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  1. v2freak
    I'm sad to see him go. Despite his subpar year, I'd still consider him fairly consistent and at the least, a solid end of the rotation guy. He got so little run support this year, though I guess that could be said of every pitcher for the Sox. Like with David Wells, I wish him all the luck for his new title run.
  2. v2freak
    He pitched well for the Red Sox for long periods of time although, like a lot of other players, he's struggled this year. I hope a change of scenery does him some good, and we can wrap this up as a mutually beneficial trade.
  3. v2freak
    Thanks for all you've done, Jacoby. Now prepare for the Damon treatment.
  4. v2freak
    I always enjoy coming into these threads retrospectively and looking at people's reactions. Not that I wasn't among the people who assumed the Sox were going to get shut out again. Great game
  5. v2freak
    I didn't see the game (had Gameday only) but I have to ask if Workman is really a late innings kind of guy? He was solid as a starter where he can make mistakes and absorb some runs over 5-7 innings of work. Being a reliever is a different game. The bloops and bitch hits that other guys are talking about are a part of the game, but losing on a wild pitch really bites.
  6. v2freak
    Oh well. Blown save for Rivera, another huge knock for Middlebrooks and overall a series won for the Sox. Not shabby at all. Plus the Yankees have the dubious distinction of being the first team to lose 3 in a row while scoring 8+ runs in all three games.
  7. v2freak
    Awesome! This team is resilient
  8. v2freak
    Shane Victorino. Liked him ever since there was that video of Koji Uehara high-fiving guys and scaring Victorino.
  9. v2freak
    Lol fiddler crab. A bad play but that doesn't excuse the poor umpire call at all. Some guys think it's no consolation if the umpires admit a mistake but I appreciate it actually. Most NBA refs pretend they're always right and it drives me nuts.
  10. v2freak
    Is it a slump if your struggles have continued all season? After his 3-HR game against the Jays, Middlebrooks was hitting .300 or so. Is this the same guy that hit homers off the poles along 3B and 1B? I'd guess that even if he sucks all season at the plate, he will still be the 3B in 2014 but he will be on Youkilis-type watch (if someone outplays him, he'll be on a short leash) If Drew ends up hitting near .280 for the rest of the season, I could see him starting at SS next season. He would have to hit that well to justify taking a spot away from Iglesias.
  11. v2freak
    I think I understand how Yankees fans felt in 2004 when Rivera blew the save in game 4 and then let the Sox win 3 more
  12. v2freak
    I'm not giving up on him yet. If he does get traded, hopefully the Sox get a fair deal on him. Aceves' stock is low right now but I think he can re-gain his 2011 form. He can eat innings/play garbage time if you need. He's a decent spot starter/long relief pitcher and he now has closing experience. This last game was positively putrid but he's right about not getting any run support, plus his two outings prior to that were decent. Imagine what would have happened had he started in 2012 and Bard had closed.
  13. v2freak
    Cody Ross. The question asked specifically about outfield, so I ignored pitching even though it is a glaring weakness. The others have not proven they can play outfield for Boston like Ross has.
  14. v2freak
    I'm always curious when people say things like this. Are we speculating that if the opposing team's player fell on a Red Sox guy other than Ells, that Sox player wouldn't have missed time? Maybe we should chalk some things as just plain miserable luck
  15. v2freak
    Francona shouldn't have been fired either. That's my stance on it, and I don't think 2012 is on Valentine. It's a very consistent view point. It almost sounds to me like you're saying Bobby Valentine is responsible for all those things I mentioned. Lester and Beckett pitching badly. Aceves and Bailey blowing saves. Nobody on the team getting hits and scoring runs. You really can only do so much as a manager, and you have nothing to work with offensively and no one can get on base. I think management just scapegoated Bobby V. Sure he said stupid things, he fanned some fires. I won't deny these things. But now, with all the rebuilding the Sox have to do, they also have to get a new manager. It's going to be one mess of an offseason. Where have we seen them do this all before? Oh that's right, last ^@*!^#$(@&ing year
  16. v2freak
    No way. The 2011 Sox were much better. A closer who blew saves but was more reliable than not. Beckett was in tip-top shape and so was Lester. Ellsbury was out of this world. Gonzalez, Pedroia - all those guys lit it up. Varitek called good game after good game. Enter 2012. 6 games in and the 2011 runner up MVP gets his shoulder separated. The two aces can't get their s*** together. Bard goes 7 innings once during his tenure as a starter. Gonzalez has a massive early season slump. Youkilis has a slow as sin start. Then injuries to Pedroia, Ortiz and Middlebrooks happens. By September, more than half the line up is from the PawSox. The rosters may not have changed as much but those were NOT the same guys out there in 2012. Who is the best manager in the game right now? I doubt he would have been able to fix this mess. Maybe the Sox would be closer to .500 but what good would that do? If they're gonna miss the playoffs, they should at least get a high draft pick.
  17. v2freak
    "You have to time your poor season well." As if anyone has control over that. When the Sox collapsed in the September of 2011, it brought about a whole mess of changes. New coaches, a ton of new players, new management, etc. Sometimes s*** just happens
  18. v2freak
    Bobby V got fired cause the front office built a horrible team? The manager wasn't the one out there giving up 5 runs in the first inning or the guy popping out with a runner on 3rd and no outs.
  19. v2freak
    I wanted the Dodgers and White Sox to make the playoffs so that at least some former Red Sox players from this season would be playing October ball. It's actually not a consolation at all to me that the Dodgers didn't make it. To me, the only thing that stings is that while Gonzalez stayed the same over there hitting finishing the season very close to .300, Beckett pitched well and didn't do anything stupid. The Sox could have used a pitcher that gets the team into the sixth inning
  20. v2freak
    Papelbon also went to the NL, which is different than facing the Devil Rays and Yankees every other week. But he was darn good, and he does an awesome Francona impression. Lavarnway with the hat trick today. He and Iglesias are big ol holes in the line up
  21. v2freak
    What is to be lamented is Lester had a chance to be the Sox' first pitcher in a long time to win double digit games for 5 consecutive years. He was in line to do that, going 5 and giving up 0 earned runs but Bailey had to blow the save. And Melancon is dealing right now. Incredible
  22. v2freak
    Guys, don't forget Papelbon blew saves too. I imagine one of the reasons he left town so quickly is because he was embarrassed by that blown save against the Orioles on game 162 of last year. He also had stretches where he just drove fans crazy, serving up high fastballs to guys.
  23. v2freak
    WOW. Melancon got out of it!! My head hurts from face palming when I saw the Sox take out a guy with a 7 ERA and replace him with a 6 ERA guy
  24. v2freak
    Blown save #259 on the season
  25. v2freak
    That's funny and also amazingly accurate
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