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Leave it to you and a700 to post something sarcastic/negative in the "Positives" thread. Nice. :rolleyes:Thanks.

What a pitcher's dual so far. Top 7, 0-0 Come on Rangers!

Ellsbury captures comeback award By Peter Abraham Globe Staff / October 14, 2011 Jacoby Ellsbury was rewarded for his remarkable season yesterday when Major League Baseball named him the American League Comeback Player of the Year. After playing only 19 games in 2010 because of fractured ribs, the Red Sox center fielder hit .321 with 32 home runs, 105 RBIs, 46 doubles, 39 steals, and 119 runs while playing 158 games. Ellsbury became the first player in franchise history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season. He also made the All-Star team for the first time. Lance Berkman of the Cardinals was the National League winner. The award is voted on by beat writers employed by MLB.com.

David Ortiz wins Roberto Clemente Award Posted by Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff October 20, 2011 07:16 PM Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz won baseball's Roberto Clemente Award tonight. He is the second consecutive member of the Red Sox to win the award, given annually to the Major League Baseball player "who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field." Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield won the award last year. It is presented annually at the World Series. “David’s remarkable commitment to helping children receive essential pediatric care in the United States and the Dominican Republic makes him a wonderful choice for this honor. The legacy of the great Roberto Clemente lives on through the selfless actions of players like David and so many of his peers," baseball commissioner Bud Selig said via an MLB press release. Ortiz's charitable work includes the David Ortiz Children's Fund, which provides medical care for children in the Dominican Republic and the United States, and a partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital. “I am incredibly honored to be the recipient of this year's award,” Ortiz said. “It's humbling to be associated with all the tremendous names that have won this award in the past, and I look forward to continuing to do my part to maintain Roberto Clemente's legacy.”

LOL! Love it RSFFL!

Hello and welcome aboard Chuck! Nice to have a lot of new members lately. Have fun!

Welcome aboard Eric! Nice to have you here. Enjoy!

GO RANGERS!!

He's young and never seen it. I think he should.

I believe what Lester says over any "team source" any day. His name is tied to his statement and he completely owned up as far as I'm concerned. "Team source" with no name tied to it.....LOL:lol:

Congrats to the Rangers!

I agree that ownership hasn't handled the situations well at all.

Brewers not looking good in this game. Down 7-1 bottom 8.

I agree and no matter what, I will be a Red Sox fan, as I have been my entire life. Taking the great with the horrible. Personally, nothing hurts me more than game 7 in 2003. But, hey......Nazi Germany...are you Hank Williams Jr.? LMMFAO. Joking. Nice post.

Is The Black Prince someone from the other board you were on? :dunno:

I know. Seriously? He debates when there is nothing to debate about....just to debate. Done beating the dead horse a700?

Say what you want about Schilling. I say thank you for 2004 & 2007 and for your honesty: Schilling accuses Sox owners of 'character assassination' October, 12, 2011 By Gordon Edes BOSTON -- Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, who played a behind-the-scenes role in the hiring of Terry Francona as Red Sox manager after starring for him in Philadelphia, came to the defense of his former manager Wednesday night, calling reports of Francona’s marital problems and use of pain medication “character assassination of the worst kind.’’ Schilling also said that the team’s dysfunction at the end of the season, the unseemly details of the team’s behavior, and the handling of Francona’s departure means that the Red Sox “have lost any goodwill they had.’’ He said, “I don’t think John Lackey can ever put that uniform on again” and predicted “there will be some guys who will walk on that field on Opening Day next year and get booed louder than any New York Yankee who ever set foot [on the field].’’ Schilling, an ESPN contributor, said Wednesday night on “Baseball Tonight” that the allegations in a Boston Globe story implying Francona may have been abusing his pain medication could “only come from a couple of people in the organization: the trainer, the team doctor or the executive team there. “That’s the distressing part. There are a lot of things to think about now. If I’m a free agent, why would I go to that organization. At the end of the day, I think they betrayed a lot of people in Red Sox Nation.’’ Schilling charged that the unnamed team sources in the Globe article detailing the team’s issues, especially Francona’s, were the team’s owners -- John W. Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino -- though he did not single them out by name. “It starts at the top," Schilling said. "These are some bad people. This guy (Francona) gives everything he could give. They spent nine or 10 years building this into a model franchise, so to speak, and I think they destroyed it in a matter of …" Later in the interview conducted by Baseball Tonight’s Steve Berthiaume, Schilling said: “Again, the information coming out in this article couldn’t have come from other people. It could have been sourced through other people, but it had to start at the top. “You remember Tito’s press conference, when Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner were talking to Theo about the [Carl] Crawford signing and said all our free agents are a collective effort. Then the comments in this article were that Theo did his own thing here and had to convince the owners. This was them preparing the road for the exits. A very low-class, horrible thing to do.’’ Schilling did not dispute the team’s right to make a managerial change or that a change might have been in order. “The fans were ready for a change,’’ he said. “As hard as it is to say, I’m a big Terry Francona fan, [but] he’s made mistakes. Some of the biggest fights in my career were with Terry. He’s not a perfect manager. There are better managers on the field, tacticians, in the clubhouse. The whole-packagewise, I think he was one of the best. “But this guy gave everything. He walked away and took the high road. He had multiple opportunities on multiple outlets to throw people under the bus and never did. In my mind, it was over. He’s gone. They took this opportunity to character-assassinate this guy, and I think that’s just, I don’t think the fans in Red Sox Nation want the game played that way.’’ Regarding some of the details of player conduct in the clubhouse, Schilling said he didn’t “disbelieve” the reports. “I’ve been in a big-league clubhouse for 20 years. That’s the kind of stuff that happens,’’ he said. When asked if the manager bears responsibility, he said: “I think he made it very clear he tried to make it right. Multiple times he tried to get to his players. You try to do that first through your players. There certainly was not a presence in that clubhouse to take control of the situation. It wasn’t David Ortiz. It wasn’t Jason Varitek. It wasn’t Tim Wakefield. It’s not Dustin Pedroia; the guy’s on the field, playing. And I don’t think that personally existed in that clubhouse. “I think the guys were complementary guys around a Mike Lowell-type of a leader, but that leadership guy didn’t exist here. That kind of stuff, it happens all the time. I don’t want to say the beer, chicken and video games, but guys would be in the clubhouse. They’d have a bite to eat, whatever their schedule is. But for it to have become a centerpiece of attention means it was happening far more often and by far more people than anybody witnessing was used to or comfortable with.’’ Schilling said he believes the collapse contributed to Epstein’s reported decision to leave for the Chicago Cubs. “Why would he want to go back there?’’ he said. “I think we all know now what Terry was saying when he said I don’t feel like I had the front office’s backing. I think it was very clear why. And for the ownership to follow up that interview by saying I was kind of caught off-guard by the fact that he said that was disingenuous at best.’’ Schilling said he was disappointed that none of the players singled out in the reports -- Josh Beckett, Lackey, Jon Lester -- have responded publicly to any of the allegations. “I think Josh, if he doesn’t find a way to make things right, I think fans are going to be pretty upset with everything that’s come out in this article. And that’s the biggest thing for me. "If my name is in that article, my press conference starts five seconds after that’s over. 'That’s a lie,' and I’m calling everybody out that said something. “I’ve heard nothing from the players. Nobody saying 'That never happened, I never did that'. That to me is horrifying, because I saw Jon Lester go through a lot as a young player and battle his butt off to get to where he is and I want to attribute that September to he struggled. He just struggled. I hope that is the reason. But this article leads you to believe very differently.’’

Trading Josh Beckett would be a mistake Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff October 13, 2011 02:29 PM By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff Don't trade Josh Beckett. It's a bad idea. You're angry with him enough to send emails, call radio stations and curse his name. But take a step back. Beckett had a 2.89 earned run average and a 1.02 WHIP over 193 innings. The Red Sox were 20-10 in games he started. Beckett also has two World Series rings and a 3.07 ERA in 93.2 career postseason innings. The Red Sox are in no position to get rid of good starting pitchers. Beckett took the ball 30 times and 24 times he allowed three earned runs or less. Beyond that, you'll never get close to equal value in return for him. Beckett earned his 10/5 no-trade rights last season and can either refuse a trade or dictate where he goes. So that will cut down the market. The Red Sox already need to find at least one decent start via trade or free agency. Getting two would be incredibly difficult. Beckett can be a pain in the neck and he was wrong to hang around the clubhouse drinking beer when games were being played. But that can be fixed. Beckett looked up to John Lackey and it's my belief that Lackey poisoned the well and was more the ringleader than Beckett was. Get rid of Lackey what whatever the cost and take away Beckett's playmate. Get a manager who will enforce the basic rules of conduct. Get a pitching coach who will stand up to him and Beckett will do his job. The Red Sox lost because their starting pitching was atrocious. Trading Beckett makes that problem worse. The idea is to win games, not exact revenge. Beckett didn't get drunk and drive through an orphanage in a dump truck. He had a few pops in the clubhouse during the game. It was wrong and he needs a kick in the butt. But you don't trade somebody for that.

Hey Seano! Miss you bro. Things are fine down here in the lovely South. LOL about Texas, have never been. I can see the Rangers taking it in 6 or before. DON'T BE A STRANGER DAMMIT!! Tigers tie it 1-1 in the 3rd.

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