From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:15 AM EST
"We’ve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully we’ve made some steps toward that,” he said. “We still have some more work to do. Clearly we’ve got to add some more things and we’ll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.”
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:41 AM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"We’ve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully we’ve made some steps toward that,” he said. “We still have some more work to do. Clearly we’ve got to add some more things and we’ll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.”
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:41 AM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"We’ve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully we’ve made some steps toward that,” he said. “We still have some more work to do. Clearly we’ve got to add some more things and we’ll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.”
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:44 AM EST
The Red Sox are a better team. But not better enough. Even if the team stays healthy and drama-free (no snitching, no beer and no fried chicken), I see the them as an 84-78 team.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:46 AM EST
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"Weâve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâve made some steps toward that,â he said. âWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâve got to add some more things and weâll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.â
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
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Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:47 AM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"We’ve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully we’ve made some steps toward that,” he said. “We still have some more work to do. Clearly we’ve got to add some more things and we’ll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.”
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
This is not a my-way-or-the-highway pinkhatter get out thing, but why are you here if they are making you so miserable?
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 11:54 AM EST
The Boston Red Sox have made me miserable. But Tom Brady and the Patriots cheer me up. LOL
199th pick in the 6th round, Tom Brady will soon win his fourth Super Bowl ring. I hope they face the Giants again and finally beat them.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 12:01 PM EST
In response to louisthelipp's comment:
Carnie, criticizing other posters?
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 12:04 PM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
But, what I am driving at, is: they clearly have a plan, which Cherrington is executing. It may not be the one you want. But, this is where the irony is in your irony. In the rare times when you offer anything other than just b*&ching, your ideas are generally out of touch and completely lacking in wisdom. So, while, as I have already stated, there may have been other better pick-ups out there, it is completely ludicrous when you call BC out in such absolute terms. Its a joke.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 12:17 PM EST
Any fan can get frustrated and lose patience with poor performance or what they perceive as bad signings and trades (and many of us have), but it pretty much means nothing when AllBileIke complains. If the Red Sox traded for Verlander and Giancarlo Stanton tomorrow, then Ben C would be a bum for not getting King Felix and Mike Trout as well.
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Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 1:07 PM EST
In response to louisthelipp's comment:
In response to Joebreidey's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
This is not a my-way-or-the-highway pinkhatter get out thing, but why are you here if they are making you so miserable?
Give him he'll Joe. So many here applaud the chronic complainers.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 1:28 PM EST
In response to carnie's comment:
In response to louisthelipp's comment:
Carnie, criticizing other posters?
Adds No Value
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Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 1:58 PM EST
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
But, what I am driving at, is: they clearly have a plan, which Cherrington is executing. It may not be the one you want. But, this is where the irony is in your irony. In the rare times when you offer anything other than just b*&ching, your ideas are generally out of touch and completely lacking in wisdom. So, while, as I have already stated, there may have been other better pick-ups out there, it is completely ludicrous when you call BC out in such absolute terms. Its a joke.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:00 PM EST
In response to Joebreidey's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"Weâve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâve made some steps toward that,â he said. âWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâve got to add some more things and weâll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.â
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
This is not a my-way-or-the-highway pinkhatter get out thing, but why are you here if they are making you so miserable?
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:03 PM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"We’ve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully we’ve made some steps toward that,” he said. “We still have some more work to do. Clearly we’ve got to add some more things and we’ll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.”
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:11 PM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂÂÂÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂÂÂÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂÂÂÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂÂÂÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂÂÂÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂÂÂÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
But, what I am driving at, is: they clearly have a plan, which Cherrington is executing. It may not be the one you want. But, this is where the irony is in your irony. In the rare times when you offer anything other than just b*&ching, your ideas are generally out of touch and completely lacking in wisdom. So, while, as I have already stated, there may have been other better pick-ups out there, it is completely ludicrous when you call BC out in such absolute terms. Its a joke.
He has no obligation to explain any strategies to you or any other fan.
In fact, it would be the height of stupidity to lay out the plan the Sox have for next year and the future.
You're just another attention junkie...
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:11 PM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to Joebreidey's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
This is not a my-way-or-the-highway pinkhatter get out thing, but why are you here if they are making you so miserable?
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Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:22 PM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂÂÂÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂÂÂÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂÂÂÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂÂÂÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂÂÂÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂÂÂÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
But, what I am driving at, is: they clearly have a plan, which Cherrington is executing. It may not be the one you want. But, this is where the irony is in your irony. In the rare times when you offer anything other than just b*&ching, your ideas are generally out of touch and completely lacking in wisdom. So, while, as I have already stated, there may have been other better pick-ups out there, it is completely ludicrous when you call BC out in such absolute terms. Its a joke.
'We're not going to improve the short term at the expense of the long term': check. They haven't sold off any valuable prospects in blockbuster trade, and all the FAs they have signed have been short term (obviously, the reason for the overpays was to keep the years down). And they didn't go long on years and giant dollars to lock up Grienke, sanchez, or Hamilton, thus tying up resouces for the future on such decidedly risky gambles.
'We want to look at more than stats in our signings, the totality of the palyer/person (ostensibly improving the much-maligned culture)'. Check. Gomes, Ross, Victorino all established leaders, clubhouse guys, gamers. You cried 'chicken and beer' and 'pampered super stars' ad naseum for a year running. Ben is addressing that.
That pretty much sums it up. And, he has summed it up just like that on at least a handful of occasions.
Now, you want to debate the merits of who he signed within that context? Fine. Like I said, I do not like the Dempster signing at all. And, while i understand the overpays for Victorino and Napoli, I don't like the idea of shelling out giant overpay on a guy like Gomes, purely for his ' good culture' and intangible plusses, which I think he was signed for.
But the plan is clear. If you don't comprehend what has been told to you explicitly by Ben himself, and even more explicitly in his actions, then you are actually the moron you accuse him of being.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:22 PM EST
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
In response to SpacemanEephus's comment:
In response to Alibiike's comment:
"WeâÂÂÂÂÂÂve been trying to add to the team without trying to take away from the team and keeping our core young talent in place so hopefully weâÂÂÂÂÂÂve made some steps toward that,â he said. âÂÂÂÂÂÂWe still have some more work to do. Clearly weâÂÂÂÂÂÂve got to add some more things and weâÂÂÂÂÂÂll have the rest of the winter to do that. I guess it was productive. We learned a lot and got a couple of things done.âÂÂÂÂÂÂ
Ben is just rife with widsom and profundity. A man who knows what to do and how to do it.
A clear visionary!
But, what I am driving at, is: they clearly have a plan, which Cherrington is executing. It may not be the one you want. But, this is where the irony is in your irony. In the rare times when you offer anything other than just b*&ching, your ideas are generally out of touch and completely lacking in wisdom. So, while, as I have already stated, there may have been other better pick-ups out there, it is completely ludicrous when you call BC out in such absolute terms. Its a joke.
'We're not going to improve the short term at the expense of the long term': check. They haven't sold off any valuable prospects in blockbuster trade, and all the FAs they have signed have been short term (obviously, the reason for the overpays was to keep the years down). And they didn't go long on years and giant dollars to lock up Grienke, sanchez, or Hamilton, thus tying up resouces for the future on such decidedly risky gambles.
'We want to look at more than stats in our signings, the totality of the palyer/person (ostensibly improving the much-maligned culture)'. Check. Gomes, Ross, Victorino all established leaders, clubhouse guys, gamers. You cried 'chicken and beer' and 'pampered super stars' ad naseum for a year running. Ben is addressing that.
That pretty much sums it up. And, he has summed it up just like that on at least a handful of occasions.
Now, you want to debate the merits of who he signed within that context? Fine. Like I said, I do not like the Dempster signing at all. And, while i understand the overpays for Victorino and Napoli, I don't like the idea of shelling out giant overpay on a guy like Gomes, purely for his ' good culture' and intangible plusses, which I think he was signed for.
But the plan is clear. If you don't comprehend what has been told to you explicitly by Ben himself, and even more explicitly in his actions, then you are actually the moron you accuse him of being.
Re: From our GM
posted at 12/14/2012 2:23 PM EST
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