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just wondering though how do you think red sox fans are going to react to damon when hes name is announced next year during the yankee-redsox first game in fenway park
 
miaD5499 said:
just wondering though how do you think red sox fans are going to react to damon when hes name is announced next year during the yankee-redsox first game in fenway park
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First plate appearence - Red Sox fans will recognize his contribution to the organization and how he played a vital role in their World Championship run of 2004. He'll get a loud positive reaction, maybe even a standing ovation.

Next plate appearence (and continuing throughout his contract) - He's just another Yankee. He'll be abused in Fenway.

Of course, all this is my opinion. This is how I would react though..
 
I'm not sure what everyone else will do however if I'm at the first Red Sox/Yankee game at Fenway this year and Damon is up at bat I would simply sit in my seat and neither boo nor cheer. I'll just be silent. I'm not going to cheer him, eventhough he helped the Sox win a WS, because I'm actually annoyed by always reading Damon quotes about how the Red Sox disrespected him. Everyday there's a new Damon quote about the Red Sox. He really needs to let it go, the Sox wanted to move on and wanted to get younger. He sounds like a teenager getting dumped by the hottest girl in school and keeps telling how friends how great those 4 months with her was.
 
Ray Finkle said:
According to reports Papelbon had problems with his control. He hung a curveball or change up to Hunter which he took deep. I wouldn't worry about it too much, after all it is March 3rd.

By the way, word is Schilling pitched very well in his outing today vs. Boston College. Again nothing to get excited about but it was said his location and velocity were very good.
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I heard that the change-up Schilling had going was devastating.. Definitely something to look for!
 
"There's no way I can go play for the Yankees" ... Johnny Damon, May 3.

"It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need."

I'd say that's a boo-able offense...
 
Back to Varitek... Forgive me for sounding like the evil overlord, but I'm not happy V is playing in the WBC.

I'm worried that too many innings in this thing is worse for him than any other player I can think of. He's 34, yes? I'm hoping he gets a good chunk of DH days this season. Don't want him wearing down...
 
PressCoverage said:
Back to Varitek... Forgive me for sounding like the evil overlord, but I'm not happy V is playing in the WBC.

I'm worried that too many innings in this thing is worse for him than any other player I can think of. He's 34, yes? I'm hoping he gets a good chunk of DH days this season. Don't want him wearing down...
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Excellent point. The last couple of years around August/September he's gone into month long slumps. He's not getting any younger and you have to believe this tournament is more taxing on his body than any spring training regiment he'd be on in Fort Myers.

Personally, with the turnover in our clubhouse from this past offseason, I'd rather see him back in Red Sox camp developing a chemistry especially with the new arms we'll have on this team. (Beckett and the bullpen in particular)
 
FaninPatsyLand said:
Excellent point. The last couple of years around August/September he's gone into month long slumps. He's not getting any younger and you have to believe this tournament is more taxing on his body than any spring training regiment he'd be on in Fort Myers.

Personally, with the turnover in our clubhouse from this past offseason, I'd rather see him back in Red Sox camp developing a chemistry especially with the new arms we'll have on this team. (Beckett and the bullpen in particular)
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Exactly, he was awful last year in August and September. He was clearly tired. In fact the only time V-tek was good in August and September was in 2004 and that was becuase he had to sit out 5 games for his part in the brawl with Slappy McBlue Lips. Hopefully the Sox have a big lead in August and September so Terry could rest V-tek more.
 
PressCoverage said:
So what's the deal on Foulke? He's costing $6M.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/03/11/foulke_injects_some_optimism/

Is he gonna be ready, or what? Says he's working on a splitter?
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We're not gonna know the answer to that question till sometime in May. Two spring trainings ago when he signed with the Red Sox he was downright awful, he came into the regular season and had one of the best years of his career and was absolutely nails in the postseason. Last year was exactly the opposite, he was decent in camp and then (as I'm sure you know) was atrocious during the season.

You can't take anything away from what he does in camp. And I think it'll take at least a month of baseball to get a read on him. As Red Sox fans we just gotta hope that the velocity on his fastball is back up to the low 90's area. If there's no differential in speed between his 4 seemer/2 seemer and changeup (like last year) then he's destined to fail.
 
If you look at Foulke's career he usually sucks every other year. With that being said he can't be much worse than he was last year. IF he pitches anywhere near 2004 the Sox pen could be down right nasty. If he sucks again this year at least there's back up in Timlin, Taveras, Riske,Papelbon and Hansen. All 5 of those guys have been closers at some point in their careers.
 
FiN.in.RI said:
This is just spring training right? Nothing to get worried about. Right?

I need reassurance.. Thanks
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Yes relax. Wouldn'tyou want the Red Sox to get all their losses out of the way in March rather than April, May, June, July, August, September and October?

Sure the Sox are sucking right now however on the flip side the Florida Marlins are having a big spring. Clearly once April rolls around things will be much different and back to normal.
 
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