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    MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/3/2011 9:50 AM EDT

      RED SOX NEED TO WIN THE NEXT 5 IN A ROW..... THE YANK$ ARE NOT GOING AWAY, WE NEED TO DO IT OURSELVES AND TAKE CARE THE INDIANS NEXT 2 AND THE WEEKEND WITH THE "DREADED YANK$"  !!!!
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/3/2011 10:38 AM EDT

    Tito did not do a good job with the pitching match-ups. Lackey against CC? Should have been Lester.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/3/2011 10:40 AM EDT

    Wow, glad you brought that to their attention.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/3/2011 11:22 AM EDT

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/3/2011 11:37 AM EDT

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 9:06 AM EDT

       LOOKING GOOD SO FAR !!!   THAT A BOY JACOBY, SOFTLAW LOVES YOU !!!!Laughing
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 9:18 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    Tito did not do a good job with the pitching match-ups. Lackey against CC? Should have been Lester.
    Posted by Alibiike


    If I remember correctly the last time you complained about setting up the rotation you missed the mark.  The rotation was already tweaked so Lester would pitch against the Yanks instead of Bedard (which was a smart move).  I don't see any reason to slip Lester another day (he'll already be pitching on 5 days rest).  I would argue that you manage the rotation for the long haul and the health of the pitchers and that you worry about matchups in the playoffs (unless of course you are battling during the last few days to make the playoffs).
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 10:43 AM EDT

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 11:35 AM EDT

    To take it a step further Bill:  THE SOX NEED TO WIN THE DIVISION, OR ELSE THE YANKS WILL.  Someone better tell Theo and Tito.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 12:08 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    Tito did not do a good job with the pitching match-ups. Lackey against CC? Should have been Lester.
    Posted by Alibiike


    Why not give Lester a start against a lesser pitcher?  Sabathia is a pretty good bet to win every game he pitches.  You could lose two games instead of one by having Lester pitch against him.  Trust the professionals. 
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 1:36 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    To take it a step further Bill:  THE SOX NEED TO WIN THE DIVISION, OR ELSE THE YANKS WILL.  Someone better tell Theo and Tito.
    Posted by SpacemanEephus


       The Sox don't need to win division, what they need is a healthy and rested pitching staff going into post season.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 1:40 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... :    The Sox don't need to win division, what they need is a healthy and rested pitching staff going into post season.
    Posted by attic-dan

     thanks a-dan.  I was actually just having fun with bill with a little 806-logic extraploation.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 2:02 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... :  thanks a-dan.  I was actually just having fun with bill with a little 806-logic extraploation.
    Posted by SpacemanEephus


       I just try to be an island of sanity, in this sea of madness.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 2:52 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... : If I remember correctly the last time you complained about setting up the rotation you missed the mark.  The rotation was already tweaked so Lester would pitch against the Yanks instead of Bedard (which was a smart move).  I don't see any reason to slip Lester another day (he'll already be pitching on 5 days rest).  I would argue that you manage the rotation for the long haul and the health of the pitchers and that you worry about matchups in the playoffs (unless of course you are battling during the last few days to make the playoffs).
    Posted by DCSoxFan13


    IMO, this is a pivotal series. Lackey up against Garcia would be better. By throwing him against CC, we are essentially giving it away.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 4:00 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... : IMO, this is a pivotal series. Lackey up against Garcia would be better. By throwing him against CC, we are essentially giving it away.
    Posted by Alibiike


    "we are essentially giving it away."  You're missing the point, Terry is looking at the long haul, not the current game. He and his minions are of the belief that it's not smart to try to win every game.
     It has to have an adverse affect on the players, when the manager gives up on the game before it starts. Now there's some positive incentive.
    Sometimes during the season, the Francona Factor happens before the game even starts.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/4/2011 4:25 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... : "we are essentially giving it away."  You're missing the point, Terry is looking at the long haul, not the current game. He and his minions are of the belief that it's not smart to try to win every game.  It has to have an adverse affect on the players, when the manager gives up on the game before it starts. Now there's some positive incentive. Sometimes during the season, the Francona Factor happens before the game even starts.
    Posted by BOSOX1941


    The Yankees have the edge on paper in that game.  And we have the edge on paper in the other two games.  But I'm sure a baseball genius like yourself could have set it up so that we'd have the edge in every game.
     

     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/5/2011 10:15 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... :  thanks a-dan.  I was actually just having fun with bill with a little 806-logic extraploation.
    Posted by SpacemanEephus
    MY LOGIC IS FINE....THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW SHARING 1ST PLACE WITH THE YANK$ TODAY, BOTHERS ME DEEPLY, VERY DEEPLY !!!!
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/5/2011 10:53 AM EDT

    me 2
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/5/2011 12:28 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... : MY LOGIC IS FINE....THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW SHARING 1ST PLACE WITH THE YANK$ TODAY, BOTHERS ME DEEPLY, VERY DEEPLY !!!!
    Posted by Bill-806


    It would bother me too Bill, if it wasn't exactly how it should be in August.  Yankees/Red Sox slugging it out.  Nerve-wracking??  Check.  But my nerves are finely attuned to this feeling.  In fact they thrive on it.  Did you expect the Sox to run away with the AL East?  
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/5/2011 12:39 PM EDT

     I don't think anybody expected the Sox to have such a difficult time with the "Weak" Central Division... If they solved that division, as they have solved the "Strongest" Division in Baseball then Yes, The Sox would have run away with the Division by now !!
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/5/2011 1:59 PM EDT

    "The Yankees have the edge on paper in that game.  And we have the edge on paper in the other two games."

    Yup, switching the rotations would either give the Yankees the edge in 2 of the games or at the very least make the pitching matchup a wash.  Not that the edge on paper guarantees anything, but I prefer to have the edge in 2 of the games and hope for the best in the 3rd.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/5/2011 2:31 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... : "we are essentially giving it away."  You're missing the point, Terry is looking at the long haul, not the current game. He and his minions are of the belief that it's not smart to try to win every game.  It has to have an adverse affect on the players, when the manager gives up on the game before it starts. Now there's some positive incentive. Sometimes during the season, the Francona Factor happens before the game even starts.
    Posted by BOSOX1941


    No one said anything about not trying to win every game...of course you try and win every game.  My point was you manage the rotation and the bullpen to maximize success over a 162 game schedule.  Sometimes that means you don't have the best match up with regard to the starters...sometimes that means that Bard or Papelbon is unavailable in a close game.  That is the reality of a 162 game schedule.  Personally, I think we have the pitching edge in 2 of 3 matchups this weekend.   

    Of course if you guys were managing the Yankees I'm sure you would rework their rotation so Sabathia could pitch against Beckett or Lester...correct?

     
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/6/2011 3:44 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
     I don't think anybody expected the Sox to have such a difficult time with the "Weak" Central Division... If they solved that division, as they have solved the "Strongest" Division in Baseball then Yes, The Sox would have run away with the Division by now !!
    Posted by ALaGatorAL


    cant be denied al. you're right. (though run away is a little strong. be far in the lead i would say).
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/6/2011 5:56 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... :    The Sox don't need to win division, what they need is a healthy and rested pitching staff going into post season.
    Posted by attic-dan


    you're wrong as usual. you need to make the playoffs.
     

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    Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......

    posted at 8/6/2011 5:58 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE......:
    In Response to Re: MEMO TO THEO & TITO, JUST A HEADS-UP HERE...... : MY LOGIC IS FINE....THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW SHARING 1ST PLACE WITH THE YANK$ TODAY, BOTHERS ME DEEPLY, VERY DEEPLY !!!!
    Posted by Bill-806


    you must feel better today.