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  1. marklmw
    I missed the wild card games but from here on in it goes as such: Tigers thrash the A's in 4 Sox over Rays in 5 Sox over Tigers in 7 epic series. Ellsbury is ALCS MVP Dodgers beat Braves in 5 Pirates over Cards in 5 Dodgers over Pirates in 6 Hanley is NLCS MVP Boston Red Sox over Dodgers in 7. Shane Victorino WS MVP
  2. marklmw
    We would be getter younger and hopefully better. All these younger players will benefit greatly under the leadership of Papi and Pedroia.
  3. marklmw
    Ruiz would be great for 1 year ... is Ross under a 1 yr. deal?
  4. marklmw
    You are ok by me UN ... You gave me a different perspective on Ellsbury and Salty. I would love to see Nava and Gomes sharing left next year. JBJ in center, Bogaerts at Short, Middlebrooks at 3rd, Lavarnway and Ross at C, Abreu at 1st but could be Napoli with Carp. Dempster gone and a series bid for a # 1 SP. I want the Sox to shed more payroll because they can. Firm up the pen from within and from without. We should pick up some pics also for their QO's to Salty and Ellsbury so we will replenish the farm. Who would have thought it.
  5. marklmw
    Hey all, I am a rookie on this forum. I have already bumped heads with a few of the members and it surprised me. We all like the Sox so I think it will be great if we can accept the fact that we are all full of s*** and we only know about 1 tenth of what management knows. If someone has a opinion or thought on something that you do not agree with please try your best to do one of the following: 1. Ignore the persons post 2. Reply to the post but in a respectful way. 3. Bust the persons ass but in a respectful and humorous way. You are not speaking to the person so they cannot tell from your voice that you are just busting ass ... make it clear that you are so they do not feel insulted. 4. Remember that just because you think that what was posted is horse-s*** try to be kind. There will be a day believe it or not that you will be on the other end. 5. Have fun ... baseball is an escape for most of us so let's enjoy one another. Any thoughts?
  6. marklmw
    You make a good point ... the whole incident was overblown for sure. You often see pitchers celebrating so why not a hitter. I do not think that Fernandez over celebrated.
  7. marklmw
    Thank You UN ... I do appreciate this scouting report.
  8. marklmw
    Recognizing that you are full of s*** is the first step to recovery. Of course you are right ... we are all full of s*** but tell me who isn't?
  9. marklmw
    UN ... you and I but heads on some things but I respect your opinion non-the-less. Swihart is about 3 years away isn't he? At first I was thinking to re-sign Salty for 3 years but the more I think about it I would rather give him a QO and keep him for one more year to see how things go. If he signs with another club we pick up a high draft pick and go with Lavarnway and Ross. I believe that we can give QO's to Drew, Salty and Ellsbury and all three are likely to sign with another team. Best case senario is that Drew and Salty sign with another club and Ellsbury stays Boston for 2014.
  10. marklmw
    Starting Pitchers do not count towards team chemistry. They are a different bread. They come every 5 or 6 days and do their job ... otherwise they are playing golf.
  11. marklmw
    The Yankees have 3 pretty solid OF prospects in the minors but not much offense going into next season. They will overpay for Cano and give him too many years just as they did for ARoid and Jeter.
  12. marklmw
    That is a fair assessment but my final guess after much deliberation and conversation with my fellow Sox fans is 205m/8
  13. marklmw
    I think his agent floated the 305M number so that when he signs for 210M the Yankees will feel that they won. Very similar story to when my wife comes home from a day of shopping and I ask her what she spent ...
  14. marklmw
    I can live with Lavarnway ... IMO that it makes no sense to pay big money for McCann. The Red Sox will get in trouble if they take the attitude that they need the best player at each position. When a team has good chemistry and lead the league in wins should you bother with marginal upgrades? It is my contention that adding Tanaka and dealing Dempster is not a marginal upgrade. It is my contention that signing a younger and most likely healthier Abreu is not a marginal upgrade over Napoli.
  15. marklmw
    Salty set a franchise record for doubles with 40 this year something that Carlton Fisk never accomplished. If you are hitting doubles you are making good contact.
  16. marklmw
    I'm all in with you on finding a No. 1 type pitcher but unfortunately there are not many to be had and all the clubs know their value. This is why the organization is looking at Tanaka.
  17. marklmw
    The Yankees will probably give him that. They can use him as DH later in his career as the stadium is built for him.
  18. marklmw
    You do realize that if Cano for 8 years vs. 9 and at the same $ per he comes in at 196M? So you and I are not that far off ... but I do not think he will get more than 6 years. The smart clubs will not continue to give both high AAV and high # of years at the same time. 25M per is about Cano's value in a big market. Pedroia did him no favors.
  19. marklmw
    The off-season will be interesting for Boston as I feel that are working from a position of strength ... expectations are high and they should be after finishing this season with the best record.
  20. marklmw
    UN ... I think that you have a man-crush on McCann. His numbers just do agree with your assessment. Both he and Salty have similar DWAR of .2. Granted Salty played 22 more games at catcher but that is 22 more games squatting behind the plate so that makes Salty's offensive numbers even more impressive than McCann's. McCann CS% is .242 while Salty's was .212 ... both are not impressive. Other factors are how well the pitchers hold the runners since sometimes the base is stolen on the pitcher not the catcher. Are the Sox interested in McCann because he is a FA because if I were Boston I would be going after Yan Gomes from Cleveland ... sporting a DWAR of 1.9 and a CS% of .408 and only 26 years old. The Sox can give up some prospects and have a catcher under club control for a number of years and at a great price.
  21. marklmw
    IMO I think that the $pankees are wising up. I doubt if they will bid against themselves like they did with ARoid. I could be wrong and about 1/2 the time I am but I do not see Cano making more than 25M per and I think that any team that does give him 25M per will only do so for 5-6 years. Based on my assumptions that will leave him short of 200M. What do you think he will get?
  22. marklmw
    UN ... the Anti-American comment was meant as a joke. Politicians in our country through the term around including President Obummer. I just have to stand up when you belittle Salty in the manner that you did especially since he has improved defensively and offensively and is an all around good guy playing one of the toughest positions. IMO the Sox will be doing well to re-sign Salty until they can develop a replacement or sign a significant upgrade. To me McCann at best is marginally better than Salty.
  23. marklmw
    I doubt that Cano will get a 200M contract never mind 305M. There is a chance that Sox Management cannot come to terms with Ellsbury but Ellsbury ends up taking the QO because no team wants to give up a top draft pick and pay Ellsbury at the same time. This would work out really well because it will give the Sox a good opportunity to see JBJ play over a full season.
  24. marklmw
    Having JBJ in the wings is a major reason why some fans say that we we do not need him. I think also many fans feel that the Sox will have to pay more for what they think he is worth to re-sign him. Ellsbury deserves some love from Sox fans. He is a great player but we do have JBJ which is awesome so it makes Ellsbury expendable. The Sox are lucky to the Bogaerts and JBJ to step in next season freeing up all kinds of money to be used elsewhere. If Ellsbury demands crazy kind of money like Cano then it makes the Sox decision to go with JBJ easier to make.
  25. marklmw
    Ellsbury and right-fielder Shane Victorino both ranked in the Top 5 in Zone Runs, one of the top metrics for defensive players. Ellsbury led all outfielders with 23 Zone Runs, which is the number of runs above or below what an average player was worth, based on number of plays made. Victorino led all AL right-fielders with 15, and was fifth overall. Jacoby Ellsbury led the majors in stolen bases with 52 and was caught just four times, which is a caught-stealing percentage of 92.9 percent and the highest ever for a player with 50 or more steals.
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