December 15, 2006

Brendan Donnelly Joins Bullpen

The Red Sox have traded LHP Phil Seibel to the Angels for RHP Brendan Donnelly. Nice.

We also signed JC Romero for 2007.
01 Schilling
02 Matsuzaka
03 Beckett
04 Wakefield
05 Papelbon

06 Timlin
07 Delcarmen
08 Tavarez
09 Okajima
10 Donnelly
11 Romero
12 ? Lester/Hansen/Snyder/Breslow/
Hansack/DiNardo/Gabbard/Corey

36 comments:

allan said...

Seibel's nearing 28 and has been plagued by injuries. I like this no-risk move.

Seibel wasn't One Of The 25, but he did get a ring!

Zenslinger said...

J.C. Romero as well -- I'm remembering him as a good pitcher, but evidently he's gone downhill some and has never had great control.

SoSH is having a conversation on the bullpen and who could be in it. Looks like a lot of mediocore guys competing for a few spaces and no closer yet, but -- at least we'll have options. It can't be worse than last year.

Can it?

Anonymous said...

Yo Theo! You're a brainiac. I've got a Word Jumble for you - "ESLORC". Now solve it.

9casey said...

Who are you guys suggesting he gets for the closer job...and at this point it would have to be a trade , so Pena or Crisp would most likely be on the block.

Is he missing someone you guys like...

9casey said...

They also might force Papelpon back into the postion ....I think he would do it..

If they sign Clemens , which isn't far-fetched, is it? Pap might be left out..

Jesus he did have .92 era last year

allan said...

Theo Epstein = The Penis Toe

Daisuke Matsuzaka = Ask Us, Muzak Aid Tea

allan said...

Paps WILL NOT be closing!

Sox docs say the strain of bullpen work (multiple days per week (some consecutive) of warming up and pitching) will ruin his shoulder and he needs the steady routine of starting.

Theo et al. have said this repeatedly.

9casey said...

One other thing I will be suprised if Delcarmen makes the opening day roster.

He ain't got it........yet

I cant wait to see Jack's prediction on wins for this season!!!

This squad is shaping up....

They still may need a backup corner infielder..

allan said...

Dustin Pedroia is a great one!

Dispute Inroad
Did Sap Routine
An Outside Drip
Dupont Diaries
Nora Studied Pi
Unparsed Idiot

9casey said...

I thought I was bored

allan said...

Just taking a short break from work .... now back to it.

9casey said...

Thats cool....did you see my post about the new radio crew...Dave O'brien is pretty good.....

allan said...

Since I hate Joe and Jerry, this has to be an improvement.

But isn't O'Brien the fool who still goes on and on (and on) about Manny's HR showboating against Oakland in the 2003 playoffs?

Jere said...

I don't buy that about Papelbon. So if he fails as a starter, he's just forced to retire? Because he, unlike everyone else, just can't possibly pitch more than exactly once every five days? Is there nothing he can do to pitch more than that? With all these doctors and trainers know? We've got possibly the best closer in the league. I think we should keep him right where he is.

laura k said...

Geez, get busy at work and everyone starts playing with anagrams. What's next, palindromes? I gotta get a piece of this.

laura k said...

Dave O'Brien??? I just realized who that is!!! God, I loathe that guy. Well, thank goodness we don't listen to the Sox on the radio...

By the way, this

Unparsed Idiot

is to good to waste on Dustin Pedroia.

laura k said...

manny ramirez =

ram in ny maze

it was more obscene the first time. i toned it down.

laura k said...

david ortiz

dad or vizit
vat did i roz (roz, did i vat?)

the zeds are too difficult

laura k said...

daisuke matsuzaka

i make us data, kuza

no, kuza is not a word. just a made-up name to use the leftover letters.

i'm not doing so well. i'd better stop.

9casey said...

Mike Lowell
Like mellow

Willy Mo Pena
A Lonely Wimp

Redsock will like this one

Theo Epstein
teethe in ops

Brain freeze

laura k said...

Willy Mo Pena
A Lonely Wimp


That's great!!

I must be picking the wrong names. :)

allan said...

Jonathan Papelbon = Anal Job Not Happen

:>)

allan said...

I have to get a bunch of these together for a post. Too good to hide away in comments.

laura k said...

Jack, your song parodies would be unfair competition around here.

curt schilling
hill, cut, rings

laura k said...

jason varitek
jive son karat

i should have quit after curt

Anonymous said...

Please, stop! and that ain't no anagram!

laura k said...

kevin youkilis

olive ink is yuk
vile kink is you

laura k said...

curt schilling

clinch lug stir

laura k said...

roger clemens

closer erg men

You can do about a million of them with his name.

I must have been too tired last night.

laura k said...

david ortiz

diva or ditz?

laura k said...

Newsflash! I've just been informed that while I was wracking my poor, tired brain to create anagrams on my own, Redsock was just plugging players' names into one of the many online anagram generators.

Here I was all impressed by his ability to turn Dustin Pedroia into this --

Dispute Inroad
Did Sap Routine
An Outside Drip
Dupont Diaries
Nora Studied Pi
Unparsed Idiot


-- when he really was just typing.

No wonder my anagrams suck! I was thinking them up on my own.

OK, who else was cheating? Jack Marshall will be taking your names.

Jere said...

This is like when I did anagrams for Sox blogs. (Joy of Sox is a hard one.)

http://letsgosox.blogspot.com/2005/07/ana-sp-gr-am-ming.html

I am absolutley offended by the use of these anagram generators! Use Scrabble tiles!

allan said...

(Joy of Sox is a hard one.)

Hot Foxes! Joy!

allan said...

"we move to canada" is great!

woo! advance team!
wet avocado, amen
eat wood, caveman
adam can't woo eve
mad eva tow canoe
damon weave coat

allan said...

move to canada = vacate and moo

laura k said...

I am absolutley offended by the use of these anagram generators! Use Scrabble tiles!

Yay Jere. :)

Scrabble tiles would make my life easier. I've been writing down the name and crossing out the letters. Not too efficient.

woo! advance team!
eat wood, caveman


These are so great. And relevant! Maybe I'll start an anagram thread at wmtc.