Hall was starting the first half of last year ... how many teams have star players waiting in AAA as their fifth and sixth OFs? When a string of injuries hits, every team has to scramble and patch.
Steve O On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hall, McDonald, and VanEvery were starting last year? > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Steve Ouellette > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The problem isn't the bench -- everyone on the bench has been a starting > > major league player as recently as last year. The problem is that the > > starters haven't been hitting at all. Well, Victor's been hitting into a > > record number of DPs, but other than that ... > > > > Even then, the Sox have scored (thanks Toronto) one fewer run than the > > Yankees, but have given up 46 more. > > > > Steve O > > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> My concerns with this team lie less with Theo's decisions about > >> offense v. defense, and more towards the thinness of the talent. > >> > >> As the Patriots have proven, all teams have injuries and need to be > >> built with that in mind. That said, I don't see any depth to the Sox. > >> Once you break through the thin crust of talent, you are immediately > >> thrust into an assortment of kids out of Pawtucket. > >> > >> In the past, the Sox backup players would have been starters on lesser > >> teams. Dave Roberts-esque sort of guys. Now we have Hall, McDonald, > >> and Van Every (who might be OK). Lowell makes me nervous as a backup > >> plan for an injury to Beltre or Youk. Varitek seems to have landed > >> well in a spot starter role, but he'd be a terrible starter. And who > >> backs up Scutaro/Pedroia? > >> > >> Ray > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > I know I'm usually not a glass half-full type of guy however > >> > considering that none of our cylinders are clicking at the moment, we > >> > are within reach of both Rays and Yanks, and we are winning games like > >> > last night against teams in our division when we get out of this funk, > >> > we SHOULD be a contender for the Division Title. > >> > > >> > As Mel Gibson said in Braveheart - HOLD HOLD!!! > >> > > >> > > >> > -Larry > >> > > >> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Steve Ouellette > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Josh Beckett -- 7.22 > >> >> Jon Lester -- 6.23 > >> >> John Lackey -- 5.09 > >> >> > >> >> Three aces, just as we planned ... > >> >> > >> >> Steve O > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> 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 "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > >> www.fpgasimulation.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 "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
