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  1. Bellhorn04
    Somebody has to get worse though, right? I think you could make a case that the Yankees and Rays got worse, and that the Orioles did nothing so their record should be worse this year, considering all the one-run wins last year.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Seems like a fair assessment at this point. Though I actually think it might be an interesting team in some respects. Even if not, the discussions here will always be interesting.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Ace is always a matter of semantics, that's why arguments about who is an ace always go off the rails. I find that a lot of people are only comfortable using the term ace to describe someone like Pedro, Verlander or Sabathia who are probable Hall of Famers. So let's throw out the term ace and just talk about Hall of Famers. Anyway, I'm in 100% agreement with your points about Lester.
  4. Bellhorn04
    But this all started with jung's contention that Lester has NEVER been a #1.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Early words on Ortiz are encouraging. He arrived in camp today and says he feels 90%. Peter Abraham says Ortiz seems to be moving around well.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Some of Lester's other comments from that interview with Rob Bradford are more encouraging with regard to his attitude. "It took me a couple of weeks to filter through everything. I think you could really throw any and every one of those words into my offseason and into spring training and into my season. I've never been on this side. I've never had to prove myself. I'm using that as motivation and go out and prove to myself I am who I am. I think you could really honestly put any one of those words: driven, motivated, pissed off, ready to go, whatever you want -- in front of my name and that will describe how I'm feeling. I'm ready to get the season going and go back out there and prove those first four or five years of my career weren't flukes."
  7. Bellhorn04
    I'd say that for the years 2008-2011 Lester was a 'near-ace' though I would agree he was never a true 'ace' as people seem to define that term. For an AL East pitcher to put up 4 consecutive seasons of around 200 innings a year and to never have an ERA above 3.47 is outstanding. Very few teams in baseball had a '#2 starter' over that period who was better than Lester. As for the shut up and pitch part, yes I agree.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Maybe because it's sexy. :dunno:
  9. Bellhorn04
    Pollyanna response: 'Well, at least it wasn't aimed at his head, and I'm sure he learned a darn good lesson.'
  10. Bellhorn04
    Yes, and Tek's handling of the pitching appears to have been more of a plus than any physical defensive problems were a minus. I can only assume that the Sox think that Salty has improved enough as a handler of pitchers to give him the starting job again this year. Hopefully Ross will catch 40% of the games or so. That will give us lots of data to compare the two and see if Salty is in fact getting better.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Varitek's second full season was at age 28. And it took him a few years to become a good defensive catcher.
  12. Bellhorn04
    It's shaping up as a year of observation and assessment. -Is our starting rotation as brutal as many think it is? -Is Salty as brutal a catcher as many think he is? -How good are our prospects and how close to helping us? -Is Benny a smart guy or a boob?
  13. Bellhorn04
    Pedro's 2000 season is considered by some to be the greatest season by a pitcher in history. His ERA+ was 291, the highest in modern baseball. His ERA was 1.74 when the league average was 4.91. His WHIP was .74. 284 K's, 32 BB's.
  14. Bellhorn04
    You have to mention an Ortiz season in there somewhere. If you go with 2004 you get his incredible postseason as well.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I was shocked at how he looks too.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Somebody has to stop this back and forth stuff or it'll go on forever. Let's get back to baseball talk.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Lackey's final 3 outings at Fenway as an Angel, including 1 postseason, were all very good. I'm sure that entered into the assessment of him. July 29/08 9.0 IP 2 ER Oct 1/08 (ALDS) 7.0 IP 2 ER Sept 15/09 7.2 IP 2 ER
  18. Bellhorn04
    Has a Red Sox team ever played good fundamental baseball? I can't even remember.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Ross got 3 years, 26 million, Gomes got 2 years, 10 million. Both overpaid but Ross even moreso, I would say. He feasted on lefties and the Green Monster last year.
  20. Bellhorn04
    This is the shakiest part IMO. As I said we're not just talking about a bad season. It started in September/11 and continued through 2012. It's hard for an average fan like myself to comprehend how some mechanical tweaking is going to return Lester to where he was. Don't get me wrong, I'm hopeful that you're right about this. But I see no reason why we should be confident about this.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Our two major power threats, Ortiz and Naps, have major health concerns. Oh well, that's gonna be our 2013 Sox, watch and hope and pray guys don't fall apart.
  22. Bellhorn04
    I'm not out to get Salty. I'm just shocked and appalled at the meltdown of our pitching in Sept/11 and the 2012 season and searching for explanations. Salty represents one possible explanation. But you're right that the numbers don't just simply point in his direction. If he isn't traded we'll be getting lots more data to analyze this year.
  23. Bellhorn04
    You're right, he'll get a deal from someone.
  24. Bellhorn04
    It is a little weird that Lohse and Bourn have drawn such little interest. They must feel like they got kicked off the party boat where A Sanchez and BJ Upton are living it up.
  25. Bellhorn04
    The ship has sailed for any name starters coming to town before the season starts. They're going to take a look at the five we have in place and 'go from there'.
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