I'm am completely against the rest of the season being played. Totally unnecessary.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote: > “These averages will give the Red Sox 91 games +/- 1” > > Okay, let’s not have them play the games because it’s a foregone > conclusion. > > The games must be played. > > And the difference between 91 and 95 can be made up from a Friday to a > Monday at any time throughout the season. > > > > I AM HOPEFUL. I like our chances. > > I like our team. > > I like that Ortiz is likely still off steroids and is learning to hit the > ball out of the park anyway now (or he found a new undetectable supply). > > I like that Ellsbury will be back and bringing speed to the bases. > > I like that Wakefield is getting into the warmer months and his pitches > will dance like tongues of fire of Pentecost. > > I like that they’ve discovered that tek should always catch for Dice-K. > > Obviously, the team of April and the early part of May was not prepared to > start the season. But they made it through and here we are only 2 games out > of first. > > I really don’t think NY is better than the Sox. > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:15 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: Two games behind Yankees > > > > Baseball is a game of averages. And these averages will give the Red Sox 91 > games +/- 1. > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't remember Theo actually calling it a bridge year. Did he use those > words? Even if he did, I don't take bridge to mean "won't compete for a > title." It means "will bring in old guys on short contracts who we think can > play." > > There is a fascinating New Englandian tendency -- maybe it's just a Red Sox > phenomenon? -- to throw oneself off a bridge at the tiniest hint of trouble. > Wait, not fascinating, aggravating. > > Baseball is a game of averages. Things even out over time. The Sox have > outstanding pitching -- I don't think anyone disagreed with that at the > beginning of the season. The question going in was if they would hit enough > (which I think too much was made of). Injuries can happen, but if those > don't get in the way, Josh Beckett will not be sporting a 7-plus ERA in > September and John Lackey won't be at 5 either. > > Similarly, the Rays will come back to earth and the Padres will not win the > NL West. > > It's not unreasonable to have questions and worries when a slump hits -- > especially at the start of the season -- but it just seems excessive to call > the season over 30 games into the year when there was, and is, every reason > to expect them to play better. > > I too was pissed at the incredible crappiness of the April Sox. Just > thought that surrendering was a silly option. > > Steve O > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey, Theo called it a bridge year, not me. I just quoted the guy. > > > > I'm still not convinced this team is very good. Drew hasn't missed his > obligatory 20-game stretch yet. I'm not sure Papi can keep this up, but I > hope he can. Varitek is not going to finish the season with a 1.000-plus > OPS. The bullpen is dicey and I'm pretty sure our starters aren't going to > go into the eighth inning most games. > > > > Maybe Dice-K has found his groove, but he'll have to fight his history. > Buccholz is better than I thought. Lester will be better than he is. > Beckett, who knows. Same for Lackey. Maybe he'll end up on the DL as well. > > > > For the record, I'm not miserable. I'm just a fan who has concerns. I'm not > sure why you happy folks have to dump on those of us who disagree. I'm not > critical of anyone else who thinks highly of the team as long as they're > intellectually honest and hold consistent opinions. > > > > Let's see how the season plays out. > > > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > 91 games. > > > > I stand by my prediction. > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What do you mean convert? > > I've been pleading patience all along. Our pitching has been the worst in > the league, but it's not REALLY the worst. There's a big correction coming > (or now begun). > > I've been amazed at how many people gave up on the season sometime in mid > April. > > Steve O > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A convert? > Welcome to the fold, Steve. > > Hey Guys, we have a good team to follow. Leave the Fellowship and join the > Realist Alliance. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Tue May 25 04:03:50 2010 > *Subject*: Re: Two games behind Yankees > > Yeah? Well...blah blah to you to! > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This season is over ... blah blah ... too far behind ... blah blah ... time > to rebuild ... blah blah ... Theo has failed us ...blah blah ... I give up > ... blah blah .... this team sucks ... blah blah ... no hope, no hope, no > hope ... blah blah. > > The insurmountable deficit for the wild card lead has been cut to two games > and we're not even out of May yet. > > 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. > > > > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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