jacksonianmarch

Riske had a better yr overall than any reliever not named Paps currently in your pen.

I see the sox cutting Mirabelli half way through the yr when it is obvious that Varitek is well past the point of being a full time catcher. I see Kottaras finishing the yr splitting time with Vtek.

when Joe Morgan gains the ability to have both humor and originality. Something he sorely lacks.

welcome to baseball ladies and gents. Drink it in.

if his arm flies off, you dont win games.

and this time I didnt get wrapped up in it too tightly. Nice

we had one guy on our team who dipped normally and then wrapped red man in gum and chewed on both sides of his mouth.

if he goes back to the skoal, then it is likely a bad season.

there is no limit to the suckitude in some threads.

tito quit chewing.

Anyone gonna be watching the game? I know I will be.

uh oh, Smith on the yankees. Insert pen into eye right now.

watching ESPN right now makes me want to choke myself. I hate this guy.

I have given both sides of Pedroia every time. I have said: 1. Eckstein without the talent or 2. Loretta with more power and everything in between I know they are comparing him to Damon just because of the organization for the most part. Their games are similar, but Ellsbury has the better arm and Damon has more power and always did have more power.

We'll see ORS. That is why they play the games, and the games are tomorrow. Jesus christmas, best time of the yr.

Major league baseball finished its season on October 26, 2006. That was 156 days ago. Through the long, hard winter (especially in the tundra) we toiled, fought, yelled and flat out were hostile to each other in wait for today. Yes, the sox and yankees start tomorrow, but for the first time in a long time, we will watch a major league regular season game today. We made it everyone. Pat yourselves on the back and get ready for one hell of a season. Get the Kool-Aid in hand (or beer if you like) pinstriped or deep red if you please and buckle your seat belts. Its gonna be one hell of a ride.

No, I am guessing that in one game the royals will battle the red sox and then get into their soft as puppy s*** middle relief and may pull one out. It is in KC, so I figured a sweep may be a bit much to ask for. Then again, the sox are notorious for being red hot out of the gate. I am just saying, I see in now way, shape or form the sox losing this series. Better?

come on now, are you really going to pick between which media spin you want to buy. Regardless, once he flip flopped back, he made his bed. Personally, I dont get how starting is less stressful, but he sold it to sox nation and then all of a sudden flopped back. This move is hanging over his head once again.

Damon his 16HR in his final minor league season. I dont think the bolded statement is correct.

Nah, no panties son, commando all the way! I think Ellsbury will be a solid major leaguer. Damon was way more than a solid major leaguer. To give you an idea, see where he was drafted in most fantasy leagues. Typically top 6 rounds in a 12 man league. That says something. That was my point. I have no qualms about thinking Ellsbury will be holding down cf from '08-'18. He jus wont be Johnny Damon.

Pedro is the one pitcher who can have his cuff repaired and will still come back and be special. He isnt a guy who absolutely needs his velocity. He has some 3-4 plus offspeed pitches that he can locate on a dime. He lost one yr, but will likely finish this season as the mets ace. Either way, at the time, the sox had no idea he'd be a one and done. They thought he'd be a 3 and done. They offered him 3, and if he took that, he'd be missing this season too. It isnt like they saw that he was beat up and passed now, they made an attempt. As far as theo being on thin ice, I see it something like that. The sox were huge spenders this offseason on guys who are anything but sure bets. Matsuzaka never pitched in the bigs before. Drfew has trouble staying healthy. Lugo has been a solid player for 1.5 seasons in his career and has had trouble keeping his fists off his wives. He built a pitching staff that looked solid on paper and then forgot about the closer, then took their brightest young arm and threw him back to the closers role against the advice of the doctors. They seem to be relying on Lester as the 5 in a few months, knowing he still wont be all the way back. LOTS of things theo has put his neck out there for and I think most of them will work out. But there is also the slim possibility that most of these go down in flames and leave the sox holding the bag for a major shitfest. This offseason was the rubber stamp of their immediate future. If it bombs out, theo is toast.

Sox should easily take 2 of three here.

I dont want Victor Zambrano to win a spot. For some reason that prick absolutely owns us.