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Re: Calm before the storm

Bill Burt — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:26:26 -0000

Dave
Good point. The only problem was Gagne was a big question mark. He hadn't pitched a full season since 1994. The Red Sox couldn't afford to put all of their eggs in his basket. Remember, too, the Sox made and offer to Gagne, for about half the guaranteed money and Gagne chose the sure thing, which I don't blame.
Anyway, this won't matter if Sox fend off Yankees, win pennant and then World Series. I believe that J.D. Drew is the albatross on this team, but sometimes great pitching and bullpen can overcome Drew-like deficiencies.

Re: Calm before the storm

Dave — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:45:46 -0000

While I think this was a good move, nobody was mentioned that the Red Sox could have and should have signed Gagne in the offseason for a little more money than Piniero. I know that Gagne hadn't pitched much in the last two seasons but if they were going to take a chance on Piniero who has never been very good (he did win 16 games one year a while back), they should have just spent the money to get Gagne then. Now, they have Gagne, don't have Piniero, and gave up 3 prospects in the process. This is another mistake made by Theo that nobody ever seems to bring up.

Re: Calm before the storm

s1c — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:46:01 -0000

A good pick up in Gagne, though I was in the minority and thought that Gabbard was worth keeping. Would have liked to have seen a good right handed bat, but with this bull pen and starters this team has a chance to win every night.