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    Aaaaand match goes to: ORS!
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    ^Needs to get over himself.
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    If anything less than a WS is a failed season, then either i'm not understanding your context, or you have unrealistic expectations jung. Don't take this as a slight, i'd just like to know what exactly you mean by the above post.
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    The victim card is so awesome. I make posts trying to convey things in a positive light because, honestly, that's how i see some things, i am ridiculed for it and i'm the bad guy. a700 needs to get a grip and get over his superiority complex, and so does the rest of his posse mind you. "Poven right, proven right, proven right" STFU. If you consistently spout negative opinions about everything, you're bound to hit the nail on the head in regards to something.
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    That wasn't your earlier tone, boss. You weren't acknowledging the possibility of your "best case" scenario". And face it, it can happen. Most likely, Kuroda and Pineda end up being an improvement over Colon and Burnett, not only by ERA+, but by IP and every possible measure. In fact, i'd be willing to partake of a little signature wager over it.
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    Also, the possibility does not exist for Pineda (who is young) to actually improve by inducing more groundballs in NYS, Nova to enjoy a better season, Garcia to replicate 2011 and Kuroda to pitch to his career norms? I see. No way, it's essentially a wash in a best-case scenario.
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    For his "career" Pineda has a 3.74 ERA, and Kuroda has a 3.45 ERA. If they pitch on a consistent basis to their career norms, they're a massive upgrade over Bartolo/Burnett. Of course, this is the best-case scenario, and the truth lies somewhere in between. The point is, though, those two will be a significant upgrade over the other two. That cannot be rationalized.
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    ^This makes absolutely no sense. Why would you pump 178 million into a WC team?
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    What i'm trying to say is, there's an awful lot of conjecture, guessing and rationalization about a subject you really don't know anything about. Neither do the rest of us, because no one here has run a baseball team. So don't talk like you have.
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    Have you ever run a baseball team? No? That's what i thought. No excuses!
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    Aaaand instead of backpedaling, some delicious rationalization!
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    Great post.
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    More conjecture! Great!
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    So much conjecture. Jesus Christ, it's like a congress meeting.
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    We can be: A) Because everyone is entitled to their opinion. B ) Because the roster is not yet completed, and even if they go into the season with what they have, there are several scenarios where they find the pitcher they're missing. Be it from one of the retreads they've signed, or through trade.
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    I think it would be very difficult, but possible. The Red Sox' top three starters (if healthy) are good enough to compete against any other team's top three were they to advance to the playoffs.
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    All i'm saying is, let's wait and see what the final 25-man roster looks like. And as the team is currently constructed, it's good enough to stay alive until the TDL, where they can re-evaluate and acquire a pitcher and BP arm if they need it. However, this is, as everything else on this board, an opinion. What i am saying is not a fact, but rather just an educated guess.
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    But think about this for a second: CC-Pineda-Nova-Kuroda-Oswalt. Goddamn.
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    They had eight legitimate starting pitching candidates, and again, you cannot control the farm system. Prospects will be ready when they're ready. Again, your expectations are unrealistic. That is the point ORS was trying to make. Not everything is black and white. Although baseball has a lot of similarities to business, it is not a business unto itself. You cannot treat assets in baseball like you treat business assets because they are human beings, and they are prone to error, injury and ineffectivenes. The Sox had all three of those last year, and there's only so much you can do to safeguard against those. The Red Sox did almost everything they could.
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    And you know this how?
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