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  1. Bellhorn04
    They should have paid Valentine a healthy bonus to agree not to write any books for a few years after the end of his tenure.
  2. Bellhorn04
    I try to enjoy these things more quietly than some people.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Who knows what Farrell is thinking. Returning to the Sox might be tempting to him. More money, a bigger payroll, maybe a more realistic shot at a ring within a few years. Or maybe he wants no part of it.
  4. Bellhorn04
    I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for the guy. Red Sox managers always to seem to go out ugly.
  5. Bellhorn04
    I don't think the Yankees have ever blown a lead of any significance in the regular season.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, it'd be kind of nice if somebody could ask Henry for specifics of what he meant by that. The only thing I can see is that Crawford was not a great OBP guy.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Seems like a smart idea to me.
  8. Bellhorn04
    What I'm suggesting is that some of the smart baseball decisions ahead for this team may involve taking a pass on moves that will make the team better in the short term, in favor of moves that make it better in the long term. Josh Hamilton is an example. Assuming he goes to free agency, he is definitely a player who would make us a better team next year. But he's also a very expensive and risky investment and his contract could end up as another albatross. Will we be able to stay away from big free-agent signings the next few years, especially with all this money freed up?
  9. Bellhorn04
    No argument there. Needless to say this upcoming offseason will be interesting. As I said before I think the team is going to be bad again next year because there's no way to fix it that fast. It'll be tempting to do something like sign Josh Hamilton, but in the long run that's probably a stupid move.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Why is it abhorrent? A major league baseball team is an entertainment entity at least as much as it is a sports entity. The audience's needs and expectations are taken into consideration. Red Sox fans were sending a message that they weren't prepared to be patient. When Epstein uttered the words 'bridge year', the general reaction was 'f*** bridge years, this is the Red Sox and we want to go after another title right now.' I'm not trying to defend any of it. It has been a catastrophe. But I think we need to learn some lessons from it.
  11. Bellhorn04
    But if the FO didn't make any big moves after 2010, if they didn't get Gonzalez and Crawford, if they preached patience instead, do you think the fans were going to buy that? My recollection is that people were generally unhappy and restless and thought we needed to add some big pieces after not winning a playoff game in 2 years.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Personally I think the 'philosophical change' had a lot to do with a loss of patience and probably a perceived lack of patience on the part of the fanbase. After we got swept out in 2009 Sox fans were not a happy group. We won it all in 2007, which was great, but then we lost to the Rays in 2008 in a series everybody felt we should have won. Then 3 and out in 2009. It seemed like we were going downhill fast. Add to that the fact that the farm system had suddenly gone bone dry on MLB-ready players. What do you in that situation? When you're a rich team it's pretty tempting to just reach into the wallet for expensive fixes. You want to keep the fans happy because you want to keep that sellout streak going and keep the money pumping into the tills.
  13. Bellhorn04
    The good news is, they did clean house financially in a big way with the Dodger trade. Now the question is, do Lucchino and Cherington have what it takes to make the right moves to build a strong team over the next couple of years. Some skepticism on that is certainly warranted. Personally I still have hope for Cherington. But he better not f*** up.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Gonzo with the 2-run double in the 9th to lift the Dodgers to a 5-4 walkoff win.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I'll go you one better. This team is going to suck again next year, guaranteed. There are no intelligent fixes that can rectify our roster for 2013. 2-3 years from now things should be a lot better, if our noble leaders do the right things.
  16. Bellhorn04
    This month of September is going to be something to behold. Four more games on the west coast and after that we play the Yankees, Orioles, Rays and Jays. Wow. We might do well to win 5 or 6 games. The 2012 team was like a house in bad shape, and we were talking about what renovations needed to be done, when somebody slipped into the basement with a gas can and matches and set fire to it. Now we can't do anything but watch it burn to the ground.
  17. Bellhorn04
    What's the over/under on RBI by ex-Red Sox players on the A's?
  18. Bellhorn04
    Bronson Arroyo is in his 7th season for the Reds. He's one of the most durable starters in baseball, averaging about 210 innings per season with Cincy.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Oh yeah, that'd be a re-do. I guess all of this is a sobering lesson in how not to build a team.
  20. Bellhorn04
    13 RBI for ex-Sox players...and the Coliseum isn't even a good hitter's park.
  21. Bellhorn04
    And then of course there were the exciting starter tryouts for Bard and Aceves. And here we are on August 31 and both of them are totally f***ed up.
  22. Bellhorn04
    So out of the dung heap of pitchers Ben collected in the offseason, one of them contributed, Padilla.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Yes, I think that this trade with the Sox is going to wipe some of the smile off Magic's face.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Let's see how far Tazawa can go. Time to have a look at him as a starter I would think.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Another Sox starter digs a grave for the team in the first few innings.
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