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But absolving Pablo of responsibility is irrational, and it needs to be called out every time it is stated.

It's not a question of different levels of development. Vasquez is simply the more gifted receiver. Swihart will never be able to close that gap enough to win the starting job from Vasquez unless he starts hitting like Johnny Bench. And that is not going to happen.

It's no wonder that I can't relate to you -- the generation gap.

And he waited until he secured his financial future before he let himself go completely. That suggests to me that he had some control. People can't time their depressions. I am so sick of everything being called a disorder. The one that really kills me is sex addiction. A friend of mine made a great point. You will never find a single guy in rehab for sex addiction. There isn't a single guy who will ever go to rehab because he is having too much sex with too many women. He might write a book, but he isn't going to rehab. In rehab, you will find married or engaged guys that got caught. For married and engaged guys, it is a condition... an addiction, but single guys are ladies men? As for eating addictions, there are plenty of ways to enjoy food but eat healthy. If self-control is an issue, he had plenty of means and opportunity to hire people to look after his needs at a very small cost. I don't equate being fat with a mental disorder beyond someone's control. He clearly kept it under control until the ink was on the contract. There is no such control with depression or other mental conditions.

I'd give Buchholz $25 million if he could pitch an entire season, but he can't. He has never gotten close to 200 innings. I'd rather have a comparably talented pitcher and pay him $30 million than to have a half year pitcher for $13 million. The hit that a pitching staff takes when its #2 goes down also has a value. Replacing #2 production is not easy and it can cost money and talent. If I had my may, the Red Sox would have picked up Buch's option and then traded him and gone in a different direction.

So, poor Pablo had no idea that he was gaining weight and getting out of shape. Wasn't it a clue that he kept having to loosen his belt and buy bigger clothes or that he could no longer see his feet? He might have even busted a belt buckle or two. Absolving him of fault is irrational. Then again maybe he never wore anything but sweat pants and never looked for his feet.

I broke the crazy bugger each and every time, and he would break quicker with each subsequent identity.

That is one of the great things about baseball -- stuff that you never see coming seems to happen with regularity.

It is kind of wild that he hit his first MLB home run at age 43.

Go Red Sox!! Happy Mothers Day! YOTN if the Red Sox blow this game, I will make the game thread for Monday and my at the game mojo will bring a Red Sox victory on your birthday.

At this point, Sandoval is a $90 million bag of garbage. That is not a personal attack on him, but commentary on his performance. He will have three years to turn things around, but as of now he is a bag of garbage.

Did we give this guy a physical?

I am not watching, but what is wrong with Price? Is his velocity down?

Big Papi still has the fire in his belly. That was good to see. It was also good to see Farrell show some fire.

His pitches had good movement.

As I said at the beginning of the thread, if he gives up 2 or less Homers, I'll be satisfied. He did a good job.

Porcello continues with his tendency of giving up Home Runs.

The Yankees have been lucky.

How dare you question his character. I am sure that he worked very hard at putting on all that weight.

Hicks is a horror show in CF. I am unfamiliar with his defensive play. I thought he had a good reputation with the Twins.

Porcello's stuff looks terrific tonight. Everything is moving.

Ben can do an extra credit report if he likes.

LOL!! I will never complain about a win, but that doesn't change the fact that Young stinks.

If Porcello can stay down in the zone and give up 2 Home Runs or less, that is all I ask of him.

Big Papi doing what he does best -- wreck the Yankees.