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  1. Bellhorn04
    Yes, I think the pitching is what will decide it and we'll definitely need some things to go our way. And if Aviles stinks it up we'll see Iglesias.
  2. Bellhorn04
    But it's going to be essentially the same defense as last year, except substitute Aviles for Scutaro and Sweeney/Ross for last year's mishmash in right. I don't see a big dropoff.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Do you think our defence was a factor in some of our losses last year?
  4. Bellhorn04
    If Aviles plays poor SS defence early, will they have any choice but to bring Iggy up?
  5. Bellhorn04
    It was Scranton-Wilkes Barre, but it was when they were in the Phillies org.
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    I don't know, I think the Red Sox have now significantly closed the gap on the Yankees spending-wise. Especially if you compare payroll as a percentage of revenue-on that basis we are outspending them. I think what tightened the purse strings this year was simply all the money that was already committed. They are already projected to be over the luxury tax threshold by $5 to $10 million.
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    Hey, that sounds exactly like a page out of Pumpsie Green's book: 'You shouldn't take it personally when I refer to your comments as idiotic, inane and demonstrating a complete lack of understanding.' The issue I was trying to address, which I thought was somewhat interesting, was jung's statement that the Red Sox organization is still very enamored of utilizing the left field wall. I will concede that my reference to all the acquisitions of lefthanded hitters was a little sloppy/hasty. However, the point about taking Crawford over Werth still stands. Werth was a guy who seemed tailor-made to hit balls over the Monster but they went for Crawford instead. With regard to the history of the team, yes, there have been a lot of lefthanded hitters who have used the wall to their advantage, especially for doubles. There have also been a lot of righthanded power hitters who have been able to utilize it for home runs. Fenway has always been a great hitter's park period. Again, the issue I was interested in was whether the Red Sox organization continues to be fixated on building their team around utilizing the wall.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Did the Red Sox prefer Crawford to Werth because they thought Crawford would hit more balls off and over the wall than Werth?
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    jung, I'm not sure the Sox organization is enamored with the left field wall. As has been noted, they have drafted a lot of left-handed hitters, and their big acquisitions last year were both lefty hitters.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Tavarez had one of the alltime outrageous quotes after the Nationals signed him in 2009. They were apparently the only team interested in him and Julian was not especially thrilled to be joining them, but, as he explained it: "Why did I sign with the Nationals? When you go to a club at 4 in the morning, and you're just waiting, waiting, a 600-pounder looks like J-Lo. And to me this is Jennifer Lopez right here. It's 4 in the morning. Too much to drink. So, Nationals: Jennifer Lopez to me."
  13. Bellhorn04
    That does appear to be the grim reality of it, though we might be a little better than 3 pitchers. Our only shot is the wild card. It could be an entertaining year. But on paper the Yankees pitching staff absolutely shreds ours.
  14. Bellhorn04
    This is a really tough one. I can't remember liking too many Sox players who really stunk. About the only thing I can think of is Ricky Gutierrez in 2004. Gutierrez didn't play much, or well, but for some reason he was in the Sox dugout in the ALCS cheerleading up a storm. It was pretty amusing.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Even the Golf Channel is following this policy.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Agreed on Doubront, not so sure about Cook. Too small of a sample.
  17. Bellhorn04
    True.
  18. Bellhorn04
    Padilla hasn't been terrible this spring. 11 innings, 13 hits, 5 ER, 9 K, 1 BB. We could probably do worse for middle relievers. But he's certainly out of the hunt for a starting slot.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Very good outing for Doubront, puts him a step closer to a starting slot.
  20. Bellhorn04
    In the last game, after the Jays scored their third run in the second, Bard's last twelve at-bats went like this. And this was hitters getting their second and third at-bats: Groundout Strikeout Popout Single Popout Groundout Lineout Groundout Groundout Groundout Flyout Strikeout
  21. Bellhorn04
    Actually I read Torre's biography a little while ago and I thought there were some striking similarities between his exit from the Yankees and Francona's from the Red Sox.
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    Only thing is, Bard didn't pitch that bad today. Small samples, aren't they? Based on these spring numbers we might conclude that Nova is f***ed up too.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, he kind of proved that by claiming Bard sucked hard in a start where he gave up 3 runs in 5 innings.
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