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    LOL WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...eview&c_id=oak

    The Red Sox and A's were talking at the non-waiver Trade Deadline a month ago, when Oakland was in the market for a shortstop and Boston was starting to look to the future.

    Oakland has Stephen Drew now, but at the time, the A's were looking at the Sox's Mike Aviles, according to MLB.com's Peter Gammons. In turn, Boston asked for left-handed starter Brett Anderson, who was still on the rehab trail from Tommy John surgery.
    That is one of the most hilarious trade rumors I've heard in a while lol. Right. Let's trade a 24 year-old, top of the rotation type left-handed SP for a 31 year-old SS with an OBP less than .300 and OPS less than .700 this season (.310 and .724 career). Are you serious Ben Cherington, are you serious? Excuse me, John Henry, are you serious?

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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    They finally promoted CJKalt to GM.
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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    Nothing will ever top the Matt Kemp for David Wells and the Andre Ethier for Dice-K reported rumors.

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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    asking price and what expected to get are always different... not sure what the story is here
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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    The asking price is nowhere close to the item in question is the hilarity of it all. I guess a homer can't see that.

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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    Well, he did want Starlin Castro for Theo Epstein
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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    Then in the next breath says Theo wasn't good and gets too much credit.

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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    I'd love it if somebody could find a post where CJ complains because the Red Sox gave up too much for a crummy player or gave away a great player and didn't get good return for him.
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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    I wonder what his thoughts on Babe Ruth or Jeff Bagwell are.

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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    He liked the Melancon deal for the Astros.

    He liked it for Boston too though. I think I did as well. Shit.
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    Lol this thread humors me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Providence A's View Post
    Then in the next breath says Theo wasn't good and gets too much credit.
    This is all true for the last 4 years... He got away from his principles from early on and he didn't do as well

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    Re: WTF? Is a Red Sox homer running the team?

    Quote Originally Posted by cjkalt View Post
    This is all true for the last 4 years... He got away from his principles from early on and he didn't do as well
    So, why weren't you saying any of this before this year?
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    Quote Originally Posted by HollywoodLeo View Post
    So, why weren't you saying any of this before this year?
    Kinda was, wasn't on B/S a lot last summer but also sometimes it's hard tO see the forest from inside the trees... Also tough to call 2011 bust years from Crawford and others bad decisions for 1 year, but I should have

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