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I'm sorry, what?? Is this post serious? I'd hate it if you actually took some time to, oh, I dont know, look at the stats before making a blind ******** post. Adam Dunn past 10 games: .125/.186/.275. That would be a .461 OPS. And 17 strikeouts. In 10 games. In 43 PA. That would be 39.5%. Man. How will we ever deal with this guy?!?!?

I don't know if the A's would put in the dollars for this guy honestly, especially if he is going to be getting 6/72 or so. That's a lot of money for a lot of years for a team that doesn't have a ton of financial capacity to absorb a bad decision or a decision that backfires. I could see the Nats as a team that would be in on him though. But really, all the big market teams who could compete with the Sox in their offers already have first basemen. Dodgers have AGon, Yanks have Tex, Nats have LaRoche but he's on a short term deal so I could see then in on him, Orioles could be a dark horse. Cubs have Rizzo, Angels have Pujols and Trumbo. Just not sure where else he could go. Mariners and Marlins could both be in the mix.

Haha. Yes. Simply yes.

I can see the A's taking 2/3 too. I can't see the Rays doing any better than 5-5 on this road trip so the Sox should be able to pick up 2-3 games over the next 10 days. Then take it down to TB and sweep. Put them 7.5 out

Find out on 9/10. But not thinking about it. Flying to Nashville to see family as we speak (in flight wifi is such a great feature) so just gonna enjoy making 7 consecutive GTs and spending a weekend at the lake.

The Eternal Optimists Unite!!! And really, it takes an eternal optimist to confidently make a game thread with one Ryan Dempster on the mound. Which is why I am making this thread. There is a talksox threesome going on, and it's between me, RSFFL, and BTR. Not gay sex. A gang bang of game threads. Dempster vs Santiago. Bogaerts goes deep tonight. Sox win 7-4.

Rays lose. 3 back (as of now, Sox have a chance to make it 3.5 with a win tonight) with almost 2/3 of their final games on the road.

Trying not to think about it. I always feel like I bomb and then I end up doing better than expected, so I'm just hoping that the trend continues. But I don't feel well about it, certainly.

of course I do. But THIS one is for real! Seriously though, it makes a ton of sense for the Sox to be all over this guy. I also thought it made a ton of sense for the Sox to go after Haren last offseason.

I really like the plan. I'm extremely torn on Ellsbury. I would love to resign him, but at what cost? Looking at the farm, it's as deep as it's been in a long time, particularly with starting pitching (Barnes, Ranaudo, Webster, Workman, and De La Rosa all at AAA or MLB level right now, plus Owens who looks to be a potential ace if he can refine is curveball), and we have 6 starters in the rotation right now. I'm still of the mindset that De La Rosa will gain a lot more control next year, as this is his first year back from TJS. That's a ton of pitching depth, which is the most expensive commodity. Perhaps that frees up a good bit of money to sign Ellsbury. The biggest piece missing from this team is 1B, where they have zero depth. I would not let Abreu get away from me. No chance. We've seen how good Puig is and Cespedes had a monster year last year. A little tidbit I found on Abreu: Jose Abreu earned his brief stateside fame when Davenport ran the first widely available attempt to translate Cuban numbers to MLB equivalents. His system suggested Cespedes was a .291/.357/.542 hitter at his very best, and a .258/.319/.471 MLB hitter in his Cuban career. For Abreu's age 24 season, the translator spit out .358/.468/.754. The year before that? .316/.435/.634. Cespedes said he's as good as Miguel Cabrera. He's the #1 target this offseason, and I can't imagine the Red Sox, with the resources they have both in freed up money and a lack of depth in the minor league system, don't come down with him.

Tonight's game will have SFF And Lady SFF At The Game After Getting Crushed By The CPA Exam Mojo!

Boy the A's have really hit their straps recently. Scoring a ton of runs. Nice to see since the Rays are heading out there tomorrow.

it is!

Pedroia baby!!!!!!!!!!

wow. just one of those nights.

Wow. The crowd is doing the wave right now. Down 3-1 with the Rays winning. Lets do the wave. That infuriates me when I'm at the game.

Vic is going to have a tough time with O'Day. That sweeping slider is going to really, really be tough.

Dog walking mojo in effect......NOW!

BEC. When I took REG, I thought there was no possible way I passed. Somehow I got a 77. Thanks! I hear BEC is the easiest, but everyone is different.

it never feels as good when you have to do it.

Well it's my final part of the CPA exam, and I take it tomorrow. If I don't pass, I will be utilizing studying mojo through the month of September as well.

Well studying mojo has certainly not helped.

About to generate some walking-the-dogs mojo.

Poor Lackey.

Oh...boy. That's pretty much disgusting. Do the hitters realize we're facing Bud Norris??