Bellhorn04
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A couple of other points about A-Gon's late-season fatigue. -Coming off shoulder surgery. -Home Run Derby. A-Gon consistently denied that it affected him, after the season Magadan said the opposite.
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jung, it sounds like what you're saying is the Red Sox fell into the same trap the Yankees did in the early 2000's, trying to sustain championship-caliber teams and keep their hungry fanbase fed by plugging in high-priced free agents year after year, resulting in overpriced talent, wasted money and an aging team.
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I think they need to bite the bullet and sign Madson as closer. It'll be expensive and put them over the tax limit, but it'll clear up the biggest question mark the team has, and it'll give them a shot at being a playoff contender and give the fans some hope for this year. Also it'll give them at least two solid end-of-game relievers for the next 3-4 years or whatever. Then they can let Bard have his chance at starting and patch together a rotation somehow.
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I would love to see Boras cost Madson a pile of money. Nothing against Madson, but few things would make me happier than to see Boras humiliated. :thumbsup:
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Agreed, Francona clubhouse management style was pretty successful up until 2011.
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Good post, jung. I'm not at the same place you are, not yet anyway. But good post.
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If the Yankees are seriously interested in Kuroda we better move on is right. Kuroda's agent is just milking the situation for a few extra dollars before the Yanks makes the announcement. Oswalt?
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And Hale took a lot of grief for being too cautious. As I recall Manny ran through Hale's stop sign several times and made it home safely. Maybe Manny will be a good third base coach.
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I can't see any way they would give up all that farm talent for Gonzalez. I think a one year deal for a starter, and they hope that Buchholz comes back, maybe Bard gives some starts, maybe Lackey comes back next year. I know that's a lot of hopes and maybes but I think that's what we're looking at this year.
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I don't know if there's really enough data to be sure about that. He's only had 9 career starts. OPS against by pitch count: 1-25 .610 26-50 .639 51-75 .806 76-100 .453 He had some very good outings of more than 3 innings in 2011.
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You have to figure if the Rangers were willing to post a 50 million + fee, they've got another 80 million or so behind it for his contract. Crazy money, for sure.
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First timer @ Boston/Fenway advice
Bellhorn04 replied to RedSoxfanforlife305's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
The view from the top floor of the Prudential building is worth checking out. Also the brunch at the Top of the Hub restaurant there was pretty incredible the last time I tried it...mind you that was 25 years ago, but I would guess it's still pretty damn good. Only trouble is you might have to lie down for awhile after eating it. -
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I've got quite a few Sox books: Both Shaughnessy books All Bill Lee's books Yaz-recent autobiography Faithful-Stephen King Now I Can Die in Peace-Bill Simmons Feeding the Monster-Seth Mnookin Personally I think the Shaughnessy books are actually very good, although I hate a lot of his columns. The Bill Simmons book is a very good read-it's just a collection of his online essays but it works. The Seth Mnookin book is good. Bill Lee's autobiographical books are excellent, and very funny of course. The Yaz autobiography stands out as a great coffee table book-some fantastic pictures of the Sixties/Seventies teams. I've borrowed some from the library as well. Damon's book Idiot is good for a laugh only. Pedroia's autiobiography is worth reading, because his personality really comes through it.
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As crazy as it seems $15 million a year isn't ace money anymore. It's #2 money. Burnett, D-Lowe, Lackey, now Buehrle, all getting that much. Ace money is 22 million plus-Sabathia, Santana, Cliff Lee. That 50% more than $15 million...incredible.
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And the same to you.
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nick, they took on two enormous 7-year contracts last year...this offseason they're in the position of being close to the luxury tax threshold without even doing anything...I can't see how that signals what you're suggesting...the Yankees haven't made any big moves yet either, does that mean Hank and Hal are getting ready to sell?
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I like Buehrle, but he has a career ERA of 4.95 at Fenway, and he's 1-8 against the Yankees with a 6.38 ERA.
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Yep, the Crawford signing and the Gonzalez trade/extension certainly demonstrated the cheapness and lack of commitment. Some people might say 300 million on 2 contracts shows some commitment. Good for you for seeing through all that.
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C'mon now. The Red Sox had the best bullpen in the league in 2007 and were close to the top in 2004, 2008 and 2009.
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You keep the posting fee if you don't sign the player. That was made clear in the Dice-K proceedings which Boras dragged out until the final hour.
