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I think it is time to replace Salty with David Ross once again. the worst f***in broadcaster ever. How many f***in times can he say "try not to do too much". I am waiting for him to say "bold strategy Cotton!"

I want to wake up on Christmas morning and read a story in the Boston Herald that reports that Tom Werner has driven off a bridge at Chappaquiddick and that 9 hours later when they pulled the wreckage from the water they found the car, still in drive and Dave O'Brien spit roasted between Werner and Bill Cosby.

Has Werner or Henry had the sack to sit among the fans, first row , since the Orsillo announcement? If so, I haven't seen it. Kinda hiding out it seems. Probably worried about getting a slice of pizza tossed in their direction. If this mess with their favorite broadcaster being dismissed without the slightest bit of class or honesty,was happening in Philadelphia, the replacement (Dave O'Brien) would be booed relentlessly the next time he took center stage to do some on field ceremony. I only blame O'Brien for making his gushing, this is my dream job, I'm getting a chubby, I love nesn statement without word one about Orsillo after it was announced and his colleague was still sitting in the booth. It was low class.

Number of times I have turned off the TV at some point during a game due to the performance of: Hanley Ramirez = 14 Craig Breslow = 10 Matt Barnes = 10 Pablo Sandoval = 9 Rick Porcello = 8 Don Orsillo = 0 Okay, this is not true. I stick with the games through the bitter end, even when anyone in the bullpen is warming up ( not including Koji ) and you don't have to be Nostradamus to predict the future. I simply am trying to present my analysis of why NESN rating decline. I live in Florida and the NESN feed is blocked when the Sox play Tampa or the Marlins. The two non-stop, inane, talking douche bags that do the Rays games are the worst, just like Pepper Brooks and Cotton McKnight on "Dodgeball" only not funny or informative. I grew up in Pittsburgh and they fired the "Gunner" Bob Prince, a Pittsburgh icon and the voice of the Pirates for 28 years after he told some drunken sponsors to shut the f*** up and get out of the booth. That is where the real pull is. The sponsors, not us, not the fans. When Giant Glass, Bob's Discount Furniture Store, Sullivan Tire, Jordan's. Hood, et.al., tell them they f***ed up with the Orsillo deal, that is when they (NESN) might listen.

If you are a salesman that finishes last in sales in your company for three out of four years, even if awhile back you had one great year, you are going to be replaced. The sales manager (Lucchino) that handed you a case full of goat turds to try and sell to a Boston goat farmer and a crate of Maybelline to sell to a pig farmer is praised as one of the great minds in the industry by his colleagues while you are cleaning out your office. Although you walked out of the door, cases in hand, more disabled than William H. Macy in “Door to Door” hoping you could sell this crap, maybe you should get canned for not having the sack to tell your superiors that this product (Ramirez, Sandoval, Breslow, Porcello, Fred Gwynne, etc.) just won't work. Instead of telling them that the product is not marketable, you hit the pavement running down Bolyston and Newbury looking for farms. If these products were your idea, then the only decisions you should be involved with in the future is determining whether the customer wants paper or plastic or fries with that. I don't know who is to blame for the mess and in reality, it doesn't matter. s*** rolls down hill and in this world, the man that presents the lipstick and the turds to the consumer will always be at the bottom of that hill with a face full of number 2 and a pink slip.

Aro gives up 3 runs in 3 innings and his ERA goes down! It is hard to see why Aro and that Fred Gwynn looking mofo, Barnes are on a major league roster. Since he will be there for the duration because of the $$$ , perhaps Porcello could just pitch batting practice for Napoli.

If JBJ and Grady do not start hitting with some consistency they may want to consider John Fogerty for centerfield. He's ready to play, today.

I agree with Hitch. I admire him for doing it this way. Schilling pocketed $8 million and didn't care that he didn't earn it. It's Dempster's money to earn, give away or turn down. It might seem irrational to people like us that will make less in a lifetime than he would have in this one year but to some buying a BMW is irrational when a Dodge Dart will get you from point A to B just as well. I think it helps the team. That is what counts. All the back and forth bickering is tedious. Arguing on the Internet is like being in the Special Olympics. Even if you win you're still retarded.

If you are referring to Jesus Montero, I wouldn't take a chance as he has been named as being on the Biogenesis Clinic list.

I think the analysts that have the Red Sox finishing at the bottom of the pack have really not taken into account the reasons they tanked last year. Injuries and Bobby Valentine. With the exception of Ortiz, everything has changed. You might call me Nostra Dumb Ass for predicting a 1st place finish but that's what I see. The Blue Jays will be the biggest disappointment in MLB. With prima donnas like Reyes and Dickey and a hot head douche bag for a manager there will be a lot of stress in that clubhouse. And maybe this is the year that Bautista finally gets nailed for HGH or some other PED. I don't think you go from 13 HR to 54 in one season by just watching video and adjusting your swing. If so everybody would watch a helluva lot more video. Melky will sit out 100 games when the s*** hits the fan. Johnson will get hurt by May 15th and Buehrle will be the best thing they picked up in the trade. Also on the Dickey topic, Wakefield seemed to be good every other year. It is Dickey's time to choke as many American league batters have seen knuckle ball pitchers in their careers. The Rays won't hit for s***. The Orioles will return to their rightful place in the cellar. And the Yankees remind me of an old Month Python skit about the famed "Walker Brigade." A group of old military paratroopers that jumped from plane carrying their walkers.

What are the chances that Lucchino and or Cherington fires Valentine on the last day of the season and at some point have the sack to say" I f***ed up big time, I let Red Sox nation down with my stupid insistence on hiring that arrogant f***ing blowhard." I imagine it more likely that one could catch a fart in a windstorm than to hear that apology. But if they did just come out and say we f***ed up it would be admired by the fans and take the heat off for awhile.

Who first noticed it and called attention to it causing the stink anyway? I think that MLB don't give 2 shits about the maricone line, I think they want to make sure that the practice of eye black writing doesn't spread to some other ******* that sells the rights to his eye black to Viagra, Adidas or anybody else they don't get to collect a fee from.

I agree that I am basing it on a small sample size. But I still don't think the Major Leagues is the place to learn to hit or to be satisfied with a .200 potential hitter. He may save some runs with the glove but he will be a rally killer worse than Salty. And what do you mean DH don't work like that. You can DH anybody just as long as only 9 players bat. If you DH Iggy the pitcher would have to bat. Based on a small sample size again Morales has more hits than Iggy. I'd rather have a guy like Nomar, Ripken or even Aviles than a guy like Mario Mendoza.

If Iglesias is going to be the shortstop of the future they need to let the pitchers bat and DH his ass. Ciriaco had 3 three hit games in one week and at least 6 multi-hit games this year. Career .320. Iglesias is 2 for 22 career .091. A major league stadium is not the place to learn how to hit. As for fielding, Ciriaco ..971 fielding %. Iglesias .938. I just don't get the love for Iggy. Kalish either for that matter.