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  1. cp176
    I'm sure you would get a ton of support for this opinion.
  2. cp176
    Not debating his HOF credentials here. Clemens was arguably the best pitcher the team has ever seen. Co jersey retirements.
  3. cp176
    I agree here. The landscape for MLB just isn't what it used to be. I liked Damon and his contributions as much as anyone but the Red Sox saw a price tag with him that they weren't going to pass. The way it goes. I think that in this day and age it is just a little silly to hold something against someone based upon their making a financial decision. So again, why is Boggs' number being retired? PR move and that is it.
  4. cp176
    To date his moves have made perfect sense. Anyone who finds fault with what he has done so far, is really just looking for something to talk about. I was at Herb Chamber's place the other day Spud - DD looks to me like he would fit in very well there.
  5. cp176
    he has indeed - an angel in the outfield
  6. cp176
    Dead horse - old school vs new school. One alone does not equal a good school. I'm for good which allows us to take the best of the old and the new mix it up and come up with a successful outcome. There is no one size fits all. Once again - I'm pretty sure that both Cherington and Dombrowski are aware of this one.
  7. cp176
    A good read - thanks - there is a lot to look forward to.
  8. cp176
    Over the years , the Red Sox have proven that there is not one model that fits all. It takes a solid combination of approaches to get the best job done. Much of what you have said is not debatable. People I think realize the importance of a solid feeder program. For a small market team unlike the Red Sox, it probably represents a much bigger lifeline. As for "new school vs old school", I don't know what that means. I think that both Cherington and Dombrowski both would agree that only using one way to approach a problem is not going to be successful. I have not read or heard anything to make me believe that either one of them was unwilling to embrace either new or old ways of looking at things if they were leading toward success. The disgruntled Cherington fans obviously want to think that Dombrowski has an "old way " of looking at things. He probably cares much more about winning as opposed to promoting one school of thought over another.
  9. cp176
    It isn't just you at all.
  10. cp176
    There was certainly too much money invested in players that people hoped would be actually better than they have been last year. Personally though, I think that John Henry cares much more about fielding a winning team than he does about the luxury tax or even the money that has been wasted to a certain extent. I would not be caught off guard if there was still a deal that gets done. I do not think that Swihart's status is necessarily dependent upon Vasquez. If there was an opportunity to secure a top of the line young starter through a trade involving Swihart in a package, I think that you would see him traded. I don't think that he will be given away but his ability to catch and call a game is certainly replaceable for now by using Hanigan and Leon. We could survive without his bat and they are both at present better catchers- imo. They don't represent the future but as a means to an end they do fine.
  11. cp176
    I think that he has been left between a pebble and a firm place. Pretty sure he is ok with what we have moving toward spring training but he doesn't strike me as the kind of manager who likes to play the guessing game. In this case he has to. I bet that he would love to add one top of the line starter. The money is only done if John Henry wants it to be. There is still plenty of potential for a trade. Might even include Swihart. I don't think that he will let us be sucker punched though.
  12. cp176
    I only care what these players have meant to the Boston Red Sox. Everybody does not make the honor roll - everyone does not get a trophy. Wade Boggs should not have his number retired by the Red Sox. Once again ( and yes I am beating that dead horse) to retire his number before that of Dwight Evans is an absolute joke. Their respective stats mean really nothing to me. Guys like Evans and Tiant will always have players like Boggs in their rear view mirrors when it it comes to Boston history.
  13. cp176
    I'm starting to agree with most of your posts and that is scaring me a little. Not really but anyway, i agree with this. He was not the man for the Boston job. Most people realize that . The but is that he did a lot of really good things. I really think that for him Boston came way to early. I would bet on him having a successful career but shoving him in to the forefront in Boston was not what the proverbial doctor ordered.
  14. cp176
    I don't think that we are as loaded up as people think we are. Like everybody else, we have potential good ones.
  15. cp176
    Manny Ramirez? really? good one!
  16. cp176
    If the Sox choose, which evidently they have, to retire the Wade Boggs' jersey , then that is fine. I am looking at the other numbers that have been retired in Boston, and quite honestly I don't see how Boggs fits with the rest of those guys. I accept that I probably see it differently but personally I am looking at other things in addition to statistical prowess when I see those other numbers up there. There are things that those others did or had that in my mind Boggs doesn't come close to achieving. A great player - a Hall of Famer for sure - but a player identified with Red Sox history in the future - hardly. If Boggs, then why not Bill Lee? Not El tiante or Dewey? You have go to be kidding right? Hey whatever right -
  17. cp176
    Now it seems that 3 of our top 6 prospects are starting pitchers. Not sure how these changes and upgrades happen during the off season but still looks good. If the farm system is as good as some people think that it is then it looks pretty good for us. I choose to subscribe to the theory of show me don't tell me. I choose to not blindly believe it.
  18. cp176
    DD I think is a realist. If he can make something happen, I think he will. He might not be able to but I think that he sees the issues that we have. He has been painted into a bit of a corner by the signings that came before he was hired. I'm sure that he sees it and would like to change a few things if he could. The farm is not the issue but last year's signings certainly present challenge. Given time, eliminate the wheat from the chaff and we will be in the driver's seat for a while. By chaff, I specifically mean Ramirez followed closely by Sandoval. They won't see their contracts reach an end in Boston.
  19. cp176
    Not convinced that Bard was destined for greatness in any role. Would have had to have traded Middlebrows early in his first burst. They weren't that good.
  20. cp176
    Hanley should never have been signed - Porcello should have had to earn the extension - fatso is just just just whatever
  21. cp176
    it still is funny though. it has been an entertaining debate
  22. cp176
    Has to at least be some sort of psychic connection at the very least.
  23. cp176
    I'm telling you it gives people one more thing to blame Dombrowski for. Last year at this time we had lots of things to blast off about. DD comes in takes care of business and that is it.
  24. cp176
    I like this one!!! need some laughs these days.
  25. cp176
    i'm taking a shot with Brian Johnson this year. Before going down last year, he appeared poised to step into a starter's role. Nothing he has says top of the rotation but he does have a nasty curve and it looks like he knows how to pitch. He may very well become a very solid performer when he gets his chance which I think he will. If he gets packaged up in a trade, i take it all back!
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