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A s***-ton of talent? Who? Fine. However, salary dumps are not real trades, in any league. Since the NBA doesn't have the same system of free agency, their M.O. is expiring contracts. Shall I quote it again? Yes. Make sure Emmz puts vaseline on it next time. I was just quoting you, buddy. Let's get back to the main debate here, before you tripped up on your words. What happened that caused the Red Sox to increase their payroll? Just a question...why, outside of a700, do you guys all take every word of your FO as the gospel truth? Why don't you take a step back and say...does this make sense? I honestly never thought I would meet more delusional fans than Yankee fans until I met Red Sox fans.

No? cERA shows Molina to be the best Yankee catcher. No doubt about it. What possible argument can you have that Cervelli is better defensively than Molina? Runners thrown out? Are you serious? I think Cervelli is a good defensive catcher. He's not in the same class as Molina. Have you ever justified anything other than you'd like to have Cashman's babies? Honestly, you're an idiot. I'm embarrassed to have you as a Yankee fan.

EMMZ TO THE RESCUE!!! Dipre throws in the towel, again!!! Notice that Emmz only talks when Dipre gets reamed? Again..just in case you didn't understand it the first time. Spin it any way you want, you're still an idiot.

Watch the Yankees set the single season win mark when Posada is gone after 2011.

I have a 51 inch TV, lol. Cervelli threw out more runners...how many attempts did he have? Also...Cervelli had a higher cERA. Yet he was the better defensive catcher? Go back to sleep dude. You wouldn't know a good defensive catcher unless Cashman shoved him up your ass.

Dipre, you talk about the deals as if they were anything but dumps/expiring contracts. Again...lost and confused. Dude..MAKE A POINT. Logically. Holy s***.

Not only do you not understand baseball, you don't get basketball either.

Mets will get Bay. Cards get Holliday. If this happens, who exactly will the Angels bring in?

I've given you their business model. You refuse to accept it. Just to cite a few quotes. Now, read on for a good laugh. This last one is priceless... Brilliant.

I doubt it. The Mariners rise, the Angels fall, and Texas is better. They beat up on each other a bit more. Meanwhile in the AL East, the Yankees and Red Sox pull away from the pack, with the Jays getting worse without Roy. Wild card comes out of the East...again.

f*** him. The life that is ruined is the one of the murdered. I have no sympathy for a cold-blooded murderer, just the victim. [This is a generalization, not directed necessarily towards this person, who should have his day in court. I pray if he is innocent that he gets a better lawyer than Dipre.]

Apparently you don't watch basketball. Ask the Celtics. They brought in two players, and bingo...championship. If the Knicks can get rid of Curry and then sign LeBron and Chris Bosh..guess what? Instant contenders. Look Dipre, it's your right to want equality. The truth be told, the Red Sox will be a middle of the pack team eventually. They will rise and fall, like what you see in say football. Better run teams will stay good longer, and will decline less, but it will happen. Your FO is not the bunch of geniuses you think they are. They won't have the money to buy a Drew or outbid for a Matsuzaka. They won't be able to sign players to bigger bonuses and get better players in the draft. I'm fine with your belief that you want a totally fair system, even if it means that you'd have to wait 30 years for a championship, on average. I'm not. Meanwhile, the Yankees ownership, and Red Sox ownership, will pocket BILLIONS. I'd rather see my team spend that money on putting a winner on the field. You'd rather a fair system and the owners pocketing the money. To each his own. However...the Red Sox FO cries poverty...claiming they can't compete. They can compete, much closer than they care to admit. However, by claiming poverty, or the gross inequities in the system, they a ) mollify their fan base while maximizing profit b ) set themselves up in a scenario if they are heroes since they were huge underdogs c ) if they lose, they point to the inequities of the system. It's a no-lose situation for them, and most of RSN is a bunch of morons, which is why it works. My point still stands. What happened between this year and last year that caused for a massive increase in salaries? Nothing. The ability was there, the desire wasn't. Which is why I'm calling them a bunch of hypocrites. This isn't the Brewers complaining, which have a very valid point. This is the Red Sox. The fact that any of you buy what they are saying shows your lack of overall intelligence. This is why Jacko says that Red Sox fans shouldn't complain. The deck is HEAVILY stacked in your favor....and most of you are too stupid to realize it.

First of all, the fact that you think Cervelli is better than Molina defensively shows you honestly know nothing about baseball. You honestly are comparing Cervelli to Molina? You're completely, utterly, inconceivably, amazingly confused. Please refrain from debating the Yankees with me unless you recant this statement. Wang was hurt. He is a twice 19 game winner. Melancon was complete s*** last year. I don't know about Dunn. I'm hesitant to anoint spots to unproven or untested rookies. Bring back Molina, Wang, and sign Sheets, and I'm happy.

Nope. I didn't think a team was dumb enough to take Lowell. I also didn't think that the Red Sox would want to spend that much money on getting a third baseman and carry Lowell on the bench. I figured they'd live with him for one year and wash themselves clean of him, like what the Yankees did with Giambi.

The Tigers would ask less for Cabrera, mainly because of salary. How accurate is OPS+, by the way? I can't find anywhere that lists what the ballpark factor is.

It's his decade team. Who cares?

He's a murderer? Serious?

Everyone is assuming that Damon and Matsui will produce at similar levels. I highly doubt Damon and Matsui will repeat their OPS+ of 126 and 131, respectively. I do expect Granderson to rise, if for the only reason that the Yankees have the talent to sit him against lefties, and I expect a higher slugging from Nick and a lower OBP as teams will pitch to him more, considering Tex and Arod follow him in the lineup.

If this was the case, then I was mistaken. Your plan was to keep Lowell on the bench? That's quite an expensive backup.