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  1. Behindenemylines
    No that was just Manny being Manny. With A-Fraud its that he continued to do them after he came out after the first time and said he only did it for a few years and judge him moving forward. Well moving forward it looks like he continued with them. That is him looking at everyone in the eye and lying. I don't trust a word that comes out of his mouth. My take on it is if his lips are moving he is lying.
  2. Behindenemylines
    If he was closer to 30 HRs you could live with the Ks. Now he is dealing with this foot problem, and the hip is still a concern long term. The one year contract is going to work out great for the Sox. Nap won't return in 2014 unless he has a September like he had in April and May. If he does come back it will be another one year contract the Sox will offer.
  3. Behindenemylines
    With a little luck Bogaerts gets his first hit and RBI, and maybe changes the outcome of the game. If the pitcher doesn't deflect the ball its a hit and possibly allows the Sox a big inning early.
  4. Behindenemylines
    Does it bother anyone that the $panks are only 6 and a half games out? They play the Sox 7 more times, Rays 6 and the O's the 7. Mix in 7 more games with the Jays, 3 with the wrong colored Sox, 3 with the Giants, and finish the year with 3 with the Astros. If they win every series with the teams ahead of them (which they can), and destroy the bottom feeders left on their schedule they can still win the East. If they do win every series with the teams above them, and the rest of their schedule they will pound they could still win around 92-94 games which could be enough to win the east. I'm concerned.
  5. Behindenemylines
    Creating depth at a position in the minors allows you make trades to fill wholes that you may have. At the time Marrero ceiling might have looked high and being a plus defensive SS raises his value as well. If Bogaerts takes off he becomes a trading chip like Iggy was. If Bogaerts out grows the position then you have another solid defensive SS.
  6. Behindenemylines
    If the Sox can get through the rest of August and be in the same position that they are in now that would be great. I'm concerned that the Rays and $panks are ending the month on hot streaks and the Sox continue to play .500 baseball. Losing series to last place Jays and potentially to the last place Giants has to concern you. If we can get to September in the position we are in the schedule favors them a little bit. Because the Sox have played more games they have more off days which will allow them to line up their pitching better. Hopefully, September also means the return of a healthy Buchholtz.
  7. Behindenemylines
    If $$$$ where not part of the equation then yes I would resign Ellsbury. He has proven when healthy he can be productive in Boston. He also gives the Sox a lead off hitter who can steal bases (hard to find these) and a very good defensive CF. I would love to pencil in a Bradley-Ellsbury-Victorino outfield. With that said Ellsbury is not a 20 million a year player. Also, long term the older he gets the SBs will start to decrease and the defense probably won't be as good. The Sox could offer him a contract at a value and years that they think he is worth. Lets say 5 years at 17 million per. They could get creative and offer larger $$$$ over 3 years and not have to pay for the decline years. I don't think they should go past 5 years though. I hate to see him go, but I don't want an A-Fraud or Albert P. contract that will be a disaster in the later years.
  8. Behindenemylines
    I'll trust that Lester is back when he does what he did to the offensive challenged Giants to the $pankees, O's and Rays. He looked good Monday in a game the Sox needed the starter to go deep. He has the Dodgers this weekend lets see how he does.
  9. Behindenemylines
    Buchholtz threw another positive bullpen yesterday. Getting a healthy Buchholtz back for the stretch run would be huge for the Sox. If you make 92 wins the magic number to make the playoffs then this is what teams have to do to reach that: (Detroit and Texas win their divisions) Sox 19-18 .514 TB 23-18 .561 Balt 26-14 .650 $panks 29-11 .725 Cleve 26-13 .667 KC 28-12 .700 Oak 23-17 .575 Sox play teams within their division a lot so going .500 against them won't hurt them as much as the teams below them. If the Sox can't reach 92 wins then they weren't just good enough.
  10. Behindenemylines
    I can see a Carp and a right handed hitting 1B platoon in 2014. I don't think Nap comes back.
  11. Behindenemylines
    I agree, he fits perfectly in Detroit. They had a bad defensive team and Iggy at SS will go a long way in improving that. Their lineup allows them to have the light hitting SS. Even though they have some problems at the back end of their bullpen I think they are still the team to beat in the AL. Meanwhile, the Sox need more offense at SS thus Bogaerts is the future.
  12. Behindenemylines
    When it comes down to big $$$$ (Shields) and young players (Myers) the Rays always go with the youth. Their limited budget makes that decision for them.
  13. Behindenemylines
    I like Carp. He has been very productive with his playing time this year. Abreu is someone to look at, but if its Wily Mo power we are looking at I don't know. We have a 1B this year that strikeout more then I care for.
  14. Behindenemylines
    The next two weeks will go along way in determining that for the Sox. West coast after the ESPN Sunday night game.
  15. Behindenemylines
    Good point! If a guy has high on base guys ahead of him he can have a lot of RBIs that he makes an out.
  16. Behindenemylines
    15 - Played a big role today and didn't have a hit.
  17. Behindenemylines
    Three keys today: 1. Lackey came up big (Ton of ground balls) 2. Pedrioa's D 3. Sox taking advantage of $pankee poor D
  18. Behindenemylines
    The $panks old lefty made Drew look sick until he ran out of gas. His error also opened up the flood gates. Part of playing him at SS over the kids (Iggy first and now Bogaerts) was he would not make those youthful mistakes in the heat of the playoff race. After last nights performance the heat has been turned up.
  19. Behindenemylines
    There is a difference between losing and getting blown out. Last nights game hopefully was the low point of this losing streak. The Sox sucked in all areas of the game: Starting pitching, defense, base running and with the bat. They were never in last nights game and were blown out. Everyone is taking about the Rays and are ignoring the $pankees. They play the Sox 9 more times, and most of their other remaining games are against AL East teams. If they go on one of those Dodger streaks they could catch everyone because they play so many games against these teams. Not making the playoffs is one thing, but if the $panks blow by us and make it that will be tough to take. What Reynolds did in his first AB last night is a bad sign.
  20. Behindenemylines
    The Flying Hawaiian did it again last night in the 11 inning. He has performed well when in the lineup. He is that character guy that BC probably over spent to get, but has been a vital part of the Sox success. I'm glad the Sox got him and not Swisher who was in the mix. How many balls did Victorino get to that would still be bouncing around if Swisher was in RF?
  21. Behindenemylines
    No way the Sox get him without giving up the farm. Lets say the Sox make the trade and lose 4 or 5 of their top prospects. Stanton then either gets hurt or bombs in Boston. It would set the Sox back a great deal. I say push forward with their plan and only consider Stanton if the price comes down.
  22. Behindenemylines
    I agree. If you played him more against righties you would probably have another Napoli.
  23. Behindenemylines
    It was a sh@# load! He is becoming a rally killer. If he doesn't start hitting I would start to platoon him with Carp.
  24. Behindenemylines
    Crazy stat! Tazawa still has been good most of the season. Sometimes it happens because these teams face each other so much.
  25. Behindenemylines
    Tazawa and Uehara will both pass their season high IP. The hope is both will hold up and be as effective. The Sox have more days off then TB and Balt in September and that will allow for more potential rest in the closing month of the season. The older Uehara will need it coming down the home stretch.
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