jacksonianmarch

the only open avenue was seattle and now that they dealt away Soriano, I dont see them moving Putz as well.

yeah. I saw the deals being thrown around and one was Jones, Putz and a prospect for Manny which was what the sox were asking for. I was blown out of my chair and thought manny was getting moved. Now he deals their best alternative for this shitbag lefty who cannot stay off the shelf. What a f***ing moron. He mustnt have liked the idea of dealing 3 for 1 and getting Manny.

his pen exploded. Also, Theo's #1 choice for 3b was not Bill Mueller. It was Edgardo Alfonzo who proceeded to explode in SF. That is luck. I remember reports of him breaking a chair when Alfonzo landed in SF. He took Millar from Japan for god sakes. Arroyo worked out, etc. It was sheer luck. The big pieces were there in Pedro, Lowe, Wake, Manny, Damon, Vtek, Nixon etc. Theo signed Ortiz and nobody could have thought he would be THIS good. At the same time, since the championship, his luck ran out. He lets Pedro walk which left them with one injured ace. Lowe leaves as well. Wells comes in and gives the sox 1.5 seasons. Clement comes in and gives one good half season. Renteria exploded. Foulke went south. He dealt away the NL batting champion for 2 players who didnt make the postseason roster. He dealt away 2 solid rookies and 2 other power arms for a guy who didnt work out in yr 1. Thing is, Theo got very lucky with his moves and it turned the team into a f***ing powerhouse in 2004. He then dismantled them and tried bargain basement s*** that blew up in his face and left him without high level prospects in the minor leagues. The only way to guarantee (essentially) that you will stay competetitive is to spend. Theo kept rebuffing this belief by calling the yankees the evil empire (I know Lucchino) and then saying that "we arent the yankees" while the sox sunk to 3rd place. Now that his "finding value" belief has been shown to essentially be total luck, he is flexing his financial muscle. The fans should be completely ecstatic about his change in philosophy, but the guy is also showing that he is flat out a hypocrit.

can we get rid of these f***ing dodger faggots. All they are doing is trying to humiliate fred, who I think is a stand up guy.

I think he would be a horrible acquisition in the Bronx. 4 yrs for a pitcher who has durability issues. The yankees already have durability issues in everyone on the staff aside from Wang and Igawa (who has other issues).

okay, I trust you.

Foulke could throw a monkey wrench into things, atr 6mil he'd screw up the finances pretty badly.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6242312 almost 16 mil a season for this guy??? WOW. Matsuzaka's price keeps climbing.

Lugo has a vesting option for a 5th yr. If he reaches 2400 plate appearances over 4 yrs, and is over 600 in his 4th season, another 9 mil year (the 5th yr) will vest. 2 yrs ago when he was a regular in TB, he had 690 plate appearances.

The yankees currently sit in the 180-190 range. The sox, as is will be in the 150-160 range.

I just dont see how the sox make it their life's goal to stay under the cap, then blow it away this season. It really doesnt make a ton of sense.

we shall see ORS. Once Gagne signs, then the only other guys are wish and prayer type of guys (Dotel being the best of the bunch). Teams will start getting desperate.

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=508950&page=story http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/redSox/?p=773

AGon is the better SS. Lugo is the better hitter.

200 innings 2 yrs in a row is enough for me. Then consider the NY experience, the big frame, being lefty, and wanting a short term deal, how can anyone consider this a problem. Plus, unlike JD Drew, this guy has proven to be healthy most years, while Drew takes half a season off every other.

actually, the Manny rumors just got stoked again. I think the sox may not be that mystery team involved with Gagne. That is why they have re-opened talks.

Cleveland needs more than one reliever. That bullpen was about as bad as it gets. They are still in this.

durability, speed, RBI's. Dont give me the whole lineup argument, Abreu was the lone force in Philly for awhile until Utley and Howard came on.

the fact that he has above average range and a rocket arm is really a problem now isnt it. Damn. His only shortcoming is that he wont go flying into a wall, which I think is more him wanting to preserve himself for 162 than lose his season. Drew and Abreu are on the same page defensively.