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  1. Bellhorn04
    I totally respect SFF's optimistic take. But if things go sour he's gonna hear it.
  2. Bellhorn04
    190 innings and a 4.6 ERA would be about the best I expect from Dempster.
  3. Bellhorn04
    The rotation is indeed a house of cards. Optimism that things will work out is natural, it's part of being a fan. On the other hand, confidence that things will work out for the rotation this year is unfounded, in my opinion. It's a 'watch and see and hope for the best' scenario.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I've heard this, but who exactly did he help recently?
  5. Bellhorn04
    The thing that sets A-Rod apart is that so many Yankee fans hate him too.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Five years left actually.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Presumably the Red Sox 3-4 hitters will be Ortiz and Napoli. That's a very good pair if they're healthy, but one has the Achilles issue and the other has the hip issue.
  8. Bellhorn04
    And good luck finding the forum of your dreams.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Let's face it, if Ivan Nova was a Red Sox we'd be looking for him to rebound from his bad 2012 season to his good 2011 season.
  10. Bellhorn04
    According to Verducci, Selig now has power to suspend even without a flunked test.
  11. Bellhorn04
    The starting rotation is the complete x factor. 1) Lester 4.82 ERA in 2012, 5.40 in Sept/11. Why, and can he rebound? 2) Buchholz 4.56 ERA in 2012. Only his second full year in the majors. Had a terrible start, nice stretch in mid-season, and a terrible finish. Very hard to predict. 3) Lackey 5.26 ERA as a Red Sox. Coming off missed season and TJ surgery. 4) Dempster career National Leaguer, 5.09 ERA in first and only AL stint last year. 5) Doubront 4.86 ERA in 2012. And jump in innings has him on the 'Verducci list'. Optimism that several of these guys will have decent seasons is certainly not unwarranted and I hope they do. But there's really nothing there to feel especially confident about.
  12. Bellhorn04
    I appreciate your optimism, I really do. I just can't see where it's founded on much except optimism itself. Our team is 76-113 in its last 189 games. Our upgrades on that team, aside from the bullpen where we have definitely improved, are a group of journeyman players. Our rotation is a complete mystery and x factor. It might improve greatly on last year's 5+ ERA, but it might not.
  13. Bellhorn04
    This is becoming a big story in a hurry and Selig has to be pissed. I think he would be more than willing to issue suspensions if the evidence is strong enough.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Interesting to see Gio Gonzalez is one of the names.
  15. Bellhorn04
    It's definitely going to be interesting. But after a season in which the starting rotation posted the worst collective ERA in franchise history and made no major upgrades, any optimism I have is very cautious. Actually my attitude is more like, let's just see WTF happens.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Yep. If we're going to part with some of our top prospects I think it should only be for a top pitcher.
  17. Bellhorn04
    That was on the short list for nuttiest games in Red Sox history.
  18. Bellhorn04
    The OP is proposing an 85 million extension for J Upton so it would be a $100 million+ contract.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Victorino is starting RFer unless they move Ellsbury?
  20. Bellhorn04
    J. Upton has some crazy splits. 937 career OPS at home, 731 on the road. Last year, in 79 road games, 305 at-bats, he had a grand total of 16 extra-base hits.
  21. Bellhorn04
    I can absolutely guarantee that if you conducted a poll of hockey fans old enough to have seen them both, Orr would beat Gretzky by a wide margin. I would predict that the top 3 would look like this: 1. Orr 2. Howe 3. Gretzky This is not a diss on Gretzky by any means. He was undoubtedly the greatest point-producing machine that will ever exist, a mastermind of getting the puck in the net.
  22. Bellhorn04
    And apparently D'Antoni isn't getting along with either Howard or Gasol. So you put together a 'dream team' and then get a coach who doesn't like 40% of it...nice work!
  23. Bellhorn04
    And the second sign is - Ryan Sweeney.
  24. Bellhorn04
    I think it would be dumb to move any pitcher who can start.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Nava...oh boy, here we go.
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