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twballgame9 {l Wrote}:While I am on a roll, Bill Hall just jacked a two-run dong.

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:The Summer of Dongs!

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:It's ok, I've posted on here about how much I think Adrian Beltre and Mike Cameron suck. I guess I was 1 for 2 on that one.

shockdoct {l Wrote}:

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:It's ok, I've posted on here about how much I think Adrian Beltre and Mike Cameron suck. I guess I was 1 for 2 on that one.

Beltre has made himself a ton of money this year...

I am assuming the sox can/will offer arb and he will reject it thus giving the sox some picks for rolling the dice on him this year.

bcsoxfan12 {l Wrote}:Jason Varitek out with a broken foot….Victor Martinez out with a broken thumb, the top 4 catchers in the system are banged up…..so we bring in Kevin Cash?

branchinator {l Wrote}:Here's the July 4th Edition of the Papi/Teixeira battle royale:

Through 7/3/10 games

Papi
AVG: .263
OBP: .369
SLG: .566
OPS: .935
HR: 17
RBI: 54

Teixeira
AVG: .239
OBP: .351
SLG: .419
OPS: .770
HR: 13
RBI: 52

Advantage: Papi

EagleNYC {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Call me when Ortiz ends up with 30 dongs and 100 RBI like he did last year when everyone said the same shit that they are saying now. He ain't the David Ortiz of old, but reports of his demise are grotesquely premature.

The Red Sox through 2 weeks have gotten bad performances from 3 top pitchers, no timely hitting whatsoever, and have played the worst defense in major league baseball history. None of those three things will continue.

That said, they still need a bat. Just one for this season, really, although they need to start thinking about 2-3 young bats for next year and beyond. Their pitching is set for a long time to come.

I don't think he gets there, but I was admittedly having a bit of fun with him. I'd put over/under at 24.5 HR, 85 rbi.

EagleNYC {l Wrote}:With the Padre's in 1st though, I don't think we'll see Gonzo in a "B" this year.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Cliff Lee is apparently headed to the Yankees soon. Not good news for the Sox.

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:I don't think the Yanks have anything of real value to acquire Werth or the prospects to acquire another bat like Dunn so I'm not too worried. Sox just need to get healthy and get to October, where it pretty much becomes a crapshoot.

cvilleagle {l Wrote}:

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:I don't think the Yanks have anything of real value to acquire Werth or the prospects to acquire another bat like Dunn so I'm not too worried. Sox just need to get healthy and get to October, where it pretty much becomes a crapshoot.

It's better than a crapshoot. They have a team that's just built for the playoffs, if they can get there.

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:

cvilleagle {l Wrote}:

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:I don't think the Yanks have anything of real value to acquire Werth or the prospects to acquire another bat like Dunn so I'm not too worried. Sox just need to get healthy and get to October, where it pretty much becomes a crapshoot.

It's better than a crapshoot. They have a team that's just built for the playoffs, if they can get there.

Well a little, yeah. But most teams that are in the playoffs are very similar talent-wise and it usually comes down to who gets hot at the right time (see: 2004 and 2007 Red Sox from Game 5 of ALCS to WS, 2008 Phillies, etc.). And this is basically the method Theo adheres to.

pick6pedro {l Wrote}:

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:

cvilleagle {l Wrote}:

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:I don't think the Yanks have anything of real value to acquire Werth or the prospects to acquire another bat like Dunn so I'm not too worried. Sox just need to get healthy and get to October, where it pretty much becomes a crapshoot.

It's better than a crapshoot. They have a team that's just built for the playoffs, if they can get there.

Well a little, yeah. But most teams that are in the playoffs are very similar talent-wise and it usually comes down to who gets hot at the right time (see: 2004 and 2007 Red Sox from Game 5 of ALCS to WS, 2008 Phillies, etc.). And this is basically the method Theo adheres to.

So every playoff team has a similar rotation of Beckett, Lester, Buccholz, and Lackey? Methinks not. They have a YUGE advantage in that respect - and I'd take that on a playoff run any year, any time, with just about any lineup (and they have a damn good lineup* too). So no, not all teams are similar talent-wise. The reason it's a crapshoot is because anything can happen in a 5 or 7 game series.

*pending health

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:

pick6pedro {l Wrote}:

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:

cvilleagle {l Wrote}:

flyingelvii {l Wrote}:I don't think the Yanks have anything of real value to acquire Werth or the prospects to acquire another bat like Dunn so I'm not too worried. Sox just need to get healthy and get to October, where it pretty much becomes a crapshoot.

It's better than a crapshoot. They have a team that's just built for the playoffs, if they can get there.

Well a little, yeah. But most teams that are in the playoffs are very similar talent-wise and it usually comes down to who gets hot at the right time (see: 2004 and 2007 Red Sox from Game 5 of ALCS to WS, 2008 Phillies, etc.). And this is basically the method Theo adheres to.

So every playoff team has a similar rotation of Beckett, Lester, Buccholz, and Lackey? Methinks not. They have a YUGE advantage in that respect - and I'd take that on a playoff run any year, any time, with just about any lineup (and they have a damn good lineup* too). So no, not all teams are similar talent-wise. The reason it's a crapshoot is because anything can happen in a 5 or 7 game series.

*pending health

They won't have a similar rotation but they will have similar overall HEALTHY talent in one respect or another (hitting, power, defense, bullpen, etc.), which is why all the teams have pretty similar regular season records, and, with a short series, it comes down to which team gets hot. Looking back at the past few years off the top of my head, it seems that every team in the LCS' were pretty similar talent wise and the WS generally consisted of the hottest teams. Really just splitting hairs but the lack of a huge talent gap and the short series makes it a crapshoot.

branchinator {l Wrote}:The Red Sox have no chance of beating the Yankees this year even if they make the playoffs. There isn't a single pitcher in the Red Sox rotation who the Yankees wouldn't destroy except maybe Lester. And then there's that whole bullpen thing that the Red Sox haven't quite figured out.

pick6pedro {l Wrote}:

branchinator {l Wrote}:The Red Sox have no chance of beating the Yankees this year even if they make the playoffs. There isn't a single pitcher in the Red Sox rotation who the Yankees wouldn't destroy except maybe Lester. And then there's that whole bullpen thing that the Red Sox haven't quite figured out.

Sure, if you assume the Lee deal goes through, that A-Rod has officially left his turtle-Rod playoff rep behind, Tex does anything, a 38 year old pitcher continues on his torrid pace for another 4 months, Granderson does anything, Gardner and Cano continue to play at a high level...

branchinator {l Wrote}:

pick6pedro {l Wrote}:

branchinator {l Wrote}:The Red Sox have no chance of beating the Yankees this year even if they make the playoffs. There isn't a single pitcher in the Red Sox rotation who the Yankees wouldn't destroy except maybe Lester. And then there's that whole bullpen thing that the Red Sox haven't quite figured out.

Sure, if you assume the Lee deal goes through, that A-Rod has officially left his turtle-Rod playoff rep behind, Tex does anything, a 38 year old pitcher continues on his torrid pace for another 4 months, Granderson does anything, Gardner and Cano continue to play at a high level...

Were you in a coma last year? A-Rod practically won the title for the Yankees last year with his clutch hits. All of that playoff choking stuff has washed away. With Lee, the Yankees will absolutely dominate a 7 game series against any opponent in MLB.