Comments on: Not a bad bonus (not a bad consolation prize either)

By: pat

pat — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:57:59 +0000

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By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:05:10 +0000

For all the blowing of smoke they do, Boston simply doesn’t have the pieces to get Halladay. Buchholz and Kelly just won’t cut it. Their No. 1 priority is to focus on hitting. From 2003-2007 Ortiz / Ramirez caused havoc for pitchers and managers. That ship has sailed and Boston is back to earth. No immediate help from the farm system means free agent signings or fall behind Tampa Bay in the AL East pecking order.
Prediction : Boston rolls the dice in 2010 with almost what they have and hope for the free agent class of 2011 brings help including signing their own Beckett and Martinez.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:46:27 +0000

SJ44 -

Ah, yes, the Red Sox shopping list and Josh Beckett. Two wrenches in the plan.

By: SJ44

SJ44 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:43:50 +0000

Betsy,

Nobody in the media knows who are on Halladay’s list. He doesn’t talk to the media. They are all speculating.

Bob Elliot, the Toronto columnist, is closer to Halladay than anybody in the media. If he says something about it (which he did last week) then you know its from Halladay.

Doreen,

So far, at least according to the folks in the media “closest to the Red Sox”, they are going to acquire, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Holliday, Mike Gonzalez, Speedy Gonzalez, and just about any other player not named Gonzalez currently available.

I don’t know if the would have room for Halladay. He would have to start the season in Pawtucket until they could open up a roster spot for him! lol

Seriously though, I don’t know if the Sox have enough minor league to matchup with Toronto at this time.

Also, Josh Beckett isn’t taking a paycut to stay in Boston. If they give Doc 20+ million, Beckett is going to look for the same or he will walk. Not sure the Sox want to tie up that kind of money on 2 pitchers, despite the claims from the Sox cheerleaders in the media.

By: Betsy - high on pie

Betsy - high on pie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:38:13 +0000

Was AJ even allowed to say that stuff about Doc? I remember Pat mentioning at some point that this could be construed as tampering……

By: Betsy - high on pie

Betsy - high on pie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:37:17 +0000

Billy Sample? I remember him – why on earth would Martin hate him? I was only 12 or 13 when Martin managed the Yanks in the 80′s, so I don’t remember him that well, but I will say that I have never been comfortable with managers like him. It’s why I never loved Lou as manager – I hated seeing him lose his temper all the time. I just don’t love managers that berate their players to motivate them, no matter what the end results end up being.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:36:03 +0000

pat -

Agreed.

SJ44 -

You don’t think the Red Sox would be in that small group?

By: Betsy - high on pie

Betsy - high on pie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:35:07 +0000

Pat, I agree……though I’m not sure Doc is too happy with the Jays for putting him through that last year.

By: Betsy - high on pie

Betsy - high on pie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:34:16 +0000

SJ, I thought that about the Angels as well………until I read that they were on Doc’s list.

By: Betsy - high on pie

Betsy - high on pie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:33:35 +0000

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