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LOL! You really think you can catch us? Funny s*** dude. You still have three games with us at the end of the year at the Stadium.

Fun game, even though we lost. Good that Texas kept pace with the Red Sox. Really, we can't lose here, even when we lose. He was out. Replays showed he was out. Good call by the ump.

Why has his speed dropped so much though? Previous injury should have nothing to do with this since he hasn't been injured since he threw 97.

Jacko, I'll call on your medical expertise. What is wrong with his velocity all season?

Is it just me...or is Joba a very ordinary pitcher with an ordinary fastball? What happened to the 97 MPH fastball?

See title.

Let's go Rays! A Sox loss and a Rays win puts them two back of the Sox.

I'm rooting for the Yankees!!!!

Dumbass...could you be more....of a dumbass? Have we, as a species...perfected the dumbass and call it Jacko? Bob Klapisch had reported it. The NJ Bergen record is undergoing maintainence, so this is the best I can do until the site is back up and running, but here is proof that Klapisch wrote it...and I've read the article and quoted it before Here is the link from MLBTraderumors that referenced the same article. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/01/twins-wanted-wa.html Here you go...I posted this originally 10/21/2008. Post 191. Here it is in full: The link doesn't work any longer, but I gave you two sources that said the same thing. So Jacko...please....SHUT THE f*** UP. I would trade those players NOW for an injured Santana. No sane baseball person wouldn't [even though we no longer have Marquez, but it's hypothetical]. Now...shut up and let the big boys talk about baseball.

The truth of the matter is, you don't even come close to winning on overall team talent until you picked up a bonafide closer, one of the top 10 fantasy OFers and one of the top ten fantasy starting pitchers for NOTHING. Imagine I added those players for Fernando Rodney, Yadier Molina, and Milton Bradley. The funny thing is that those are probably the worst players on my team....AND THEY ARE BETTER THAN WHAT YOU GAVE UP. You question my deal with FML? I gave up Guillen, who is the highest rated player in the deal. I traded away McDougall, and the reasoning is this: Over the course of this season, Rodney has had 8 net saves greater than McDougall. Guillen gives him versatility, and he might just sneak in if he continues his hot streak this week [second level of playoffs]. Don't insult anyone's intelligence that your son came to you with this deal.

Either way..what an incredible f*** up by the Mets. Rather then spend $3 million and get two picks, they gave it away. It might be possible that the two dumbest baseball people are both GMs in New York.

It's official now. Good move by the Sox.

Source?

The deal that Cashman turned down was: Santana for Melky Cabrera Hilligoss Marquez Kennedy Even if Santana retired at this point....it was a win for the Yankees. Still is. Always will be. End of Story.

Come on SFOC...look at the facts. You added players to your team from inactive teams, you made lopsided deals with your son...what do you want people to think? As for my deals, this will be two consecutive seasons that I traded away the eventual AL MVP in Pedroia and Mauer. The two most lopsided deals of the year happened with you, and only one of them got rejected. I don't think people would have complained so much if these happened in the first half of the year, but not at the trade deadline. I run the other Fantasy baseball league, which is a free league, but very active in player moves. I have four people I personally know in the league, yet I've made one deal in total because I don't want people to think it's anything but fair. When you make deals with a relative in which you get the best four players in a combined eight player deal is ridiculous. You complained about the Utley/Jeter/Bedard for Mauer/O.Hudson. There was little doubt that the total value [if healthy] players went to me, but he had a black hole at catcher, and I was taking a risk on Bedard with his injury history. In the long run, this deal hurt me a lot because of Mauer's production at the plate in the weakest hitting position and Bedard going down with a season-ending injury [which surprised no one]. I took a chance and I lost. Now, look at your deals...they happened in the span of 4 days, and they would have resulted in the only player of value you gave up in the first deal coming back to you. Forget the second deal for a second. Look at the first deal: Abreu Franklin Lester for Peralta Scott Soria Let's compare the deal: Franklin/Soria: Franklin has 30 net saves and 1.11 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. Soria has 18 net saves and a 2.33 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. Considering Franklin plays for a better team, he will probably have a much bigger chance at saves. Edge: Franklin. Abreu/Scott: This is ridiculous. Abreu is better than Scott in EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY. It's not even close. Lester/Peralta: This is just as ridiculous. Peralta is a below average full-time infielder traded for one of the best starting pitchers in the game. In no way, shape, or form can this deal be defended. None. Couple it with the fact that you tried to get the only player of value back in another deal four days later shows how ridiculous your position is. You want to run this league or any other? Fine. I have no problem. As long as you're not allowed to trade with your son again. Ever. If you can't do that, then you obviously can't play unless the deck is stacked in your favor. I move to redo the original deal involving Lester/Abreu/Franklin. If you really took the high road, reverse the deal. Try to win fair and square like the rest of us. Its obvious that without that deal, you can't.

Yes there are Red Sox fans on Yankee forums. I almost exclusively post here though. The reason being is that I like debate. If I convince the forum here, then it's valid. I digress. They have become part of the board, but they are not as well accepted because if there is anything more annoying than a smug Red Sox fan, it's a smug Yankee fan. Simply because we've had more practice at it. I don't care for the Yankee boards for the simple fact that at least here, no one posts that the Red Sox should trade Ellsbury and Lowell for Albert Pujols. Rivalries aside, this is a sharp board with some really nice people. Oh..and Dojji...I was banned from NYYFans in a New York Minute. Seriously.

Also, if he is injured, he cannot be put on waivers. I hear that there is some concern in the Sox camp about this.

Since when do I hover in the wings? I don't really understand this s*** at all. You guys are all freaks, both sides. Beckett is an ace, one of the best pitchers in the game. He's going through a bit of a dead arm period, where he's not getting the same bite on his pitches. It's no big deal. Pitchers and hitters slump. It happens. You guys have won enough with this guy and seen him stink it up on occasion that it shouldn't be discussed this vehemently. It's like Mariano with his yearly bad stretch, and the questions of "Is this the year?" crap. The great ones figure it out. Don't sweat it.

Emotionally, I understand. Logically, you can't be that upset.

Bump in the road for Beckett. Cause for concern for your team making the post-season.

Why are you really pissed? First of all, we are the better team. Secondly, you blatantly lost two pitching matchups, and the third one pitted two 14 game winners, both of who had dominated the other team and also been smacked around. You guys winning one out of three would have been the norm. If Lester had pitched, you probably would have won two out of three. It comes down to pitching matchups, and this turn around, you lost them.

Personally, SFOC should be ashamed. Next year, if everyone is ok with it, I'll run the league. You all hate me anyways, so no way you have to worry about collusion.