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  1. FredLynn
    He pitched a great game. No doubt about it. I watched the whole game and he hit his corners all night. His location was near perfect. I am concerned that his velocity still maxed out at 91, the same as in the Detroit game. If he has to keep pitching there then there is very little room for error. It would indicate to me that he is not completely healthy.
  2. FredLynn
    Remove the brackets around this and paste it into your browser then save it to your favorites. [http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1058582/ShoppachSlide.gif.opt.gif]
  3. FredLynn
    Yes we have. I have been following this team for over 50 years. Some of you are apparently much younger and don't have the kind of perspective I have. Red Sox fans have ALWAYS been a very emotional insufferable and ardent group of fans. I have lived all over the country and I have made it all the way to California. There are no fans anywhere like us. Yankee and Phillies fans probably come the closest. Nothing is going to change this. There will be people at all ends of the fan spectrum, from those who take everything in stride to those who live and die with each pitch. I hope this board continues to be a free speech sort of outlet (within the limits of decency) for ALL baseball fans to come in and express their views on all things baseball.
  4. FredLynn
    Always IORTIZ. Its not like VA committed a crime against me. When she is ready I will be ready. Until then I am going to respectfully have her on ignore. I get that some folks here are perturbed by some of the repetitive posting of my opinion. I own that, and I will try to reduce it. I think all of us are guilty of having pet opinions that get stated in different ways recurrently. Appreciate the kind words.
  5. FredLynn
    Agree 100%. This performance will not go on; it will get better. ALL OF US ARE ON THE SAME SIDE HERE folks. A little respect and tolerance will make life better for all of us...IMO. I will do my best to live up to that. Bottom line: losing sucks.
  6. FredLynn
    Gazing into my Great Crystal Balls I see winning two of the four vs the Rays.
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  8. FredLynn
    Some have postulated that the "rat" was Scutaro because of the curious way he left the team: for no compensation, essentially. I am NOT accusing him, just repeating what others have said. If Francona has a good idea about who the perpetrator is he should "out" him....if he knows with reasonable certainty. Interesting how Epstein seems to have had the red carpet treatment as he left.
  9. FredLynn
    Its kind of strange for both of us to be defending Terry Francona after really not being fans of his while he was here. The professionalism shown by upper management to some of the folks leaving Boston is apalling. Your suggested way of dealing with this would have been far better IMO.
  10. FredLynn
    I believe that Pedroia was being discussed as our last catcher option during some of the games last year and the year before that after our primary catcher went out of the game in extra innings games. Had our backup catcher become incapacitated I think Pedroia would have been behind the plate. Also, discussing Salty in a void in not as useful as comparing him to others at his position. I agree with those here who say that its too early to pass judgement on him for this year. While Youkilis does look horrible at the plate, I am not seeing the same "deer in the headlights" look from Salty or Ellsbury. Salty was upper third in offense when compared to other catchers last year. He may not be great when compared to all other hitters, but thats not a fair comparison.
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  12. FredLynn
    ALE: Yankees ALC: Tigers ALW: Angels WC: Rays, Rangers NL: I could not care less. And I hope to hell I am wrong about this.
  13. FredLynn
    Why does his medical information need to get out in public? That should be confidential. Yes, he was fired. What about this quote from Francona?: After his contract was not extended at the end of last season, Francona attempted to reach Henry for several weeks, but his phone calls were not acknowledged. When Henry read about this, he called Francona and the two finally spoke in late February (“I thought it was five months too late,’’ said Francona). What about a little courtesy for your former manager? And I also agree with him about this: “When I spoke to John he made me think they were going to make an effort. John and Larry made it clear to me they weren’t responsible for what was said [in the Globe article]. I thought they owed it to me to get to the bottom of it a little bit.’’ I just don't think an employee of 8 years deserved who had a modicum of success here deserved this kind of stuff getting out in public.
  14. FredLynn
    Now thats a well considered post. Calling out some of us diehard fans as "****s" is offensive and uncalled for. I am like you: I over-react to our losses sometimes and I live and die with each pitch. Done it for a long long time. I am frankly surprised that such language against other posters is tolerated here without repercussions. Now lets calmly get back to discussing baseball, eh?
  15. FredLynn
    I have that dude on ignore for a reason. I think its a laughable post. So what if some of us think we are not as good as the Yankees and the Rays and that we will probably finish in third place. So what if we say whats on our minds? Are the only posts here that his faction finds acceptable limited to those that have us finishing in first or second place and making the playoffs? ALL of us are diehard fans here or we wouldn't be here. Thats a fact. I have been a fan of this team for over 50 years and I wish to hell that we could beat the Yankees and Rays out this year. When I look at our pitching, I just don't see it. I try to be as objective as possible when I post my opinions. I am always willing to debate the issues but some of you here are pretty misguided if you don't think that either me or those who think like me are not diehard fans just like you.
  16. FredLynn
    I prefer to look at the bottom line. And the bottom line is that for two years in a row we are a pathetic third place team that finished out of the playoffs. And this year isn't looking any better. Frankly, I don't think they have the talent to win more than 88 games this year-max.
  17. FredLynn
    Like Forsythe, I am no Terry Francona fan. I think he is overrated and mediocre as a field manager, at best. He protected his players way past what they deserved, and he allowed personal goals to supercede the needs of the team. All that said, I think that what they did to him on the way out the door was WAY out of line. Material was published that was no one's business. Francona didn't murder or kill or steal; he simply wasn't that good of a manager. He did manage two WS champions. He deserved way better treatment than he got. Unfortunately, a kick on the way out the door is typical of this organization.
  18. FredLynn
    What difference does it make what our record was at the end of August?
  19. FredLynn
    That is very well put. This team simply does not have the talent to impress die hard fans this year and make a postseason run. Its mostly the pitching, but the offense will also likely fall off from what I can see. Youkilis might right his ship, but there is a significant risk that he will never be the player he was here. I expect to see more effort out there too. So far only a few players are playing with any sense of urgency, and emotion. Pretty disgusting, especially when you consider how last year ended for us.
  20. FredLynn
    I appreciate a good effort. And I am not seeing it. They look like they are sleeping out there, just like last September
  21. FredLynn
    Make it a good one. In fact, make the next FOUR threads good ones, eh?
  22. FredLynn
    One win in six games. I would boo these bums if I were at the home opener.
  23. FredLynn
    If they give him anything to swing at they are stupid
  24. FredLynn
    Hate to say it, but YOUKILIS SUCKS!
  25. FredLynn
    Youk is going to K
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