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  1. Palodios
    YOU CAN'T PLAN FOR HAVING 5 OF YOUR TOP 6 PITCHERS TO BE INJURED/INEFFECTIVE, AND THERE WERE NO GOOD OPTIONS AT THE TRADE DEADLINE Are you guys really that idealistic that you think that there is something Theo could have done to magically have a 10 man deep rotation? It simply cannot be done.
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    None of these situations are anywhere as deep a blow as losing 5 of your 6 best starting pitchers to injuries and ineffectiveness. There is no getting over that, no matter how good your depth is.
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    Wakefield was the second starter after Doubront, who also got hurt. Find me an organization that suffers injuries or ineffectiveness from four of their first five pitchers, and can survive that. Or, find me a pitcher that the Red Sox could have traded for at the deadline without completely devasting the farm system that was better than any single one of Price/Shields/Hellickson. You're going to be looking for a long time.
  5. Palodios
    This. I counted in a different thread somewhere else, but there have been roughly six pitchers on this team with back injuries.
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    Just to be clear, my position is that I think Theo has done a great job, but the coaching staff is incompetent. I don't meant to defend the coaches at all, I blame them for most of the problems.
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    They put themselves in the best situation to win every single year. So do the Red Sox. But despite being the biggest spender in the MLB, how many titles have the Yankees won in the last ten years? One. A team can buy its way to the playoffs, but winning a WS is a truly rare and special thing. Do not expect your team to win it all on any given year, you are not entitled to that.
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    Wit that logic, the Yankees will win the world series every single year.
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    Do you really think Theo has a problem dealing the farm system? He traded three of the team's top five prospects last year for one of the best hitters in baseball. There is a difference between trading high quality prospects for high quality players, and trading high quality players for guys like Dempster. I've said it many times in this thread, and others. I'm under the impression that Theo saw the season for what it was: The team is good, it will get to the playoffs, and maybe deep into the playoffs. But there is no move they could make to make them better than Philadelphia in a long series, especially without Ortiz for four games. So why waste prospects now when those prospects could be used in a trade for a better piece next offseason for a season that is much more winnable.
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    But what were the alternatives? Any good pitcher would have cost either Ranaudo/Doubront or Weiland, maybe more. It wasn't like there was a pile of aces lying around available for chump change. No matter what Theo did, he could not match up with Philadelphia's pitching staff. Bedard atleast gave them a chance.
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    Bedard had pitched 16 games before coming to the Sox, all with an ERA of 3.45. It wasn't like he was out all season. Based on the medical report, they must have known what they were getting.
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    Theo signed a player who was low-risk, high-reward. If Bedard is healthy, he's a legit #2 type pitcher, and Theo gave up practically nothing to get him. I don't see the sense in blaming the GM for injuries, and doing the best he can with what he has.
  15. Palodios
    Certain batters hit certain pitches better than others. Would you sit Pedro Cerrano against a guy who throws only curveballs?
  16. Palodios
    Certain hitters do better against certain type of pitchers. I would bet that in cases where they would sit someone in a scenario like this, the team's statisticians probably evaluate a player's skill against certain pitches to see if those results are luck-based or because the specific pitcher has the skill set to get that batter out.
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    I haven't had any issues, and I'm on verizon.
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    Walrus, +1000. You should post here more often.
  19. Palodios
    He has a hurt finger and he can't throw or play catch? Last time I checked, you throw with one hand and catch with the other. Jacko, I have a medical question-- Is it possible for "the owwies" to move from one hand to the other?
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    Pedroia!!!
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    Hellz yes
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    Weiland v. Hellickson.
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    Weiland is singlehandedly going to push Wakefield into retirement tonight.
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    Done.
  25. Palodios
    We're missing quite a few options here, including the most likely scenarios. They lose in the ALCS or WS. Nowhere before then.
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