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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a700hitter
    No, I don't, Brian Williams.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. a700hitter
    Neccesary? Conducive to civil discussion?
  7. a700hitter
    It's okay when it is water in the glass. The problems start when kool aid is poured into the glass.
  8. 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?
  9. a700hitter
    Yes. That would have impacted the balance of power in the ALE.
  10. a700hitter
    He's such an obnoxious punk. Please don't quote him if at all possible. He offers nothing worthwhile.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. a700hitter
    I think that is it in a nutshell.
  16. a700hitter
    Taking 4 years to build a team that doesn't suck in a big market is not a great accomplishment.
  17. a700hitter
    Finishing at .500 by year 3 would have shown some progress to the fans and the owners. If he can't start winning by the 4th season at the helm, that is not a good job IMO. He's building a baseball team not planning a mission to Mars. Sacrificing 4 years of competitive baseball under the banner of rebuilding would be ridiculous. You have to put out a product that is interesting at some point. Years and years of last place finishes disengages the fan base.
  18. a700hitter
    That is good to know.
  19. a700hitter
    I disagree. He will be much more productive than at least 3 of our 5 starters. He would have been a big upgrade.
  20. a700hitter
    It's a nice ready-made excuse to store away for future use if Shields has a big season and our staff falls apart.
  21. a700hitter
    I have not read anything about his off season training program. He clearly had a lot of work to do on his footwork in the field.
  22. a700hitter
    There is no denying that he would have been a major improvement to our staff, for just a couple of million more than their ridiculous initial offer to Lester. Both in my opinion will have bug seasons.
  23. a700hitter
    Keep hope alive for acquiring a starter. I would be shocked if we added an arm like Cueto. I expect that the Reds will try to extend him.
  24. a700hitter
    The division is fairly week, so I think it could happen, but I am not expecting it.
  25. a700hitter
    I will be thrilled with that.
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