cp176

have I just been scrooged?

My question has always been how does anyone know unless they are on the inside, who has the greatest influence when it comes to making managerial decisions? if you are at the top of the food chain, I'm thinking that you are responsible for what goes on. the General Manager gets the blame as well as the credit unless the owner jumps in the way.

I like this. Moon said that he read that JBJ did not have much speed. Who knew? When I saw him in Portland, he looked awfully fast as in faster than Elsbury from first to third. When I think of Benintendi I think of a kid who might become a good baserunner but I would prefer Pedroia on the bases just because he has been around longer and is a fairly smart ballplayer. The data once again seems to prove me wrong. The advanced data sometimes spoils the beauty and the magic of the game for me.

Kind of like what I told athletes for 40+ years. You are never as good as you look on your best day but you are never as bad as you look on your worst day. Never too high - never too low. Have to stay solid.

I don't always agree with a700 but he continues to be one of the more knowledgeable baseball fans on the board. He is a passionate fan for sure but a great Red Sox fan. He doesn't need support from me because he is more than capable of handling the rhetoric tossed around here. I think this board serves as an outlet for a lot of somewhat unique "behavior" for sure. We all might be a little guilty of getting caught up in the emotion of the moment. I can. I've learned a lot about things that involve baseball in general here over the years. There are some that I don't agree with very often but when I listen to what they say I sometimes actually still learn things. It usually is an opinion board which to me means no one is necessarily right and no one is necessarily wrong. The key for me here is that we care about both the present and future Red Sox teams. Focus points might be a little different but that is the truth. Not buying in to someone's opinion 100% doesn't mean that you are totally opposed to what they have to say either. The baseball season can't come soon enough.

Well then I guess we see things the same way. I'll do the same.

You don't have to worry about me being hypocritical at all. I probably will continue to post as I wish much like you do I'm sure.

I think that it is a very accurate statement. Best players play. If you were insulted by anything here then obviously you think that I was specifically intending it for you. I wasn't. It was somewhat of a generalization based on a discussion which I will stand behind.

Well - it is too bad you think that my disagreeing with you is taking a shot at you. And it is really too bad that you think that I have disrespected you. I don't even know you. I guess probably when i feel provoked I can get a little carried away as well. When i voice my opinion, i will preface it with that expression. i'm a pretty good listener and reader as well. This is a talksox forum board which I guess means a lot more to you then it does to me. I don't voice many of my opinions here very strongly because they are just opinions. I might be wrong. I'm ok with that. Believe me there is o backdown in me when it comes to something that really matters. This really doesn't. Most of the time I have fun trying to share viewpoint and thoughts here. This type of conversation isn't much fun.

Maybe I'm not talking about you specifically. I don't think that I have said that we could just say f*** the farm system. Since I have never said it, I guess maybe I'm not contradicting any point that you think that I made. I guess. #2. yes that is kind of odd. Just so you know, the fact that I don't necessarily agree with some of your opinions, doesn't make me less of a fan and it also doesn't make me not respect and read what you write. As an aside - Do you really believe that if someone thinks that DD really is a better GM than Ben was - which I do- that it means that I didn't like or appreciate the job that Ben did?

Just a 17 year old kid - You just never know. He can throw the ball.

I can understand that too. I'm pretty sure my opinion about that trade is the minority opinion. I understand why it was done and I have tried to see the potential upside in it. Obviously there is a fair chance that it looks like a bad move down the road. Guess I am just hoping it isn't.

You know what - I just have been reading a little bit about him. Haven't found anything very significant yet but there people that seem to be pretty high on him.

I think that this is a good post. i just think that the idea of gutting something means a lot more to me than it does to the people who use the word. A healthy number of good prospects were traded. That is for sure but they will still field teams this summer at all minor league stadiums. There are still some pretty talented players kicking around. Some of them might even surprise us all.

Your opinion obviously is that he made a dumb decision. You might not agree and you might be able to give a ton of reasons to support your opinion but it still doesn't mean that it was a dumb decision.

I haven't seen one post as of yet that tells me that there are fans here who have absolutely no regard for our farm system . I also can't see where this idea of caring for nothing more than the immediate future comes from. It looks to me that for some posters there may not be any room for a middle ground. That feeling has been primarily projected by the people who have opposed most of DD's moves and have considered them a sell out of the farm. If you are a fan of the Sox and post here, its my bet that you care deeply for the franchise in general. Any time prospects are traded it takes something away from the farm. I tend to think that with time our minor league system will be rebuilt. The crystal ball to the future says that anyone's opinions are as solid as anyone elses. This really isn't a situation where if you don't agree with someone else then you are wrong.

I think that I am entering the realm of the casual fan. I want them to be as strong as they can be I guess right now. When I go to Boston to watch them, I want to go in expecting them to win. I want all of our opponents to think that we very well might be the best team in baseball. I was brought up with the old song -Wait till next year. I don't want to wait until next year. I guess that I am ok with a little future sacrificing in order to seize the moment. There have been a lot of very sensible posts, thoughtful posts about what has been going on. I don't know anymore about what DD has for plans than anyone else but our team at least looks stronger perhaps minus some offense than it did last year. I plan to enjoy the ride. It is not the job of the casual fan (me) to worry about the condition of this franchise 4 or 5 years from now. If he found a way to add EE to the roster, I would be ok with that as well. It should be a great time to be a Red So fan in Attleboro next year. Same goes for Maine (undisclosed location). I'm looking forward to it. I will also be rooting for all those prospects we gave up to get to this point.

Hey, hey, hey, easy now. I bet he still looks good in a suit.

Yours as well .

He really looks good! Good for him - Good for us!

Porcello = earned it

Me too. Not sure it is safe to say on here these days. lol - If he really, wants to go for it all, what the hell, go for it. sign the big bat.

Well - I know that I have posted this probably too many times. I understand this opinion and I respect the opinion. My opinion is different. I would not send E- Rod down based on anything other than how he pitches and whether or not he is injured.

I understand what you are saying and I normally would agree. You can call the eye test fake if you like. In this case, I think that there is likely to be some good competition. So are you sold on having E-Rod start the season in the minors? what would you do?

I wouldn't want to bet on any of the possible scenarios for sure. Buch could start, be traded, move to the pen, or go to the dl. Pom could start, go the pen or go to the dl. Wright could start or go to the dl. E-Rod could start or be shipped back or go to the dl. All kinds of things could happen. I think spring training in this situation really needs to happen just to sort things out.