I"m not whining. I'm just calling it like I see it. I don't have a lot of faith in "this guy will come back" and "that guy will come back" and "with a little luck" as reasons to expect success.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > Are they not close to a playoff run? They're 2 1/2 games behind the > Orioles for a playoff spot, despite having easily the worst injury problems > in the league thus far -- I will not run through them right now, unless you > request it, but people have been clamoring for Aaron Cook and Scott > Podsednik. Reinforcements are on the way, and some day Adrian Gonzalez will > stop doing his Carlos Quintana impersonation. Stop your whining. > > Steve O > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I argue that if they are not rebuilding then they are falling into the >> trap that ensared the Yankees in the 80's. You can't keep hoping against >> hope that a team like the 2012 Red Sox will amount to anything. If you keep >> telling yourself that you're close to a playoff run, then you don't make >> the moves you need for the future. >> >> So I hope to see more trades around the deadline. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not really rebuilding. If they were really doing that, they would have >>> traded more vets by now for better young players, not >>> 'bags of balls' like they apparently got for Youkilis (not that I >>> disagree with that trade). But I have to say, I am looking forward to >>> seeing Crawford - Ellsbury - Kalish in the outfield, with Middlebrooks - >>> Iglesias - Pedroia - Gonzalez in the infield and Salty and Lavarnway >>> doing the catching, with Papi as DH... I think that is where we will be >>> later this year, if they fall out of contention, but definitely next year. >>> >>> Dan D >>> Central NJ USA >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 5, 2012 9:56 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: Optimistically Speaking.... >>> >>> I'm pretty certain that the Sox will continue to play this way until >>> they've shed themselves of tens of millions of dollars of DL money. >>> >>> I see too much instability in the roster. Guys coming up, guys going >>> down, guys being traded. The Sox are in a rebuilding year, though no one >>> is allowed to say it. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Given the state of the Sox right now (only 3 'experienced' Sox players >>> in the line-up yesterday, down offensively but >>> getting decent pitching and with the AS break almost upon us and "only" >>> 7.5 games behind the Yankees with a 4-game >>> set about to start), I am still feeling cautiously optimistic about the >>> 2H of the year. Yeah, crazy, but I figure that they >>> can't play much more inconsistently than they already have. And with the >>> troops getting healthy - might we actually >>> have our projected starting outfield of Crawford, Ellsbury and >>> Ross/Sweeney after the break? - and assuming the >>> pitching stays decent - especially the bullpen - I can see the team >>> making some sort of run in the second half. Not >>> blistering like last year, but perhaps enough to get them into the >>> play-offs. >>> >>> Seems to me the main competition for the second WC will be among Tampa >>> Bay/Cleveland/Baltimore/Detroit (assuming >>> division winners NYY - CWS - Rangers and the Angels the other WC). With >>> the addition assumption of good health in >>> the second half, I don't see why the Sox couldn't be competitive with >>> any of those teams. >>> >>> BTW, I will be going to Fenway during our annual sojourn to The Cape - >>> but it will be to see Springsteen perform! >>> >>> Dan D >>> Central NJ USA >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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