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  1. FredLynn
    I said I would give him about 40% of the credit for that team. No more. I'll attempt to get in touch with the people who know about the Schilling deal. They are on the other board.
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    Its not our job to make good decisions. Thats the job of the GM, and unfortunately he made a lot of poor ones. More than he should have. Its up to him to judge talent and sign the players that will help the team, not put the team in a financial straightjacket. That is Epstein's major Achilles heel: he cannot judge talent. No one expects him to make only good decisions, but the list of poor decisions is so extensive that its perfectly reasonable for Sox fans to believe that he was just not that good a GM. He was average IMO. He did well with the farm system and his draft choices, but when it came to his FA acquisitions, he was poor. He wasted a lot of money when he added those guys to the roster and we are now paying the price for his poor judgement.
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    If I were certain that I was screwing the Yankees I would do the trade. But I would have to be sure. Like knowing that Ortiz was injured, or raping the Yankees of their farm system for five years when Ortiz had one year of less than .780 OPS left in him. I would gladly sell the Yankees my trash as long as I was sure that it IS trash.
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    So he belongs in the minors until he can learn to hit the baseball in some marginal way. We cannot afford a black hole of this degree in our lineup. He would be a nearly automatic out with no power when he does luck out and make contact. Remember a few years ago when Epstein tried to sell us on "run prevention" as a means to winning games? He went out and got Mike Cameron and moved Ellsbury to LF. How did that work out? You gotta score runs and pitch well to win games. The defense stats are nice to look at, but right now the difference between the top rated AL team in fielding percentage and the lowest rated team is .012. Its overrated. Give me great pitching and good hitting any day over someone who is good defensively but is a black hole.
  7. FredLynn
    Not "meatballs"?
  8. FredLynn
    I don't remember many people begging to sign Lackey. In fact, I remember many people pointing out his career numbers at Fenway Park, which were bad before he got here and worse now. There certainly wasn't the jubilation surrounding his arrival that surrounded that of Gonzalez. And with regard to Crawford, people questioned why him, why another LHH OF who relied on speed when we already have Ellsbury. There actually are some smart baseball fans in Boston who were less than overwhelmed by these signings. I think that the fans/pundits were more interested in signing the right players than signing someone with a big name. Besides, in the end, its the job of the GM to do the right thing. Thats what he gets paid for. Epstein didn't do the right thing and the franchise will be paying for it for many many years. Thats his legacy IMO.
  9. FredLynn
    Yeah, that was a joke. So is the Clevelander.
  10. FredLynn
    For the record, I am told that the last time a pinch hitter had two hits in one inning was 42 years ago when Vic Davilillo did it.
  11. FredLynn
    Is Pink Floyd performing at the Clevelander tonite?
  12. FredLynn
    Bell looks like a clone of Albers
  13. FredLynn
    How to make enemies of your teamates: issue walks with a 10-2 lead.
  14. FredLynn
    He had already warmed up. Maybe V wanted him to get in for one hitter because he needed a shower sooner rather than later. I did see V on the phone and on the other end, in the pen, some of the pitchers were isolating Padilla like a germ who has caught penicillin.
  15. FredLynn
    Not sure. Padilla was already warm. Maybe V figured that since he was warm why not bring him in for one hitter. I don't really know. Off day tomorrow. Some of the guys in the pen do need some work.
  16. FredLynn
    Nope. Miller just needs some work.
  17. FredLynn
    Didn't take long to chase Padilla tonite. Bobby V with the quick hook. Good move: Miller needs some work.
  18. FredLynn
    As a pinch hitter. Stat geeks: when was the last time that happened. Had to be a long long time ago.
  19. FredLynn
    Punto the PH is up twice in one inning. Wonder when the last time that happened was.
  20. FredLynn
    He has been successful 80% of the time this year. If you were looking for a big inning then no, you don't start him. I was looking for one more run to take a three run lead. A double steal would have been a good option.
  21. FredLynn
    Middlebrooks hit in the tochas
  22. FredLynn
    Starting the runner at first reduces the chances they can get him out. Pods has some speed. I woulda sent him.
  23. FredLynn
    LOL..I noticed that too. Those two should be required to be separated by at least one player.
  24. FredLynn
    The idea is 1. If they throw through, Punto could score and 2. You avoid a GIDP Needless to say, I prefer this result.
  25. FredLynn
    Huge hit. Finally some runs.
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