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  1. a700hitter
    And it was stupid money spent by Ben. Theo's spending was just as big as Ben's, but the results,while not great, we're not as bad as Ben's flops. It was also easy to overlook since his spending came in the offseason before winning a championship. In that offseason, he spent $220 million on Dice K, Julio Lugosi and J.D. Drew. Btw, he overshot the market for Dice K spectacularly on his posting fee. As kimmi says, I could have done that.
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    David Price with his 3.09 ERA @ $31 million a year for 7 years with an opt out after 3 years vs. Rick Porcello with his 4.39 ERA @ $21.1 million a year for 4 years And just a little fun fact --- Price has less than 200 more innings of wear on his arm than Porcello.
  3. a700hitter
    This is one of those times when we are in full agreement.
  4. a700hitter
    The Braves are said to be shopping Shelby Miller. He would be a good addition.
  5. a700hitter
    I like the opt out. I f we get 3 great years out of Price and he opts out, so be it. Great timing.
  6. a700hitter
    Do the panda for shields trade and sign Chris Davis.
  7. a700hitter
    yep. Eat your heart out.
  8. a700hitter
    I knew DD would land him. The Cubs were not going to invest $370 million in 2 starting pitchers. DD acquired him in Detroit and then did him a huge favor trading him to a contender with the best offense in baseball in his walk year.
  9. a700hitter
    ot is the going rate for an ace. That doesn't make us the Yankees. Big talent doesn't come cheap.
  10. a700hitter
    We will take up a collection to buy you a blanket to help you with the shuddering.
  11. a700hitter
    Based on what I have read, this is not going to happen. With no idea how he will handle first base when he shows up for Spring Training, I am betting that DD gets rid of him.
  12. a700hitter
    Culp was an excellent pitcher when healthy. I was at his last good game -- a 2-1 victory over the Yankees on the 4th of July 1973 at the original Yankee Stadium.
  13. a700hitter
    OMG! Stop abusing the FO. LOL!
  14. a700hitter
    Two of our starting three outfielders are RH. Did we need a RH platoon pickup?
  15. a700hitter
    Abuse? Seriously? Talking about management in a critical manner is abuse? I don't think so. Abuse of players? Despite the facts that some huge ayholes go to Fenway, I can't think of too many players on the recent last place teams being abused by the Fenway Faithful.
  16. a700hitter
    It is exactly like that.
  17. a700hitter
    If the team plays better than .500 ball which it has done with few exceptions since 1967, that is a winning team. I am not very demanding in that regard, because a team that plays better than .500 is usually playing some meaningful games in September. Recently, we have not had meaningful games in August. If expecting the Red Sox to play better than .500 makes me entitled, then I plead guilty. However, this has been my expectation before Theo Epstein was born.
  18. a700hitter
    I think plenty of TalkSox members would volunteer to drive him to the airport if he gets traded -- without regrets.
  19. a700hitter
    I have been expecting a winning team since 1967, and with rare exceptions, that is what they have fielded.
  20. a700hitter
    I'd much rather have Zimmerman for the same price as Porcello.
  21. a700hitter
    I am keeping my fingers crossed that DD can pull off a trade of Hanley
  22. a700hitter
    Edison Volquez is very much over-looked. His 2014 & 2015 seasons were pretty darn good. We didn't have any pitcher over that 2 year stretch that came close to Volquez's accomplishments.
  23. a700hitter
    I don't at all feel entitled to another last place finish. In my 50 years of being a fan, it only happened one other time (1992) under Butch crackhead Hobson, who once forgot and left his little boy at Fenway Park. He didn't realize it until he got home. Accomplishing the ignominious feat three times in the last four years has not spoiled me and I don't feel entitled to the basement of the standings.
  24. a700hitter
    I would do a happy dance if DD gets rid of Hanley.
  25. a700hitter
    Clemens used to hit Jeter all the time. They hated each other. When Clemens showed up for Spring Training with the Yankees, Jeter met him wearing catchers gear for batting practice as joke. They got along just fine.
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