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    That's horrible logic. Ownership has money. They should spend it.
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    Oh, I'd agree with that. LL seems to be a slimeball or just loves throwing people under the bus. I'm all for him going elsewhere.
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    Limited resources? This is the Boston Red Sox, not Kansas City Royals.
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    They talk, it's just Ben doesn't want to say "I'd like to get pitching but ownership is too cheap to do so as they are butthurt over the Lackey and Crawford signings."
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    A700, people were freaking out and saying "the Sox are falling behind" 2 weeks into the offseason. It's just not a reasonable expectation to have major moves that early. It doesn't happen. Should he have had more done by Christmas, probably. However, what we are seeing this offseason is less a reflection of Ben being slow to move and more of a reflection of ownership being miserly. Letting Scutaro go because of $6M was dumb. Not signing a better SP just compounded the issue. Don't act like all this negative posting is soothsaying. We're still hearing garbage about Varitek and Wakefield, but those predictions haven't come true. Why not mention that? You're not going to because your whole internet gimmick is to constantly pat yourself on the back, but overlook the times you've been wrong. Everyone on here was in agreement about ownership needing to spend $$$ to get a decent SP. Clearly that didn't happen. Offseasons evolve and take time to develop. Expecting a full roster by Thanksgiving is beyond ridiculous. The only pitcher they lost out on was Buerhle at that point.
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    Doubtful, I bet he wears Ortiz footie pj's to bed.
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    Not really as SBF said that I would "weep" if it was proven that Francona lost games, because somehow I care more about a former manager than a baseball team I've followed my whole life. As I recall, this is someone who became a fan when he was 59 because of Fenway. He's stated that he teared up when given a vial of Fenway dirt. To me, that's just sad. He can say whatever he wants about the team, but talking about polyannas and criticizing fans who actually have been loyal to the team (not because of some pinkhattedness craze over the aura of Fenway) is just ripe for being put in his place. He's a johnny-come-lately (or pink hat) who thinks other fans are always in the wrong. To put it in perspective, 2/3rds of SBF's fanhood has been during Francona managed years. His vendetta against Tito is misguided. He should be thankful that his pinkhatdom came with 2 championships, rather than worry about another fan.
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    Using your logic, Francona lost 10 games. Replacing him with BV means 10 more wins, or no? That's not a sneak attack. It's asking you a question about a point you've harped on endlessly. I think this team is a 93ish win team. Also, I haven't cried over the Sox since 86, which incidentally is still before your fanhood.
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    So you're projecting a 100 win season then? Or do you want to adjust your Francona foibles comment?
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    BS, enough people on here have blown the "playing for 3rd place" horn.
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    Looking objectively: 2011 - historic collapse, Lackey was worst pitcher in Sox history, only miss playoffs by one game 2012 - Virtually the same roster except for Scutaro, 4th and 5th starters will be better than last year (at the very least no worse) Objective conclusion - playoff contention
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    Copy and pasting from other sources doesn't make you sound smarter. Revenue recognition for American companies isn't the same as Mexican and other foreign companies as they fall under different accounting standards. Throwing concepts at a wall to see which ones will stick is no way to have an efective conversation about something. My point all along has been that the Nationals are not a small market team since they are in DC. They don't have a huge following because they've only been around a few years and are in the O's backyard. However, by infusing capital in the team and generating fan excitement, the overall prospects for the Nationals doing well in DC are fairly high. However, infusing capital into a small market team (i.e. Rays) will not help as there just isn't enough of a market to keep attendence and tv ratings high enough to support a large payroll. The DC area is well populated and affluent enough to support a baseball team with a 150M payroll. Tampa is not.
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    SBF is a little off the mark here. It wasn't 04 that made other fans hate the team, it was that Sox fans live all over the country and fill up opposing teams' stadiums. (Which was definitely helped by the rise of pink hat nation 99-03.) People hated Sox fans because a lot of us are over the top obnoxious. There were enough "1918" chants and fan taunting in stadiums everywhere (including CA where SBF mentions). The change isn't from other fans' perspectives, it was in SBF's perspective. Sox fans were only "loveable" losers in the eyes of other Sox fans. They were just losers to everyone else.
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    I didn't notice the Reggie Jefferson remark the first time around. Loved that guy!
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    They just hate obnoxious M*******s in general. People hated the C's in the 80's. Hated the Sox and Pats in the 00's. We'll see when it turns against the B's.
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    Notice the "if" I put in. I'm not sure he'll get there, but I'd feel more comfortable with Miller than Silva, Maine, or Cooke.
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    I'd cut Doubront and Miller a little slack. If Miller worked out his control issues, he'd be a fine 5 or 6. Doubront (and Tazawa) needs to have a strong ST. I remember Junichi pitching well against NYY 2 seasons ago. People were high on him then, don't know why people would be down on him now.
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