Where Did The Sox Improve In The Off-Season???

[The Dad Fisherman]

Not for nothing but they already made back that 51 Million posting fee before he even threw a pitch....Merchendise and Endorsments have already paid for that.

They are making a ton of cash off of him over in Japan....he's already doing Nike Commercials over there.

as far as improvements Dice-K is going to be an effective #3 for us. J.D. drew IS an improvement over Trot...albeit a bit of an over-priced improvement. but he is a better defensive outfielder than Trot and has a little more pop in his bat. and as far as the injury bug goes its not like Trot didn't get bit by that on a regular basis either.

We also got rid of Foulke...there's another improvement. He was absolutely painful to watch.

The person who needs to pull his head out of his arse is Varitek....a guy his size needs to be jacking out 25 HR's a season and he better hit better than a .240 clip....that killed a lot of rallies last season and so far with spring training it looks like he picked up right where he left off.

1/2 of building a team is Chemistry, not just Talent. Look at the Yankees the past 4-5 years...they have been stacked but they never developed any chemistry.....just a lot of attitude.

[BigFish]

I like the way you think Kev!

I also agree with your "addition by subtraction" theory on Foulke and Nixon....though I think JD Drew is a nightmare waiting to happen!

Strike King....maybe I am wrong but I thought he signed for five years.....my math is correct based on that and if its six years then so be it....one more year of misery!

Add a Japanese "star" however just to get into a market and make big bucks on merchandise?? Yah, I figured that out but tack on 10 losses for the team and only about 14 wins (if he is lucky)....that is gonna hurt in the long run! Dice-K.....you can have him!

[Raider Ronnie]

Ah,
Larry (Bigfish) is in mid season form !!!

[BigFish]

Pickins were as slim as I have ever seen....however I would never have pulled the trigger on that deal....I would have let the Yankees have him!!

You won't see me climbing on the Dice-K wagon I can tell you that! Not because I don't like him, but I look at the history of Asian players in the Majors (pitchers in particular) and the history is they implode....maybe a couple good years and done! Best was Nomo and...well.....he imploded! No longevity there....and only 2 position players ever amounted to anything.....Suzuki and the Yankee outfielder whose name escapes me at the moment!

[Raider Ronnie]

Take a few valium Larry and chill out !!!
Fishing is just around the corner and give it some time before you start your Sox bashing!
Even I give it a few weeks into the football season before I start bashing the Pats !!!

[BigFish]

I am not critisizing and most certainly not comparing this ownership with the "Gorman Era".....man was that miserable! This years free agent pool certainly was shallow to say the least...all the way around so I am not criticizing them as a whole.....just on "the big decision" and as long as it works for you and....others like you then thats all that matters!

Lets see how we both like Dice-K in about 2 months!

[afterhours]

larry i think you may need one of two things....

[Squid kids Dad]

I admit I am a die hard fan...I love the Red Sox,Celtics,Patriots,Bruins..Not neccesarly in that order.LOL..I am sure every fan in every city goes thru same talk..every team(well almost every team) has the same chance of winning it all...I am excited about this year as I am about every year.I remember "67"That was awesome ..That is what makes it fun..GO SOX