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    Out Out, Brief Panda: Pablo To Have Shoulder Surgery

    Whole article about Panda being fat-shamed: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07/health/pablo-sandoval-weight-loss-trnd/index.html ... along with an image of what he looks like now. Appears he has continued to lose weight. Wondering if he can still hit without all the mass.
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    Report: This is Don Orsillo's last season

      Maybe, but I think this will lead to some people watching fewer games. Or at least not watching them as long.   It's not that Orsillo is the best announcer on Earth, but he's got a lot more going for him by comparison to others.   I live in DC. The announcers for the Nationals are about as...
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    My Favorite Non-Pedro Red Sox Pitching Performance

    Honorable mention to Curtis Leskanic in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS.   It's not so much that he was great, but I still remember the way I felt with every pitch he threw.
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    John Farrell has Lymphoma.

    Bet it's going to feel good walking out on Opening Day a few years from now and telling everyone the cancer is gone.   Stay strong John.
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    Lucchino out as CEO?

      Yeah, I agree there's no way Beane is coming to Boston. He's comfortable in the Bay Area, which has a lot to offer, and even a shot at the WS title makes that a hard sell.    I wonder what role the motorcycle accident had to play in Lucchino's decision. The guy is like 70 years old and it's...
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    Koji's Split Personality

      This.   All the talk about whether or not he's injured doesn't really matter so long as he's still able to get people out. I think his pitch selection has more to do with who's catching than other factors. I would love to see what the selection looks like with other catchers.
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    Would You Do It?

      Ortiz hit that homerun the night I got married. We had the event in Las Vegas, the Sox were down at the start of the ceremony, and he hit that home run right after we exchanged vows. I stepped out just in time to see him crossing home, and enjoyed watching the rest of the games throughout our...
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    Red Sox fire Juan Nieves

      If it were an election, absolutely yes to Varitek. He reigned in a lot of personalities and got them to focus on their best stuff.   I don't think anyone could have done the job he did, as long as he did it, that successfully during the time he played. Think about how rough Beckett was during...
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    Marlins just DFA'd Salty

    Is it possible Salty just did not fit into their plans with Realmuto waiting in the wings?   http://www.fantasypros.com/mlb/news/31493/jt-realmuto-doubles-versus-phillies.php   He certainly seems to have some fantasy value.
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    RedSox claimed INF Luis Jimenez off waivers from Milwaukee.

    NESN article about the pickup.   http://nesn.com/2015/05/brock-holt-influence-again-displayed-in-red-sox-acquiring-luis-jimenez/   "The logic behind acquiring Jimenez centered mostly on what the 27-year-old brings to the table. He’s a strong defender, particularly at third base, who can play...
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    Hanley Ramirez is "day to day" with shoulder sprain

    It's not like we are losing Hanley for the season.   Most shoulder sprains do not require surgery. People usually recover from them within 3 weeks, and often in a lot less time than that.   If it is the kind of sprain that requires extended downtime, we would know about it already. The...
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    All A-Rod talk here

    Wondering what the chances are he actually gets those 6 HRs.    Without speculating on his actual physical condition, the team could simply choose to use him against pitchers where he doesn't have a good chance of putting anything over the wall (i.e. against the Red Sox starting line up, with...
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    Your Red Sox Blind Spot

    Curtis Leskanic. My memories of him are about 3 innings long.
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    Lester to Cubs: Rent Garments Thread

    Sucks that Lester is leaving the team, but I am glad we did not take on that contract. Let the Cubs deal with that.   The way this played out has me thinking the total dollar value is not all that was included in the Red Sox offer. It's hard to understand why the negotiations would go on so long...
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    Why does everyone wait until Thanksgiving and Christmas to zero out their budgets?

    Why does everyone wait until Thanksgiving and Christmas to zero out their budgets?
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