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Comment on 50-37: Swept away in Tampa Bay (again) by redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:51:53 +0000

Almost as if on cue, the Sox were dominating last night in Yankee Stadium. See? Told you the losing wouldn’t continue for long.

Comment on 50-37: Swept away in Tampa Bay (again) by Pat

Pat — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:34:40 +0000

More kudos to Drew, who in a way had the most clutch month of his career. He stepped up immediately after Ortiz went down with injury. He lead the way, and kept our confidence up.

I will be nice to see some good outings from our bullpen again. Everything else is running smoothly.

Also, it was wonderful to see a great outing by Daisuke. A rough first inning hurt his pitch count, but after that he was flawless.

Comment on 50-37: Swept away in Tampa Bay (again) by redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:24:32 +0000

LyfLines has a nice June Red Sox analysis available:
http://lyflines.blogspot.com/2008/07/boston-red-sox-june-audit.html

Comment on Trade rumor: Teixeira revisited by redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:23:47 +0000

I’m not sure Youkilis is the guy to replace on this team… Tex is definitely the premium impending free agent, but there are other power sources who may be available and come cheaper:

Adam Dunn, Carlos Delgado, Raul Ibanez, Hank Blalock, Tony Clark, Richie Sexson

Not sure that I am too crazy about any of these guys, but you might be able to get one of them for a young arm (or less). Can any of them play shortstop?? :)

Comment on Trade rumor: Teixeira revisited by Pat

Pat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:41:34 +0000

Personally, I love the idea of getting Teixeira. Manny is losing his edge, and we could really use a power bat to replace him.

The big negative is Youk’s more versatile. With Casey on the bench, we need Youk.

I don’t see it happening, but I think Youk and Masterson would be a price I could stomach.

Comment on Papelbon’s blown saves? Overblown by redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:27:29 +0000

Hi Victor, welcome to the site. Rivera is without a doubt the game’s best closer throughout history; my point was more who is the best “right now”, regardless of career stats.

I would include K-Rod, but not Rivera, under those conditions. Personally, I think Paps is better than everyone else right now. But that’s just my opinion.

Comment on Crisp handed 5-game suspension by redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:53:48 +0000

I guess there is a bit more pressure to perform as a rookie trying to earn the job 100%. But my guess is that Ells will be just fine. He gets fired up, but doesn’t seem to be an emotional player.

Comment on Crisp handed 5-game suspension by Pat

Pat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:46:01 +0000

Now that Coco isn’t here, I miss him. I feel like Ellsbury could use a day or two off to relieve the mental strain.

One more game is all. I’ll be glad to see him back.

Comment on Papelbon’s blown saves? Overblown by Victor Lim

Victor Lim — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:56:28 +0000

K-Rod and Mariano joins Papelbon as the game’s best closers

Comment on Youkilis’ eye costs the Sox by redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:32:56 +0000

Bailey is an old Sox farmhand, originally drafted by Florida in the 2nd round in 1997. He was traded to Montreal and became a free agent after 2003, and has been with Boston ever since. He actually became a minor-league free agent twice with Boston, only to re-sign with the Sox both times.

Great guy, can’t say enough about his character, sticking around like that. He’s never been given a real chance because he’s not great defensively and doesn’t hit well enough to DH. He’s always had decent power and has improved his eye, but most scouts say his swing doesn’t translate well to the bigs.