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Crapuano has been pitching very well for the skanks.

He's light yearsvbetter offensively than Bradley.

Third base should be an open position. Middlebrooks is on the fast track to palooka-ville.

it would be nice to see him step up and compete for a rotation spot in 2015.

The Red Sox are not going to lower their ticket prices. Ticket sales at the current prices are built into their revenue projections, but the truth of the matter is when people pay premium prices for a product they expect premium quality. A 90+ loss team is not a quality product. If they have horseshit seasons like this too frequently, people will not go to the games in the large numbers to which the organization has become accustomed. Their revenue stream will start to fall short of their projections. They will in response take actions to improve the revenue stream, i.e., construct successful teams within a reasonable budget (much higher than that of most teams) to maintain their revenues. They have no choice but to put out a competitve product, because they don't want to hurt their profits. s***** small market teams charge less for tickets necessitating smaller payrolls so they can make money. People in these smaller markets have lower average incomes, but they are still willing to plunk down $10 to see a losing team. In a big market like Boston where incomes are higher, the consumer still has a price point at which he/she will not be willing to pay to see a lousy team. Those people could opt for an enjoyable dinner in a fancy restaurant for their $200 instead of watching a frustrating poorly played game by the Sox. It's not that complicated of a concept. Different cities have different markets. The teams in those markets set their ticket prices at a price point that will optimize revenue. Why the heck are we discussing ticket prices anyway? This is a sports talk forum. We should be talking about the product on the field and how to improve it.

Other than your post, I didn't see other posts discussing ticket prices.

Maybe Daniel Bard can get Bradley a part time job at the gas station where Bard pumps gas.

It just seems like more. Losing does that. He actually gave up more home runs last year.

Tazawa has been disappointing this year. He gives up too many long balls for an 8th inning pressure guy.

I am not following this. ^ Had there been a discussion of how ticket prices are set?

The mini-win streak is over.

I think teams keep Danny Valencia on their rosters just to play us. He always seems to hit bombs against us.

Kelly looks like a rotation piece for 2015.

I am probably pushing my luck trying to extend my mojo with a 3rd win in a row. Joe Kelly vs. Marcus Stroman. 3rd inning -- Jays up 1-0.

Two game winning streak! Woo Hooo! I finally found some mojo. Lol!

Luckily, I don't think that the FO has a build solely from within philosophy. People tend to project their own philosophy onto the FO. I think the Red Sox will continue to have one of the largest payrolls in baseball.

He looked pretty good there in that AB with the oppo power.

Based on the little that I have seen of Craig with the Red Sox, it is hard to believe that he had been a good hitter. He looks clueless at the plate.

it blows with Papi too.

Do you think that this move makes it more likely that the Sox will move some of their prospects and other players in trades for pitching?

I don't see that sitting well with him.

I really don't remember Paps having clubhouse issues with the Red Sox.

You are right about that. The Yankees will get their man, and this offseason, they may look for 2 pitchers. Who knows. There are only 3 big FA names out there: Lester, Scherzer and Shields.

I am not sure why people are concluding that Koji must be injured. Last year was a career year for him. It may be one of the greatest seasons for a closer in history. This season he has given a few glimpses of being mortal. It is a long season, and even great players hit some bumps in the road and struggle. The great Mo Rivera would hit a patch most years where he struggled. Despite being in this rough patch, Uehara is still pitching to a season ERA of 2.25 at age 39. I am not sure why people expecte him to be perfect and why they conclude that he must be injured if he is not perfect. That being said, I cannot think of a good reason for Farrell leaving him in for 30+ pitches the other day when he had blown the save. That was thick-headed stupidity, but then again, Farrell is a thick-headed stupid man.

The Red Sox are looking to build on last night's win. Re La Rosa vs. Dickey