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  1. Palodios
    I have seen enough in this game -- I am predicting a 20-0 win by the Red Sox.
  2. Palodios
    Someone asked him about the option this week. His response was : I will consider all options available. Red Sox brass have mentioned in the past that they don't want to offend Lackey by picking up the option. I think there is enough evidence here. Lackey will be 36 next season. So he either takes the minimum and hits free agency at 37, "retires" and comes back at 37, or gets a player friendly deal from the Red Sox. I don't think the Red Sox will want to pay more than 20 million for just Lackey's 37 year old season either. Maybe it is 2/23-2/25, but I doubt it gets much higher than that.
  3. Palodios
    Lackey is on pace for 215 innings of 3.24 ERA ball. His options are to take a 2/20 deal from the Red Sox or retire... and I really don't think he wants to retire.
  4. Palodios
    I won a bet with him to prevent him from starting game threads in 2014. Last year he was like 2-9 or something like that.
  5. Palodios
    The Red Sox are 9-1 when Navafan starts the gamethread, and 21-35 when someone else starts it. Those are eyepopping splits.
  6. Palodios
    Seriously Tito? What happened to the 7 run rule? You sure have changed.
  7. Palodios
    I find the Wally Wave extremely charming and catchy, although I am probably alone in that.
  8. Palodios
    Hmm, we haven't gone through our annual tradition of yelling about the third base coach yet. Damn you Butterfield!
  9. Palodios
    More Navafan mojo. With Xander back in the lineup, I predict a 20-0 win tonight.
  10. Palodios
    Nava mojo is back already? My best guess, 20-0 Red Sox.
  11. Palodios
    The next month is absolutely critical for this team. They play a lot of mediocre opponents -- mostly second tier AL West/ AL Central teams. They also have a series against the Cubs. This is the time for them to try and make progress on the division. Call up Mookie for the outfield and see what happens.
  12. Palodios
    BC hinted yesterday that Sizemore is the weakest link.
  13. Palodios
    Workman had looked like a solid #4 type pitcher until tonight. 6 2/3 one hit innings with two rain delays in the middle. Wow!
  14. Palodios
    Andrew "I've already lost 6 six games" Miller? Come on.
  15. Palodios
    Not letting him pitch through the 7th? Harsh.
  16. Palodios
    Fair enough. However, I would not be surprised to see guaranteed contracts slowly phased out. We saw something strange happen to the Mets, who opted out of their contract with Kyle Farnsworth, for only a few thousand bucks. The Red Sox and other teams have been adding health clauses to contracts for a few years, noticeably John Lackey. There has been a very noticeable decline in the quality and impact of high cost free agents. Players in their 30s just don't perform as well as 20 year olds nowadays -- especially pitching. If the league rid itself of all of those one-dumb-owners out there, contracts would crash. Someday....
  17. Palodios
    You would either have to convince the player's union to pay for 12 fewer games per year, or ask the owners to bite it -- that's a strike waiting to happen. The problem with reducing the numbers of game played isn't just money though. The sports holds its records sacred. The HR record (or atleast it used to be...). The 3000 hit club. The 300 win club and 20 win seasons. 50 saves. 30/30 players. 200 IP pitchers. You can't move those benchmarks until all the old stalwarts have died. It has been 40 years and the NL still doesn't have the designated hitter, despite all the pitcher injuries we see, and the player's union with much to gain there.
  18. Palodios
    Move to an automated balls and strike system. Inconsistent umpires are no longer needed by the game. An electronic system would save game time on arguing strike calls, and make the game more fair for everyone. The MLB also needs to speed up the game. They need to cut out all the crap between pitches. No useless mound meetings, put a limit on the number of token pickoff attempts per PA, no timeouts for batters unless they are hit by a foul or need an equipment change. Enforce these with in-game penalties like strike/ball calls. The Josh Becketts and Dice-ks of the game make the game unbearable. I have no problem giving bullpen pitchers 2-3 extra minutes to warm up if that means a commercial break which I will spend watching a different television channel.
  19. Palodios
    Nothing wrong with having a quality defender on the bench.
  20. Palodios
    Normally I am not a big fan of the nicknames, but this one is excellent.
  21. Palodios
    The fans exploded out of the arena. Probably 50-60% of the crowd. Apparently they remember Koji
  22. Palodios
    Can David Ortiz play another 10 years?
  23. Palodios
    Holt is in left field! Is that new ?
  24. Palodios
    It IS an evening game.
  25. Palodios
    Go for it.
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