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Doesn't matter. They lost him, Rocket and Wells in one off-season. That was a really bad off-season, and all 3 are still good pitchers. Yikes, Red Sawx fans would have been throwing themselves into the Charles.
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Even though he is 25, he doesn't have a lot of innings under his belt. They need to build him up a little before he can started tossing 180-200 innings in a year. If they let him go, I have no doubt he'd put up 180-200 innings, but history has shown when a team steps up a pitchers innings that fast they can really damage him. I'd like to see him step into the rotation around June and let him get about 140-150 innings maximum this year. He's got to much potential to run him into the ground in one year.
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I think they should let Papelbon work out of the pen at the start of the season. This should take some pressure off of him. He might press too much if he is thrown right into the rotation. I've read or heard that Wallace wants him to work in the pen first. You don't want a kid to burn himself out operating on an adrenaline rush.
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There were plenty of stories in NY that the Yankees were happy to let him walk. They were probably pissed though when he was able to un-retire Rocket and bring him to Houston.
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Okay, let's assume they lied, don't you agree that the lie backfired on them. There are articles in every major newspaper and tv stories making them look like keystone cops. They can't like the way it turned out. Risking pitch-forks and torches by telling the truth might have been the better strategy.
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I'd be more than happy to let this go, but it takes two to tango. I am not going to make up theories that the Damon bungle was part of the FO's strategy. If I am trying your patience, it might be because I have exposed as weak the arguments defending the FO. Was the "Theo matter" part of the FO's strategy? What if this kid Marte is damaged goods, but we didn't give him a physical or check out his medical records? Are going to apologize for that too? I am getting concerned that the FO has had a series of missteps here. Maybe you are right, and they have everything under control, but you won't even acknowledge the possibility that they are somewhat dysfunctional right now without Theo and they have looked sloppy to say the least.
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Sox front office...umm not gettin' it done
a700hitter replied to MANNYHOF24's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
2 games to none at the stadium would have been a stranglehold. I was at the Stadium that night, and when I saw the posted lineup, I was livid. No way, no how Forest Gump should have had Kapler batting leadoff. In that lineup, he clearly should have been the #9 batter. -
You are engaging in heavy rationalization and speculation but your theory is not supported by the facts. There is no reason why they would be honest about the Pedro situation, but engage in a conspiracy of deception to make themselves look foolish to save Damons's feelings. Apparently, they failed and Damon felt betrayed anyway. Once Damon started talking smack, why not be honest and fess up that they were holding the line? Did they maintain the conspiracy of deception because they liked looking like bungling buffoons? Your theory is really, really weak. This last post about hurting Damon's feelings is stretching the bounds of believabilty.
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Sox front office...umm not gettin' it done
a700hitter replied to MANNYHOF24's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Also, let's not forget that Damon missed games 1 and 2 of the ALCS. In his place Kapler batted leadoff, that's right leadoff, in game 2. We had Pettite on the ropes early but Kapler ran into a strike em ot throw em out DP in the first inning. He got thrown out by 10 feet. In the second inning, he hit into a 6-4-3 rally killing DP. Damon just might have made the difference to bring a WS Championship in 2003. -
I don't understand the need for such elaborate deception. When they lost Pedro to the Mets, they were honest about holding the line. Pedro was pretty popular and a guaranteed HOF er. Was there such abacklash by RSN when Pedro left. Were they fearing riots in the street if they said that Damon was not in their plans? I don't think that this ruse theory is realistic. You mean that they preferred to look foolish to the entire sports world and the press? Sorry, I am not buying. The argument makes no sense.
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Next year a year of transition? Why? With Damon and the rebuilt pitching and a couple of tweaks, they had a good chance at going all the way. You don't get that many chances where you can put out a team of such a high caliber and you have to hope that you are lucky enough not to suffer key injuries, etc. You can't toss away these chances to build for the future. This team was built to win, and now I am hearing that 2006 will be a transition. I am sorry, but don't you think that is a bit foolish?
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Yes, send me a pm when they make an impact at the ML level. I am still waiting for Murphy, and my hair has been turning grey. What % of draft picks do you think make it to the majors? and what fraction of those guys makes an impact? and how many of them become All-Stars? Play the pick 10 lottery. Your odds would be better. Don't be talking to me about draft choices until you can show me these odds. It's a real long shot that one of the two of them will be another Damon.
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Please send me a pm when any of these draft picks makes an impact at the ML level.
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I'll give the Sox FO props for their accomplishments. They've built a solid minor league system, etc. I'll give them props for sending Renteria away. That was a move that was carefully considered. But I will not give them excuses when they so clearly got blind-sided. This might work out for them in the end, but I'll bet they were not patting each other on the back when they heard the news. In fact, I'll bet that there was a big meeting and a fairly significant s*** storm. The Yankees got themselves a good ballplayer, whether they overpaid or not, and our guys were left with egg on their faces. The were not feeling prideful that they had maintained their integrity. Trust me that they felt that they had been made fools.
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I agree. We didn't need Glaus. Let the Blue Jays have him. Now they have 4 1B/3B types. I have to assume they will move 1 of them... perhaps Hillenbrand.
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That forces us to conclude that the surprise by Lucchino and John Henry upon hearing the news was feigned, and that they were dishonest at the next day's press conference, because they did not give an impression that they would have refused to move off the 4/40 offer. I think the events of those two days, including the damage control press conference, indicates that they just dropped the ball.
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I don't think this outcome had anything to do with the Red Sox FO sticking to their strategy. I will not be an apologist for the FO. They bungled the negotiations and got outmaneuvered by the Yankees FO. Sox management never even got their final offer on the table. They misread the situation, and they handled the whole thing in an incompetent manner. Now. they have their work cut out for them. If they don't recover from this and the team finshes 3rd or misses the playoffs, heads in the FO should roll.
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Please go on. Those links are from some crappy NJ paper with a circulation of about 10. Send me some links from the NY Post, NY Daily News or LI Newsday. Those are the guys that ARod takes to dinner and buys drinks, not the guys from some crappy Jersey paper. Remarks by Red Sox players made in Boston papers hardly qualifies as bad press. Sox players hate him, because he is a big press suck up. Read a "Tale of Two Cities" - the one by Masserotti and Harper. There's a good discussion about ARod's Press savvy behavior and the resentment it causes among the other players.
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ARod is a shameless self promoter. Remember, his "A Magical Night in Pinstripes" stunt when he was selling inscribed balls commemorating his 3 HR game against the Angels. He had no one less than Michael Kay promoting that sales job. He courts the print and TV press and is resented by the other players for doing so. He really hasn't gotten bad press. If anything, it was due in large part to his good press relations that the press whored themselves out and robbed Papi of his MVP because of defense.
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Sounds like a good plan. Who plays SS until he is ready? How is Izturis offensively?
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speech impediment or is he just retarded?
a700hitter replied to crabjuice23's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
You are right. He can't miss the cutoff man, but he will regularly two-hop it to the cutoff man. -
I am sure that the Yankee clubhouse has its share of goofballs. I wonder how the other Yankees will react as Johnny Damon grabs every microphone and jumps in front of every camera with ared light. It should be interesting. On the Red Sox, he only had Millar as competition. ARod will be a much more formidable opponent.
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Yankee fans praying for injuries. Interesting. Our pitching must be pretty strong. Schilling was completely healthy by the end of last year, and he showed he can still win the big game when needed by beating the Yankees in two big games down the stretch. He should match up with Unit. Both are aging, but both are still aces. Mussina has had two bad years in a row 12 and 13 wins with high ERA's, and the Red Sox have eaten him for lunch. Pavano has had 1 good year. His walk year in 2004. Jared Wright has won more than 5 games in a year once since 1999. Chacon is an unproven quantity. Pavano, Wright and Chacon are big questions. Beckett is a young stud who won 15 games last year and threw 97 mph gas in his final game. He also went into the lion's den and beat the Yankees in a World Series as a child. You are reduced to hoping he get injured. Wakefield has had some very good years without Mirabelli. The important thing is finding a catcher that can catch the knuckler. The pitch selection will not be a big mystery. Clement is not bad for a number 4 or 5.
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I am not sure whether I prefer signing Millwood or taking a one-year flyer on Clemens with a very high pricetag. Whichever way they decide to go, they should decide quickly so that they will have plenty of time to move Wells, Clement and Arroyo to fill the SS and CF holes.
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I've lived and gone to school deep behind enemy lines for many years. I have been exposed to this arrogant attitude for as long as I can remember. I have always called the Yankee fans on their illogiical belief that they were smarter, superior human beings because they root for the Yankees. I do remember getting called a dumbass last night. I stayed away from personal name calling. I may have said his arguments were stupid or illogical, and yes I did question his ability to read and write, but only because his line of argument was so absurd. I did, however, refrain from suggesting that he had a learning disability. 26 to 6 and the other Yankee fan agitators better get used to the fact that I will be a frequent contributor to this board. For 40 years on almost a daily basis, I have heard the best arguments by the most hardened Yankee fans and held my ground. 26 to 6 and the others had better be good, because I have been carving up guys like him for years.
