tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5927793401726036110..comments2024-03-28T04:28:17.379-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Red Sox Asking About Marteallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-89955965188995256502008-07-23T06:09:00.000-07:002008-07-23T06:09:00.000-07:00Ohhhhhh realllly...Thanks ManHee hee.<I>Ohhhhhh realllly...Thanks Man</I><BR/><BR/>Hee hee.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80481047486826363042008-07-23T06:03:00.000-07:002008-07-23T06:03:00.000-07:00I thought this was about Andy Marte. I was worried...I thought this was about Andy Marte. I was worried.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080026360873456937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73192900119064232862008-07-22T16:13:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:13:00.000-07:00I've said Tito is the greatest manager for the Red...I've said Tito is the greatest manager for the Red Sox of all time...Theo is the greatest GM of all time....If we are only grading on results.....:). If there is some other way to grade I am not privy to it.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> Jack Marshall said... <BR/>Casey, L-Girl was doing what she thinks is a Jack imitation. But I pronounce "sucks" differently.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ohhhhhh realllly...Thanks Man9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6644469037799591152008-07-22T15:46:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:46:00.000-07:00Hey, this is Ofer. Thought it's about time to choo...Hey, this is Ofer. Thought it's about time to choose a screen name for myself. <BR/>Anyway, just wondering: how come Papi started his rehab in Pawtucket and moved down to Portland? Scheduling issues, or what?A Conformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312939307696267987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-53011319916830245192008-07-22T15:12:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:12:00.000-07:00rules:things that suck = suckthings that are good ...rules:<BR/><BR/>things that suck = suck<BR/>things that are good = suck (time will prove)<BR/><BR/>(looking forward to spring training)nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044296357860322585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-51617587210258476842008-07-22T14:55:00.000-07:002008-07-22T14:55:00.000-07:00Or are your rules that Theo only gets praise for w...<I>Or are your rules that Theo only gets praise for what works and should never get criticism for what doesn't? </I><BR/><BR/>Did anyone here ever say anything like that?<BR/><BR/>And what rules are you talking about?laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-9312940115131297492008-07-22T14:47:00.000-07:002008-07-22T14:47:00.000-07:00Well, ya know, the GM IS responsible for the trade...Well, ya know, the GM IS responsible for the trades he makes, no matter how well-considered, and no matter how unlikely the bad outcome may have seemed at the time. <BR/><BR/>If Theo's going to take credit for trading for Cabrera and Roberts and Schilling, he's got to accept the blame for losing Meredith, Bard, Murphy, Sanchez, Arroyo...and not getting much back. (And he clearly does accept it.) Or are your rules that Theo only gets praise for what works and should never get criticism for what doesn't? If so, he really does have the best job in the world...Jack Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129607755816264057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-76142578079135843012008-07-22T14:21:00.001-07:002008-07-22T14:21:00.001-07:00I don't blame him, especially.?????????<I>I don't blame him, especially.</I><BR/><BR/>?????????laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-59152384693469265102008-07-22T14:21:00.000-07:002008-07-22T14:21:00.000-07:00L-Girl was doing what she thinks is a Jack imitati...<I> L-Girl was doing what she thinks is a Jack imitation.</I><BR/><BR/>What "she thinks" is a Jack imitation? Nice try. Shall we ask for a show of hands of how many people knew immediately who I was parodying?laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34830099636178052132008-07-22T13:29:00.000-07:002008-07-22T13:29:00.000-07:00Casey, L-Girl was doing what she thinks is a Jack ...Casey, L-Girl was doing what she thinks is a Jack imitation. But I pronounce "sucks" differently.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I've liked ALL of Theo's mid-season pitching trades when he made them. But it's hard to deny that they haven't turned out very well. I don't blame him, especially. Heck, I may be the last one alive who will still defend the Bagwell-Anderson trade.Jack Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129607755816264057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-44329033360252034712008-07-22T13:24:00.000-07:002008-07-22T13:24:00.000-07:00Damn it all, Theo! Why aren't you perfect? Every o...Damn it all, Theo! Why aren't you perfect? <BR/><BR/>Every other GM in baseball gets exactly what he needs in every trade all the time. They all bat 1.000, Theo the Moron hits .000.<BR/><BR/><I>And Tito has to be more flexible in using Papelbon.</I><BR/><BR/>Ideally, yes. On Sunday, it would have been cool to see Bot in the 8th inning, then a lesser arm take the 9th. But name me one manager in MLB who would do that. <BR/><BR/>I'd like Tito to the The One, but it isn't going to happen, not during the regular season. Playoff Assassin Tito might do it.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-63794310839906997372008-07-22T13:18:00.001-07:002008-07-22T13:18:00.001-07:00L-girl said... Theo sucks. Tito sucks. Everyone su...L-girl said... <BR/>Theo sucks. Tito sucks. Everyone sucks, all the time. Back in my day, everyone sucked but it didn't matter because we knew how to play the game.<BR/><BR/>Oh, L<BR/>.........<BR/><BR/><BR/>16 wins is 16 wins 15 losses is well you know9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-87348879076965155632008-07-22T13:18:00.000-07:002008-07-22T13:18:00.000-07:00I noticed that Baseball Prospectus has marked Dice...<I>I noticed that Baseball Prospectus has marked Dice-K down as a likely second-half flop. No respect! I think the first half of this year is a lot closer to the real Matsusaka than last season.</I><BR/><BR/>Dice will "flop" in the second half only in the fact that his luck is bound to run out and more of the many guys he allows on base will start coming around to score.<BR/><BR/>In 2008, he is allowing MORE guys on base per inning than he did last season. Yet his ERA is 1.80 lower! Don't expect Dice to be as successful as he has been without keeping more guys off base.<BR/><BR/>2007 BB/K: 80/201<BR/>2008 BB/K: 57/77<BR/><BR/>Ugh. Not good.<BR/><BR/>He is allowing fewer dongs though (25 last year, 5 so far this season).allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-78252840285642083852008-07-22T12:22:00.000-07:002008-07-22T12:22:00.000-07:00Theo sucks. Tito sucks. Everyone sucks, all the ti...Theo sucks. Tito sucks. Everyone sucks, all the time. Back in my day, everyone sucked but it didn't matter because we knew how to play the game.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60387685867147172722008-07-22T12:20:00.000-07:002008-07-22T12:20:00.000-07:00no one knew gagne was gonna suck that bad. i remem...no one knew gagne was gonna suck that bad. i remember everyone was over the moon about us getting gagne, myself included.nixon33https://www.blogger.com/profile/03283528172781996570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-48229212351845842252008-07-22T12:01:00.000-07:002008-07-22T12:01:00.000-07:00Appropo of our "who's the ace" discussion, I notic...Appropo of our "who's the ace" discussion, I noticed that Baseball Prospectus has marked Dice-K down as a likely second-half flop. No respect! I think the first half of this year is a lot closer to the real Matsusaka than last season.<BR/><BR/>Re the pen: if Theo's record of trading for mid-season bullpen help wasn't so horrible, I might take issue with the stand-pat strategy. But giving up players like Freddie Sanchez and David Murphy for the likes of Scott Sauerbeck and Eric Gagne...no mas. Hansen or DelCarmen have to step up, that's all there is to it. And Tito has to be more flexible in using Papelbon. For your best bullpen pitcher to sit unused as the team loses one 1-run game after another is self-evidently misguided, no?Jack Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129607755816264057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-13111801087485883132008-07-22T11:33:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:33:00.000-07:00yanks want washburn? ha you can have him<A HREF="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fname%3dolney_buster" REL="nofollow">yanks want washburn? ha you can have him</A>nixon33https://www.blogger.com/profile/03283528172781996570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-26359176461966996202008-07-22T11:32:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:32:00.000-07:00i really hope the bullpen gets figured out, obviou...i really hope the bullpen gets figured out, obviously.<BR/>i hope masterson can be '08's oki doki, but chances are slim. who else could we be looking at?nixon33https://www.blogger.com/profile/03283528172781996570noreply@blogger.com