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And for the record Kilo, he had your team 2nd as well, so maybe that's making up for him having your NBA team so low.

My friend sent me his rankings, but he said he rushed them a bit, and by the looks of his rankings, I think he did rush a lot of it. So he said he sent me his "preliminary rankings" and he said that when he has time he'll look over his rankings again and see if he wants to make any changes. I think I'd embarrass him if I posted his rankings, but I'll say that had the top and bottom of his power rankings are the same as the group, meaning that he did also have Suns team last. Before Suns goes on a rampage, I have a feeling that some of his rankings will shake up a bit when he looks at in greater depth.

That looks like what happens when bsox uses an afro pick.

I doubt that he'd put you last. I'm guessing that he'd probably put you close to last, but not last. His power rankings have generally been similar to mine and to the overall power rankings, the only big differences was that he put Jbay's team dead last in the MLB draft, and he put Kilo's team a lot lower than other's did in the NBA redraft. I bet that his rankings will be a lot similar to the group rankings with maybe one or two big differences.

My friend told me he should have his power rankings to me shortly. Also, once this voting is done, should I reopen that "Hot Celebrity" Draft that I came up with a while ago?

This is my nominee for post of the year.

And the Cougar Claws come out.

This deal is like Anne Heche, it can't make up it's damn mind. It's out, it's in, it's out, it's in.

This might also be Dan Duquette's fault. I swear he's like Michael Eisner coming back to ruin the company again.

I doubt that it's the only thing. I'm sure that AAV has something to do with it, and the Sox don't want to give up the players for a rental. I'm sure the number of years is the main factor, but it can't be the only factor. Worst case scenario, they should give Gonzalez close to what he wants, and then have donation baskets around the city of boston and at Fenway to help pay for the extra bit of Gonzalez's contract. I'm sure we'd all pitch in a bit here and there if it meant getting Gonzalez, wouldn't we? I bet this is somehow Julio Lugo's fault.

I think we all learned a valuable lesson here. This is what happens when you don't bring the troops home from Iraq.

Coco and Boston22407 are the only big culprits that need to update their team.

While we're at it, we can also debate which one caused Teixeira to not end up in Boston...

Of course it would be worth it then, but you can't use that as a reasonable argument against what I'm saying because that's a simple "what if". For example, one can "what if" virtually every possible scenario, but UNLESS you can PROVE that Gonzalez, even in a 1 year rental, would get the Red Sox the World Series, then you can't use that argument against Theo or the FO.

I will say this. I don't think what happened was the worst case scenario. I think that the worst case scenario would be one of two things. 1. We sign a huge long term deal and Gonzalez's shoulder injury proves troublesome and he doesn't perform like in past years. Or (what I think could have happened) 2. The trade gets accepted and goes through, and then the Sox and Gonzalez don't agree to a deal so he leaves and we only get 2 draft picks despite losing Kelly, Rizzo, and Fuentes which puts us behind in prospects and talent. I'd rather them cancel the trade if Gonzalez isn't going to sign long term than to accept the trade and risk losing him after the season. I don't want to give up Kelly, Rizzo, and Fuentes for a 1 year rental.

It's actually funny to see how many posts condense when you put GoBruins2011 on ignore. It's like clearing a Spam folder. Or that magnificent feeling when your girlfriend tells you that she's NOT pregnant.

I'd only talk about coaches if the match was really close, like in the semifinals and beyond, unless someone was a total idiot with their selection, but that wasn't really the case here.

For once in my life I can say that I'm relatively optimistic compared to other people. I actually think this is kind of funny, but I am the type of person that likes dark humour. I think this is hilarious. That said, I'm not going to run my mouth like a bunch of other idiots until more facts come in and it becomes clear who is responsible for what. That's how you avoid looking like a jacka** later.

I don't know about that. I think that Crawford has been more consistent whereas Werth seemed to spike a bit last year.

Look, I think that Crawford is the better player, and he's definitely more exciting, but I think that Werth is a better fit for the team. First, Werth is a little older so he probably isn't trying for as many years, and his contract should be for a smaller AAV than Crawford (at least by demands), so with the amount of money I think we're going to have to shell Gonzalez, I think that we'd save money on Werth over Crawford. Second, I think that Werth is a more balanced player. Crawford is about speed, a little power, good defense (range) and more speed. While nobody will deny that Crawford is a great player, I just think that pure speed isn't something that the Red Sox regularly utilize. In addition, while his range is impeccable, we already have Ellsbury in Center, so having Crawford in one of the corner OF spots (especially LF in Fenway) doesn't properly utilize his speed defensively. In addition, Werth has the ability (speed and arm) to play RF which can move Nancy Drew to left to "hide" him from his lack of speed and potentially lessen his risk of (daily) injury. Not to mention that Werth is right handed in a division that has Sabathia, Price, and quite possibly Lee. Werth has the power to tee off on the Green Monster, and he has very underrated speed as well. Werth is a more balanced player that can really FILL OUT the stat sheet. He's also a very efficient baserunner. His SB CS numbers when compared with Crawford are 2008: 20/1 vs. 25/7 2009: 20/3 vs. 60/16 2010: 13/3 vs. 47/10 And that's including the fact that Crawford played in the same division as the Red Sox and the Yankees, meaning that he can absolutely run track on Martinez and Posada which helps his SB numbers. The only thing I'm worried about with Crawford is him going to the Yankees. I think we'd be hurt more with Crawford on the Yankees than Werth, but with the Yankees likely going to sign Lee, then I don't see them signing Crawford as well. I see Crawford being on a team like the Angels where his style of play fits better with the mentality of the team. For all of those reasons, plus what's already been said in the thread, I think that Werth should be the player the Sox sign, then put in RF and move Nancy Drew to LF.

That might be the first correct thing you've said in 120+ posts. Well, there's gotta be a first time for everything.

Jesus Tapdancing Christ, you're like the retarded offspring of Gom putting a ruffie into Suns' diet coke and then going backdoor on him in the backseat of his taxi.

Or (as I've seen on other sites) the "trade whatever prospects we have left for Justin Upton" boat.

I'm not fat, I'm festively plump.