If this team gets in the playoffs, I like their chances with three top of the rotation starters.
Furthermore, you can't look at last year's playoff results as a predictor for what will happen next year in the playoffs. Teams, pitchers and hitters get hot and cold--see Papelbon's meltdown. On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure how you figure we will "do fine" when we got swept in the > first round of the playoffs last year by a team who then got crushed by the > Yankees. > > If by "do fine" you think we will make the playoffs, then yeah I think we > have a good chance for that goal, which I think is the goal of Sox > management. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi > *Sent:* Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:39 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Jason Bay > > I'm not as concerned about our offense as some people. I'm not going to > run through the 09 stats, but if I look at the roster I see reason for some > hope. > > Comparing the 09 team to the potential 10 team, I see offensive improvement > at catcher and short-stop. I see equal performance coming from 1b, 2b, CF, > RF, and DH. > > And I see us likely taking a ding in LF and 3B, unless we sign Beltre for > the latter then it may be equal. > > So if we go into 10 with a slightly weaker lineup but a stronger pitching > staff I think we'll do fine. > > My one worry, and it's a biggie, is Victor Martinez. Unless we go into 2010 > without an everyday 3B, he'll pretty much be required to catch every day. Is > he capable of that? I thought he'd been transitioning to a 1B role. > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That gets back to the fans goal: Win a World Series. >> >> The fans don't care if we win the division, though I do. I think winning >> the division is harder than winning the World Series once you're in the >> playoffs. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I guess that makes some sense, except that you have to beat the Yankees >>> eventually to win the World Series. >>> >>> But the Red Sox have adopted exactly the strategy that you stated here - >>> get to the playoffs as inexpensively as possible, and then hope for >>> something unusual to happen. As a fan, I'm not satisfied with that strategy >>> because they have the money to compete with the Yankees, they just choose to >>> maximize their profits instead. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:40 PM >>> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: Jason Bay >>> >>> To win the World Series you need to get into the playoffs. In a >>> division with the Yankees, the cheapest way to get into the playoffs is to >>> win the Wildcard. Winning the division is too expensive. >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure I understand that. >>>> >>>> Seems like just the opposite. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 1:28 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: Jason Bay >>>> >>>> When your fan base only cares about World Series rings, playing for >>>> the wildcard is the smart strategy. >>>> >>>> Ray >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in >>> Just 12 Weeks" >>> www.leadingafteralayoff.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in >> Just 12 Weeks" >> www.leadingafteralayoff.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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