http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/2008/11/let-the-shopping-begin/ Just another Gear Up For Sports weblog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/2008/11/let-the-shopping-begin/#comment-6 chris Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:24:13 +0000 http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/?p=25#comment-6 I totally agree, the AL East is a VERY tough division. The guy was on the Pirates though before coming to Fenway, he had literally zero motivation to produce. Consider these stats for last season: (Pirates: 106 Games, .282 average, 22 home runs, 64 RBI's) then moved to Fenway (Red Sox: 49 Games, .292 average, 9 home runs, 37 RBI's). Clearly the guy woke up playing for a winning team. I would love to see this guy play a full season in Fenway or heck Dodger stadium for that matter. I totally agree, the AL East is a VERY tough division. The guy was on the Pirates though before coming to Fenway, he had literally zero motivation to produce. Consider these stats for last season: (Pirates: 106 Games, .282 average, 22 home runs, 64 RBI’s) then moved to Fenway (Red Sox: 49 Games, .292 average, 9 home runs, 37 RBI’s). Clearly the guy woke up playing for a winning team. I would love to see this guy play a full season in Fenway or heck Dodger stadium for that matter.

]]> http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/2008/11/let-the-shopping-begin/#comment-5 brian Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:13:32 +0000 http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/?p=25#comment-5 Spoken like a true National League fan. Bay is a great player, but we need another big bat in the lineup. So no, Bay is not exciting. . . who would you rather have in the line up for your beloved Dodgers? Manny or Bay? We got to that point in the last couple of seasons. The AL East is now, without question, the most lethal division in MLB. The Sox, Yankees, and Rays will all be incredibly tough teams next season. Players that are not competing at .300 and above aren't going to bring the kind of pop that the Sox need. Spoken like a true National League fan. Bay is a great player, but we need another big bat in the lineup. So no, Bay is not exciting. . . who would you rather have in the line up for your beloved Dodgers? Manny or Bay? We got to that point in the last couple of seasons. The AL East is now, without question, the most lethal division in MLB. The Sox, Yankees, and Rays will all be incredibly tough teams next season. Players that are not competing at .300 and above aren’t going to bring the kind of pop that the Sox need.

]]> http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/2008/11/let-the-shopping-begin/#comment-4 chris Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:57:52 +0000 http://redsox.gearupforsports.com/blog/?p=25#comment-4 To quote your article: "Does a .280 average with 25 HR excite you?" Are you serious, as a Red Sox fan you wouldn't want Jason Bay on your team with those kinds of numbers? Does a guy have to have over a .400 average and +50 homeruns to be good enough for your team? Seriously when did your ball club get to the point where they're trying to improve offensively by removing a guy batting around .300 in a season with double digit home runs? To quote your article: “Does a .280 average with 25 HR excite you?” Are you serious, as a Red Sox fan you wouldn’t want Jason Bay on your team with those kinds of numbers? Does a guy have to have over a .400 average and +50 homeruns to be good enough for your team? Seriously when did your ball club get to the point where they’re trying to improve offensively by removing a guy batting around .300 in a season with double digit home runs?

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