for me to notice a decrease in his bat speed since I haven't watched him much in past years. His bat didn't look particularly slow while I was in Fort Myers. His timing was off for a little while and he was jumping out on changeups and offspeed pitches, but he made pretty good contact on fast balls. Last night he hit a curve ball, so he wasn't late. He had jumped out on the curve but kept the bat back long enough to drive the pitch to RCF. He's only a .272 lifetime hitter, so we shouldn't start jumping ugly on him if he hits .260. Hopefully, he will provide a little pop.
  21. a700hitter
    I'd cut one, but not both (most likely Seanez) and bring up Hansen.
  22. a700hitter
    Yes, but I don't expect him to keep hitting at a .450 clip.
  23. a700hitter
    He's solid. Prior to last year, he always seemed to have solid AB's whenever I watched the Padres.
  24. a700hitter
    I think Bonds has to sue to save his reputation and to preempt an independent investigation by Major League Baseball. Just because he juiced doesn't mean that he can't win a libel suit. Liberace sued a scandal sheet in the '50's for saying that he was a homosexual and he won the case. Even if Bonds were to lose the case, it would plant a seed of doubt in the mind of the press about the truthfulness and accuracy of the book.
  25. a700hitter
    Rudy Seanez (3 baserunners today) just can't pitch a clean inning. I'd lean towards cutting him and bringing Hansen north.
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