a700hitter
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I hate those commercials.
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Oye, you missed the humor.
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If it carries an MLB license, it gets shared 30 ways. I don't think a team can create it's own merchandise without the MLB license.
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We don't need to re-start food fights. That's just trolling. It clogs up the forum.
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It is always good to dredge up something that ended last night, especially when you were not involved.
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And the occasional after game food spread.
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Other organizations have much better stockpiles of young quality arms. We have 2. The rest don't project very high at all.
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Ben was only responsible for the good moves. Eyeroll. Somehow, I don't think Henry was pouring over the FA wire and telling Ben how to build the team. No owner since Boss Steinbrenner does that.
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Ben's worst fault was that he was terrible at drafting, developing, or acquiring a group of high quality pitching arms in the organization. He left us with very little in this area.
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Those of us who saw him in Florida can testify that he can't move. It is not our lying eyes. The guy waddles like a fat duck.
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We came in last place 3 of the last 4 years. When does the future come?
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Maybe it is time to put someone in charge who will run it like a business with a real budget instead of treating the budget like a bottomless pit of imaginary money. Our last two presidents should be prosecuted for recklessly spending this country into a position where a click up in interest rates would cause economic devastation as the resulting debt service would blow our budgets out of the water.
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No one is assuming anything. Pablo said it himself when he arrived at camp -- that he did not work on his fielding in the off season. His own words. No character assassination.
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Nor did Pablo think of the long term ramifications of eating his future. It is not farrell's or DD's fault that Pablo is not in a condition to perform at a high level. You keep saying that he should be given a chance. He needs to lose 20-30 lbs. He cannot play at this level competently at his current weight. He just can't. He can't run or move around at 3B. He can't center is enormous body over his legs to get on balance to make throws. He just can't perform with this weight.
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We are not clogged? What is the role of Castillo and Alan Craig in this organization? They have none. They are taking up space.
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I have said that a big contract i.e., David Price would not cripple us or hamstring us if it turns bad. However, Ben loaded us up with several bad/useless contracts Hanley $88 million, Panda $90 million, Porcello $82.5 million, Castillo $72 million and Craig $26 million -- for a whopping total of $348.5 million. While it will not cripple the Red Sox, the magnitude and number of bad deals do impact payroll and roster flexibility, and it is much easier to buy out one bad deal as part of a trade than to deal with the current situation. The rest of baseball doesn't want these guys at any price.
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I am old enough to get it. LOL!
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Other than a few differences of opinion, this roster approach is plausible. As Pete said, I don't know if Benintendi, Moncado and Shaw will all be ready in 2017, but I think 2 of them will be ready for major roles. I don't see Porcello's stuff playing in the bullpen. If he continues to suck so bad that he can't hold down a rotation spot, I think he will have to be bought out and sent packing -- a large bitter pill to swallow.
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Although I am putting those big money bust moves in the worst light, there is some roster clog this year. We really need to carry another middle infielder type. Holt is not enough. There is no room for another middle infielder. Castillo truly has no position on this team if Bradley is going to play full time. Castillo is not going to be part of a righty/righty platoon with Young. And in the next 2 years, these useless contracts will be standing in the way of the progress of some farmhands. Speaking of current roster clog in 2016, what is Alan Craig's role in this organization. He hit well in Spring Training. If he continues hitting .300+ in Pawtucket, what happens with him?
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Oye
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LOL!! Okay, maybe more subtle seasoning will let people appreciate the flavor and substance of your post.
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Governments produce nothing and look to take everything that the people produce.
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I am not bullying him. Can't you see me smiling?
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LOL!! I drew the inference of your anger from this: " but goddamn, the smug attitude and made up BS is just infuriating." Maybe you were smiling when you typed it, but that didn't translate here.
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What you have is better than the warlord rule on the other side of your island.
