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Aardsma to the DL is the resulting move.

IMO, the Sox are better off going with internal options to fix the bullpen (Masterson, Smith, etc.) than trading for a reliever. The lack of consistency in middle relief production is not worth spending any sort of major prospects on - so say no to Marte and Fuentes. Jon Rauch is an intriguing option who may come cheaply.

Obviously we need a refresher in how to win baseball games. Here's a start - score more runs than they do. We do that and I like our chances. Lester v. Washburn

Fuentes pitches for Colorado. I ask again - what good does a suspension do? Dude was fined and the matter was handled internally. Show me what good comes from a suspension.

Except, Torre was cheered during the 1999 All Star Game, and Mo was cheered in 2005. In short - you're wrong.

If this was the case, and Manny was fined six figures, where's the grievance to the Player's Association? Bob Lobel has no credibility here. Like many have said, Mo threw three great pitches.

He also plays in Pac Bell and Petco, two of the most extreme pitchers parks in the league, with regularity. You don't see the appeal of Holliday denting the Monster constantly?

No - they have Marmol who can be their closer. Besides, this has always been Beane's MO - sell high and sell often.

Trading an oft-injured pitcher for multiple prospects? I thought they sold way high on Harden and did a real nice job of it - you never know when Haren is going to get hurt.

Where's the justification for those who booed Francona? Don't tell me it was a select few, either.

Nope - he deserved to be booed - but I don't think it was that big of a deal especially when Rivera has come out and said he wasn't offended by it. Also - what justification do you use for the Yankee fans to boo Francona?

Do you really believe Papelbon's been the 5th best closer all year? What statistics are you using to come to this conclusion?

I like this move from the Yanks perspective. One of the things they have issues with is LHP. Sexson 2008 v. LHP (SSS caveat): .344/.423/.623/.1.045 Career v. LHP: .265/.369/.510/.879 Better than Betemit, provides some pop against lefties for the league minimum? Good move.

It'd be awesome if the Sox fans cheered Rivera. Again.

I didn't even get mad about it. The Yankee fans have a huge inferiority complex to deal with right now and they're not equipped mentally to do so. Think about it...before 2004, who would be the ones booing Yankee all stars? This is exaclty the stuff Sox fans used to do. All you have to do is think, laugh about it, and realize that the Sox were (a) an integral part of winning homefield for the AL (which has a good chance of directly benefiting them come October and ( swept the MVP awards with Lin and Drew. A Sox prospect and their starting RF were the MVPs in the final All Star Games at Yankee Stadium. How sweet is that?

He hits LHH pretty well though, if he's splitting time with Giambi this may not be a bad move. How much is he owed?

The guy is pure class. His players love him. He handles the media well. Between the lines his moves can be questioned, but he's a postseason assassin and deserves all the good things that come to him.

What does this mean, getting better position-wise? I agree the loss of Ortiz and others hurt in terms of injury but out of the position players, these are the ones who I think have had a "better" 1st half than last season: Youkilis Drew "Worse" 1st halves: Ortiz Crisp Varitek "Status Quo": Pedroia Lowell Lugo Ramirez And I think you can make the case Ramirez and Lowell have had worse starts than last year. ORS mentioned this - there are a lot of things Francona does well, this is not one of them. Coco's point of us underperforming our pythag by 4 games is a clue - we did the same last year. Off the field, the guy's great. Between the lines he can improve. I defended the signing but I can't any more - however, if you look at SS around the AL you can definitely do a lot worse than what Lugo has provided. A ~.350 OBP and his defense has stabilized recently. That being said, I'm excited to see what Lowrie can do and hope Francona gives him a shot instead of Cora. *Vomits* Duh? Beckett's peripheral numbers are excellent. He will win 8+ starts the second half of the year, I am supremely confident of this. His HR rate is a little fluky but everything else is awesome. The negatives No argument. Those guy aren't the answer because of the prospects they would cost. Jon Rauch of Washington is an intriguing option though. *Vomits* You have 27 outs in a baseball game. There are very few circumstances in which you should give them away. Moss is better than Kielty. Hinske is having a great year, no doubt, but many wanted the guy gone after last season. I'd call up Dusty Brown to take Cash's spot. I give them a solid B - they're in first after going through a lot of injuries (credit to Theo for providing depth) - their road record has to improve though.