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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    this team is in the shitter. i predict 80 wins
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Davidtrios wrote:
    this team is in the shitter. i predict 80 wins

    I think their offense alone will get them that but they are certainly worse than both the Yankees and Rays at this point.
  • jervin007
    jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    Avoided arbitration with Ellsbury for 8.05 million.
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    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
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  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    The Padilla signing (and the other scrap heap pitcher signings from shortly before that) reeks of an attempt to duplicate the Garcia and Colon signings Cashman made last year. It's good to see Boston trying to make a positive change in the clubhouse attitude by signing a guy like Padilla who has never worn out his welcome on a team before. Oh, that's right.
    http://www.bbtia.com/home/2009/6/3/news ... ivers.html
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Carl Crawford had wrist surgery and will start hitting at some point during spring training, that is if Carl Crawford could actually still hit :lol::lol:

    Oh and nice job countering the Yanks big moves Friday with a big signing of Padilla.

    The Yankees moves were just "eh" though :lol:
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Monster Rain wrote:
    The Padilla signing (and the other scrap heap pitcher signings from shortly before that) reeks of an attempt to duplicate the Garcia and Colon signings Cashman made last year. It's good to see Boston trying to make a positive change in the clubhouse attitude by signing a guy like Padilla who has never worn out his welcome on a team before. Oh, that's right.
    http://www.bbtia.com/home/2009/6/3/news ... ivers.html
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Carl Crawford had wrist surgery and will start hitting at some point during spring training, that is if Carl Crawford could actually still hit :lol::lol:

    Oh and nice job countering the Yanks big moves Friday with a big signing of Padilla.

    The Yankees moves were just "eh" though :lol:

    Yeah, it definitely does. Same type of thing. Boston says they have to move payroll if they want to sign Oswalt. Guess they are back to being a small market team. Yeah, I thought about that too. I am sure another Tex beaning from Padilla could spark the Yankees-Red Sox rilvary again
  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Davidtrios wrote:
    this team is in the shitter. i predict 80 wins

    I think their offense alone will get them that but they are certainly worse than both the Yankees and Rays at this point.


    dont count out those pesky jays
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Davidtrios wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Davidtrios wrote:
    this team is in the shitter. i predict 80 wins

    I think their offense alone will get them that but they are certainly worse than both the Yankees and Rays at this point.


    dont count out those pesky jays

    No doubt, they'll definitely be better and will should make some noise in the division, I just don't think they are there yet. Certainly a great foundation though.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    2012 WS champs

    Haters gonna hate...
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    2012 WS champs

    I thought you were kidding! I thought it was a joke! I even wrote it down in my diary, "Fenway Faithful had a very funny joke today!" I laughed at it later that night!
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    2012 WS champs

    Haters gonna hate...


    I mean you never know but at this point I would say that's a bold predicition!
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    2012 WS champs

    I thought you were kidding! I thought it was a joke! I even wrote it down in my diary, "Fenway Faithful had a very funny joke today!" I laughed at it later that night!
    :lol: The man punted Baxter
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    2012 WS champs

    I thought you were kidding! I thought it was a joke! I even wrote it down in my diary, "Fenway Faithful had a very funny joke today!" I laughed at it later that night!
    :lol: The man punted Baxter

    well played cliff.
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    I think they are a 85 win team which places them 3rd in the division. I haven't been excited about a single offseason move so far. We don't have a right fielder and our left fielder is injured (and sucked terribly last year). The infield is solid and we have a few decent starting pitchers, but the back end of the rotation is weak and so is the bullpen. I really hope they can figure out how to get Oswalt, but according to ownership they'd have to dump salary to do it.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    All this negativity sucks, as famed Celtics coach Rick Pitino once said.

    Crawford's gonna have a big season, I'm calling it right now. While we're at it, I'm calling a big season from Chicken Saltalamaccia too. We don't have Lackey or Dice K ruining win streaks. We have one of the best bullpens in baseball, despite losing Poopelbon. I think we get good production from Lester and Beckett (I hear Cliffy cackling from all the way down I-95 reading this)...and Buckles will be back and healthy and ready to win his 1st Cy Young. On top of all this, there's a new sheriff in town to turn around clubhouse culture.

    This is all optimistic speculation for sure, but I think 2012 will be a major surprise to the Sox haters out there.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    All this negativity sucks, as famed Celtics coach Rick Pitino once said.

    Crawford's gonna have a big season, I'm calling it right now. While we're at it, I'm calling a big season from Chicken Saltalamaccia too. We don't have Lackey or Dice K ruining win streaks. We have one of the best bullpens in baseball, despite losing Poopelbon. I think we get good production from Lester and Beckett (I hear Cliffy cackling from all the way down I-95 reading this)...and Buckles will be back and healthy and ready to win his 1st Cy Young. On top of all this, there's a new sheriff in town to turn around clubhouse culture.

    This is all optimistic speculation for sure, but I think 2012 will be a major surprise to the Sox haters out there.
    I disagree with the bullpen statement. Papelbon is gone and Bard is likely moving to the rotation. I just don't see Melancon and Bailey being nearly as good as Papelbon and Bard were in their respective spots.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Whether Bard moves to the rotation or not, I still think the bullpen is going to be very effective
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Whether Bard moves to the rotation or not, I still think the bullpen is going to be very effective
    I hope you're right. So who is playing right field and who is starting in left if Crawford can't go?
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    adam42381 wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Whether Bard moves to the rotation or not, I still think the bullpen is going to be very effective
    I hope you're right. So who is playing right field and who is starting in left if Crawford can't go?
    Probably Darnell in left and Sweeney in right. Crawford's gonna be fine and will have a nice bounceback year. Im full of optimism in January. 1st spring training game is 44 days away!
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    1st spring training game is 44 days away!
    I got tickets to 5 games at the Sox new stadium. I'm thinking about getting tickets to a couple games at the Twins stadium as well.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Te Sox traded Scutaro to the Rockies for RP Clayton Mortensen. Salary dump to make a move for Oswalt, hopefully.

    http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/01/r ... utaro.html

    So, who's gonna play short now? Punto? Aviles?
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.

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