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or you just like dreaming about caramel colored latin men. Frickin perv.

kid got hit in a pedestrian vs car accident. Dang.

If Drew plays more games than Coco this yr, then Theo should look for new employment.

haha. I would think JD would be right around .270-.280 but the homers will drop with death valley in RF. The most important number will be 140. If he plays 140 games, he will be a solid acquisition.

you goin gay crunch?

without Johnny Damon last yr, the race is much more interesting.

correction: If there is one thing JD Drew does, it is suck up a paycheck while being in the trainer's office.

safe travels fred.

it isnt about faltering. rosenthal is right. I have said it before. When the rubber hits the road and when the rest of the sox pen is sucking wind, who comes in to save the 3rd game of a series against the yankees late in the season? My guess, Paps. regardless of how many games in a row or how many times he warmed up, etc. Paps will be the guy called upon a lot this yr, and dont think Tito will be reluctant to use him. If the sox suck this yr, Tito is likely out, and I think Francona will care more about his status than the arm of a kid.

not anymore. The white sox dealt away McCarthy and Garcia, remember?

great post. When both have power you have a rudderless ship. You have to adopt a plan and stick to it. Last yr would have been better for the sox fans to swallow if they had been building for the future (ie losing with kids, while trying to season them) rather than throwing retreads out there soaking up the experience that could have been used on the young uns.

you better believe the yankees will play it safe with both of them. Knowing the yankees history, april doesnt mean all that much anyway. They typically suck in april.

Manny, a 10 game improvement? To a mid 90 win team? I had the sox pegged as a 90 win team with a swing of 5 in the + direction and 10 in the minus prior to Paps being moved back to closer. I think Paps swing still has me thinking the sox are a 90 win team, but now with a +/- 5 margin rather than a +5 -10 margin. Paps will help secure the games they should win. But they still are in one hell of a division with 2 other teams that improved as well.

Kilo, the cornerstone SS was Hanley.

Kilo, this is why Lucchino needs firing. Theo and Cashman are very similar. Build internally, have a competitive team on the field while the farm bears fruit. Lucchino's urges cost the sox a high level starter, a franchise cornerstone SS, a powerful young 3b, and a very strong middle reliever all under the age of 23. And what do you have for it? Beckett? Coco? Mirabelli? Those were panic moves to replace a departed ace (Pedro) and a departed CFer (Damon). And if Paps moves back to the pen and blows out his shoulder? Nobody knows who is behind what deals. But it sounds like Lucchino is behind the panic moves and maybe he should be shitcanned. Who knows.

this move definitely increases their win total this yr. But at the same time, it opens up the health issues with Paps. But if Paps was even being kicked around in the closers role this yr, they should have gotten another starter.

good thread. My 2 cents, completely aside from my allegiance. Grace periods are ********. You win a championship then f*** up the team afterwards, you should be fired. The sox moves were justified at the time, but eventually results are required as is a direction. After 2004, the sox had one hell of a farm and one hell of a team. The team dissolved, which in hindsight looks pretty good. They had a very bright outlook in terms of farm and then made some deals that are bearing fruit for their competitors. The direction of the sox after 2004 was, we fired all cannons and won it all, now we need to reload. After 2005 it was, lets deal away our prospects for players who are certainly no sure thing. After 2006 it was spend a ton yet leave the least expensive area of the team unguarded. If the sox dont make the playoffs this yr, then analysis is needed. If the moves that have Theo's fingerprints on them were to blame (Matsuzaka, Bullpen, Papelbon moved to the pen, etc.) then theo should get shitcanned. Then again, the way things have gone since the sox won look pretty good

Hoffman is 4 for 6 in career postseason save chances. Mo is well above that.

if you would like to cut open his shoulder, insert a cherry bomb and watch it explode, you can return him to starting midway through.

Paps in the bullpen. Last yr, the middle relief has an era in the low 5's. I thought they needed to bring in a legitimate setup man, and they brought in guys who are either vastly unknown, declining, or coming off terrible yrs. It could complete itself by midseason, no doubt. The potential is there. But anyone can shoot holes at the middle relief right now. Closer role is locked, stocked and loaded. But middle relief is my beef.