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  1. a700hitter
    Should have kept Damon. We would still have Marte and Mota. You had to know that they weren't going into the season with Stern, Harris or Michaels. Crisp was going to cost us, and it's done. I could see this coming from when Damon walked. I knew there would be a price to pay down the line. I'm just glad there is apparently no second prospect involved.
  2. a700hitter
    You are not excited about the kid from Down Under? lol! We finally agree. Resist the temptation to change your mind.
  3. a700hitter
    http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=122417 Andy Marte, We hardly knew ye.
  4. a700hitter
    We need a CF, and the farm will not be yielding a crop for at least 2 years. There's not a lot out there to choose from. San Diego wants to stick us with Woody Williams if we get Roberts. That would be stupid. Griffey is old and expensive. Reed has shown little promise to justify parting with a top prospect. Matos has not shown much to justify gikving up Clement or Arroyo or a top prospect. Where does that leave us-- Jason Michaels? Steve Finley?
  5. a700hitter
    I've seen his numbers, and I am not completely knocked out by them, but everyone has been turning cartwheels about this kid. If we don't move him, I am really looking forward to watching him in Spring Training.
  6. a700hitter
    Renteria + $11 million. Do you still do it?
  7. a700hitter
    You bet. They sure did. Is it any wonder why he hated the press and frequently spoke about their negativity. The expectations of him were unfairly high. Last off-season, I was not happy with the articles about how Pedro had outlived his welcome in Boston. I don't think any fans were happy to see him go. The only group that was fed up with Pedro was the print press.
  8. a700hitter
    Duke is okay with me. At his core he was a fan. I haven't forgotten that he was at Game 4 in St. Louis on his own dime. That showed me something.
  9. a700hitter
    That's funny.
  10. a700hitter
    I miss watching that little guy every 5th day. He really spoiled us. If he gave up 3 runs in 6 innings, everyone on the message boards was discussing what was wrong with him. Now, we are happy to have one of our pitchers have an outing like that.
  11. a700hitter
    IMO he's such a smart pitcher that he will be successful as he loses velocity. All he has to do is stay healthy, and he will be the Mets #1. I think they made a good bet. If he was just a pure thrower, I would have backed off beleiving that he would not be effective as his velocity dropped. Pedro in the NL can pitch at 85mph and have a low 3 ERA and 7K per 9 inning ratio. I think the only way it will be bad for the Mets will be if his arm blows out in the first 3 years. I don't think that will happen, because Pedro has a whole bunch of doctors monitoring him and he is very aware of he is very highly attuned to the signals he gets from his arm. I think he makes it through the 4 years. I think he will average at least 15 wins over the 4 years. His k's/9 will drop and his Whip will go up, but on big occassions he will still be able to resemble the Pedro of old. If I am right about this, the Mets did the right thing and the Sox blew it even if he is not the Pedro from 98-2000. As for value, look at what Millwood is getting. That's all you need to know to realize that a healthy Pedro will be worth the $.
  12. a700hitter
    I could go along with that. I haven't seen this guy Marte, so I really wouldn't know if he is worth it. Hopefully, the FO will make the right decision.
  13. a700hitter
    But there was no disagreement that Crisp will only play CF for 1-3 years. I call it a stop gap. You do not. After that, we have a light hitting corner OF at the expense of a guy that is a potential offensive force. Do we agree yet?
  14. a700hitter
    OK, so we can agree that the entire basis for the 3 vs. 4 years was a bet on durability. I am asking, how many good years does he have to have for the Mets bet to payoff?
  15. a700hitter
    Why is my happiness or lack thereof so important to you. Willie Harris will contribute to far fewer wins than anyone of the stars. He is an average bench player with no major tools or talents. His acquisition makes me neither happy or unhappy. He is a nobody, and I only hope that the team stays healthy enough that he see very little playing time. Are we so desperate to talk baseball that we will continue to debate this acquisition?
  16. a700hitter
    I know. I know. You've said the same thing in numerous posts. Don't your fingers get tired?
  17. a700hitter
    Just joshing. , but not semantics. You will ocassionally agree with me, so you shouldn't torture your own logic to prove otherwise.
  18. a700hitter
    Here's what you said: There is nothing in there about him being good. If we can agree that he is good, what does all the other stuff in your post mean. His FMV is higher for the Mets? Players usually go to the highest bidder. That's how FMV is established. The Sox didn't want to pay the price to keep a great pitcher who would go back to the NL and have an All-Star year.
  19. a700hitter
    If we start the season with DaVannon in CF, I would conclude that losing Damon was a mistake. Red Sox financial statements aside, I'll be watching a much weaker team. That is my criterion for mistake.
  20. a700hitter
    Oh, so you can't be a stop gap just for CF? In order to be a stopgap you have to leave the team altogether? Really? Do you have a link for this interpretation of the meaning of "stopgap?" I'm tired of taking you and JSinger to school on every post.
  21. a700hitter
    He was an All-Star in his first year. If he is an All-Star in '06 would that be enough to make it a good acquisition?
  22. a700hitter
    So, it had nothing to do with Pedro being really good?
  23. a700hitter
    ...and who would be your CF option?
  24. a700hitter
    I think we know where we both stand on this. Let's not sound like broken records. In my last post, I was merely responding to the statement that he was would be blocking Ellsbury's progress. That is just not true.
  25. a700hitter
    By your own words, Crisp is a stop gap for CF, and you would be sacrificing Marte's potential as an offensive force for a weak hitting corne OF. Is it so important for you to disagree with me that you will even disagree with yourself. lol!
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