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  1. a700hitter
    It's a negotiation.
  2. a700hitter
    They should go hard after the Marlin's Fernandez or the Mets" Harvey.
  3. a700hitter
    So, the discount is based on the number of years. That's a crappy discount.
  4. a700hitter
    Cueto 6 years @ $130 million vs. Porcello 4 years @ $82.5 million. $21.6 million vs $21.1 million per year. More evidence of the lack of value in Porcello's extension. An extension should be at a discount. This contract was at full retail for a free agent plus a premium.
  5. a700hitter
    Some Sox fans don't understand that Ben is the only GM in the history of the team to finish last 3 times. If you want to find a silver lining in that, he did make certain good moves, but his record is not a good one.
  6. a700hitter
    If Ben didn't leave the Red Sox because he had been essentially replaced and demoted, then he is just a quitter.
  7. a700hitter
    He was supplanted. He didn't have the same responsibilities.
  8. a700hitter
    As a tax/benefits attorney for more than 30 years, a significant diminution of responsibilities and change of function to which Ben would have been subject would have been enough to trigger a Severance package in many organizations. This is done to recognize that the person had been fired even though employment was not terminated. In the words of Casey Stengel at a Press Conference after he resigned as manager of the NY Yankees, "Heck, I didn't resign. I was fired." That's the reality.
  9. a700hitter
    I was thinking the same thing about Cueto. I don't know if DD has hi on his radar, but that would be a pretty strong staff if he joined the Red Sox.
  10. a700hitter
    NESN viewership I think has been a concern going back to 2010 or so.
  11. a700hitter
    It was a huge overstatement and oversimplification. Ben was able to remain at the helm for 3 last place finishes precisely because the Red Sox attendance and revenue was not being impacted to any great extent. As I stated many times before, merchandise revenue gets shared 30 ways. As long as MLB merchandise sales are up, the Red Sox' share increases regardless of whether sales of Red Sox merchandise goes down. It is never easy to fire a good person like Ben. Ben got fired because he was doing a lousy job. He forced their hand. You just can't deal with the fact that his firing was the result of his own performance and nothing else.
  12. a700hitter
    I must have missed the mass protests on Yawkey Way demanding Ben's head. Despite the horrible teams that he rolled out there in the last 2 years, the fans packed Fenway Park game after game and there was very little booing. No, it was not the fans that fired him. The owners responsible for a billion dollar franchise realized that Ben was over his head running the team. Saying that the fans were not patient enough is just ridiculous. Cub attendance decreased during Theo' s first 3 years from 2011. Red Sox attendance has held very steady.
  13. a700hitter
    I am familiar with the Vin Scully quote. I have quoted it myself and agree with it.
  14. a700hitter
    Had DD declared himself to be a traditionalist? Is that some sort of club or official ideological philosophy? Has he denied statistics?
  15. a700hitter
    Great sig.
  16. a700hitter
    Are you fundamentally at odds with DD's use of stats?
  17. a700hitter
    If Vasquez is going to be the Red Sox catcher of the future, Swihart's highest and best use to the Red Sox is probably as a trade chip as his bat is not a premium bat for first base or third base.
  18. a700hitter
    Sometimes I just shake my head.
  19. a700hitter
    Theo continues with a very busy offseason stocking his roster:
  20. a700hitter
    The Angels filling a need.
  21. a700hitter
    He has been bouncing around for the last few years.
  22. a700hitter
    Cash for Cecchini-- probably enough to cover JH's wine bill tonight.
  23. a700hitter
    But the numbers don't always tell the the whole story. And sometimes the numbers don't compare apples to apples. Numbers by themselves are objective, but their interpretation is often biased.
  24. a700hitter
    And those who take the opposite view don't think they are being biased either so you shouldn't characterize their views as such.
  25. a700hitter
    I guess that we will not have to concern ourselves with Maeda.
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