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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    He's also in a contract year.
  2. a700hitter
    Lee scares me off. If it is just a question of money... maybe? Amaro should be happy just to off-load his contract.
  3. a700hitter
    So, the starting OF would be Hanley, Victorino, and Craig/Betts with Castillo in AAA?
  4. a700hitter
    I am curious as to the prediction that Castillo will start the season in AAA. Are you envisioning an Opening Day OF of Betts, Craig and Victorino?
  5. a700hitter
    It will be hard to be consistent in the back of the pen for 16 seasons like they were with Mo. Last year was a good year, but going forward it will be a bigger challenge than just renewing Mo.
  6. a700hitter
    The stabilizing factor on that team for so long was having that big hammer at the back of the bullpen. They will find that consistency in a post-Mo world is ellusive.
  7. a700hitter
    Narrative? Another of those political words. I thought you don't watch cable news. LOL!! Please state facts and not just make accusations. I am sure that you know the difference. You are a CPA.
  8. a700hitter
    Necessary?
  9. a700hitter
    What MVP made a false accusation when taking a shot? That is pretty much the norm.
  10. a700hitter
    Do your fact checking. Look at every shot he takes at me and how often I respond. I doubt that the only shots that he takes at me are the ones that are quoted, and I don't even comment on most of those. If you are going to hurl accusations, be able to back it up. Otherwise, you are acting like a politician.
  11. a700hitter
    And the Society of the miserable? OMG, should they run to the anti-defamation league for the miserable for defending? Stop taking such offense. Us pessimists are considered miserable and the optimists are going to be referred to as FO butt kissers. You need to get past that. If he doesn't name names, why are your panties always getting bunched in knots, maam? It's not like you are in either group, so I don't think that he is referring to you. You are in your own category.
  12. a700hitter
    No, I don't, Brian Williams.
  13. a700hitter
    I just asked a couple of questions. Were those uncivil? I don't think so. It's not like I called you a liar. iortiz is always civil with me and almost every other poster. Maybe he'd be civil with you too if you didn't take every opportunity to take a dig at him.
  14. a700hitter
    Screw you UN. I don't red your posts so I don't discuss anything with you, but you are apparently obsessed with taking cheap shots at me knowing that I will not respond.
  15. a700hitter
    Neccesary? Conducive to civil discussion?
  16. a700hitter
    It's okay when it is water in the glass. The problems start when kool aid is poured into the glass.
  17. a700hitter
    There are those who think the glass is half empty and those who think it is half full, and both are right. So, why do people get so mad?
  18. a700hitter
    Yes. That would have impacted the balance of power in the ALE.
  19. a700hitter
    He's such an obnoxious punk. Please don't quote him if at all possible. He offers nothing worthwhile.
  20. a700hitter
    Or maybe they just undervalued him or overvalued the players we did sign. Those too could be the reasons why we did not sign Shields. We can never know one way or another. The only valid and most provable of arguments is whether the Red Sox would have been better off with or without these players. The "why" we didn't sign him leads the argument down the path of unprovable, unknowable and unreliable excuses.
  21. a700hitter
    I like the Yankee fantasy league strategy and have used it myself from time to time. LOL!! As far as always being negative to have the best of both worlds or to have the luxury of eventually being right, I can't speak for Fred, but before the 2011 season, I was very optimistic about the prospects of the Red Sox. I think Fred might have also been optimistic at that juncture. I was clearly on the optimistic side of the ledger going into that season. That is why pigeon-holing me as negative has no basis. As for Fred, believe it or not, but there have been other years where Fred has been very optimistic at the start of the season where I disagreed with him. Generally, we all tend to get more optimistic as the season approaches, because we want to look forward to good baseball.
  22. a700hitter
    I never make up excuses for the FO, but others do. You are right that we do not know the reasons for Shields signing with SD, so others shouldn't use those unknowable reasons as a copout excuse when we evaluate our off season acquisitions in light of the fact that we did not get Shields or Lester or Shields.
  23. a700hitter
    So, he is going to build a winner with all prospects and Lester -- is that the plan? There are ways to build a winner faster. It seems that he is indulging his wet dream of building a team from scratch with all home grown players drafted by him. That takes a long time at the expense of the fans enjoyment. I know what he is doing and it is taking a long time and it is yet to bear fruit. 2015 is a put up or shut up year for Theo. The prospects are ready and he has Lester. He has no more excuses. It's his time of reckoning.
  24. a700hitter
    I think that is it in a nutshell.
  25. a700hitter
    Taking 4 years to build a team that doesn't suck in a big market is not a great accomplishment.
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