jacksonianmarch

The yankees continue to hit Nathan, 2 more runs with a possibility of some more. This thing is OVA!

The sox need some new blood, IMO and I think a lot of people would agree. The question is, where do you add it? Look at your positions as of right now. C- VMart - signed through 2010 1B- Youkilis- signed through 2013 (if you consider his option) 2B- Pedroia- signed though 2014 SS- Lowrie/Green- arb case/FA 3B- Lowell- signed through 2010 LF- OPEN CF- Ellsbury- arb case RF- signed through 2011 DH- Ortiz- signed through 2010 Backup C's- Varitek likely to accept player option Kottaras Offensive FAs- Bay and Gonzalez #1- Beckett- under control through 2010 #2- Lester- signed through 2013 #3- DiceK- signed through 2012 #4- Buchholz- under team control through 2013 #5- Wakefield- if option picked up The bullpen will likely be unchanged to a large degree since all are under team control e/c for Wagner So, you say you want to improve them offensively. Well, that also takes into account defense. LF: By losing Bay, you essentially lose the best offensive player on the FA market, so anyone aside from Bay (or Holliday as both are similar) is a downgrade. I bet they sign one of the two, IMO. If they do not, then they will likely be looking at guys like Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Bobby Abreu and others of their ilk for LF in Fenway. SS: By losing AGon, the sox lose something that most people dont point out. The sox defense went from one of the worst in the AL to the best defense (FP wise) in the AL after acquiring AGon. But what are the other options? Do you go with OCab? How about Tejada? OCab doesnt give you much offensively and he's gone off a cliff this season defensively (per UZR), so AGon sounds like the better option. Tejada gives you more offense, but his defense has been awful of late. Do you sign a guy like Vizquel as a mentor to Lowrie and hope the two can help groom Jed into a good SS? Lots of questions, but status quo might be the best option. So, in terms of the two glaring holes created by contract expirations, the sox are likely to be better off just resigning those guys. If you are thinking about a good catcher and want to shuffle around Youk and Lowell, then look to trade. Cause the C market sucks. Therefore, a trade seems the most likely. The sox dont have a lot of answers outside of their org on the FA market to fill their holes, and the other spots are filled with guys under control. In terms of the starters, I see Wakefield getting surgery in the next few weeks for his back, then making a decision if he wants to come back. There is the one big fish out there in Lackey, but do the sox make that commitment with Beckett's contract expiring soon? Might be a better idea to just sign Beckett long term if Lackey is their idea. But if they decide to make a deal, then obviously all bets are off. They might actually be better off signing Beckett to a 5 yr deal or so, taking Wakefields option regardless of his outcome and signing a 1 yr deal with a guy like Randy Wolf. Regardless, I could see a lot of status quo based upon the options available. But if they get creative, there might be some big changes via trade

Well, Mo is in the game with a lead. That is all we ask for

yeah, but a lot of guys make the throw anyway. Jeter faked the throw then threw home. It was the right play and as always, the captain made it.

FOCUS ON THE HITTER HUGHES. FOR CHRISTSAKES!!

The Twins had to play PERFECT baseball to beat us. Their pitching has been up to task. But the baserunning mistakes and the lack of clutch hits or even flyballs have killed them.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You gotta be s***ing me. Mo time?

Zambrano and Soriano are expensive, injury prone and coming off poor seasons. They dont seem to fit the kind of players the sox would want especially in exchange for a guy who is worth a lot to the sox and is still relatively cheap

I am just f***ing with you, cmon now. Should have put /sarcasm there

entertain him after the game. WHERE IS THE DEDICATION!!!

Goddamn it. Just as I get excited, Joba leaves the ball up. Cmon Joba

Hey, we're winning and Gom shows up. Good to see you, this is beautiful isnt it?

I dont think Delmon wears a cup

Hell of a game from Pettitte. Hell of a game.

absolutely

Joba up. Nice. Joba/Hughes/Mo/ALCS?

Get Hughes and Mo warming. Shut this s*** down NOW!

f*** YOU PAVANO!!!! 2-1, cmon Yankees close this s*** out!!

AROD IS f***ING AMAZING!!!!

Will ARod do it again?

3-4-5 coming up with Pavano starting to tire a bit. Cmon Yankees, stop f***ing around

The ump f***s us in the walk to Cabrera and Mauer makes him pay. Oh well, the Twins have had a lead in every single game we have played against them thus far. And we know how they all turned out

Nope, he threw 22 4-seamers and one two-seamer