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Sox lose. Looks like a huge crowd. Think of all the wasted cash. Hope they enjoyed the corned beef, beer, maybe some peanuts, and hope the kids liked the pizza and soft drinks. Better not give em cotton candy. Could be a rocky drive home with the young-uns stomachs still needing a balanced diet.

No comment. Nyuk nyuk

If Jay keeps doing this well I'm going to have to give him his due and like him.

El Rockin is best fan on this site, hands down.

I think the ball is juiced to a ridiculous level but I still like Cruz's hitting ability at 39.

Thanks poppy. I get a little paranoid cause I've been suspended a few times and I feel like I need to watch myself closely. Thanks sir. I enjoy your posts.

I don't think Cruz is roiding.

Moncada probably proved me wrong by virtue of that play there. He was ready for that cannon and played 3B like Robin. He was alert. OK maybe he just saw the first pitch and thought he could rock it. Perhaps. Either way our team blows so who cares what arguments people are making?

I'll stop cause I am incapable of explaining myself properly I guess. I'll just say the point I'm trying to make is not what you guys are deciphering. So I done with the topic. Now if you want to discuss why Timmy would be a good catcher I probably better not go there either. Me no wanna get banned.

Cruz the ageless wonder. Wonder what Jermaine Dye is doing. He's only 45. Franco played at least that long.

You are probably right. I thought he just gave it away but you are probably right.

You don't agree Moncada just gave away that at bat? WTF. I'm not saying they are consciously trying to tank every single at bat. When most of your at bats the second half are meaningless, you give away a lot of at bats. Now take great offense at what I say and blast me again.

I truly love Moncada but that at bat is what I mean when I say it's easy to lose concentration when the team blows (in defending Jose normally). He swung at the first pitch and hit a pathetic pop to 3B. It was an at bat he just was up there hacking. When no at bat is crucial it's easy to give away at bats, folks. That's on the front office for having such a pathetic team year in and out.

Then we should sign Maddon. New set of eyeballs. Why not?

Jose is winning that poll on soxtalk by a 3-1 margin on both questions. A lot of peeps agree with greg but must be shy about posting. Jose is a likeable guy by all accounts. Don't see why you and others would be so vocally against him when we haven't played a meaningful game after mid July in many years.

Look I'm human. Some nights I get tired of defending my man, Jose Abreu. It's not my fault I constantly have to be on alert to negate the verbal assault on my idol, Jose Abreu.

Should I cease being excited about Cease. Nyuk Nyuk. Talk me off the ledge.

I truly believe Fathom coulda done as good a job or better than Hahn. I support his statement here. And no offense to McCann. I like him enough as a poor man's Fisk.

Who cares? Season is over. He was productive enough when we still had a "chance." He could go ohfer 30 and I'd still like him. It's not my fault Hahn and the scouts don't normally sign good position players.

Me no likey Jon Jay's presence in our lineup.

Fans on this board were totally against signing Cruz. I wanted to sign him and got put in my place. I had seen he's remained productive from the back of his baseball card. But it's the age thing. People would have bombarded Hahn with insults had he signed an older hitter. Also the steroid thing angers many.

I can't wait to see the team of all stars the Sox are going to apparently put out there in a few seasons. It seems from reading the opinions of the modern fan, some of you stat folks want a high WAR guy, a standout at every position. If Jose isn't good enough for some of you, again, I can't wait til we have a star at every position which seems to be your goal. I'm assuming the list of high WAR stars who will be starting (and sufficient enough for the modern advanced stat fan) are: 3B- Moncada. SS-Timmy. 2B-Madrigal. 1B-Vaughn (my Q is will any fans ultimately decide Timmy for some reason is not good nuff and they'll pull an Abreu on him; for the record I'm high on Timmy). LF-Eloy. CF-Robert. RF-Star to be determined. C-Star to be determined (McCann isn't quite superstar enough). Pitchers: Kopech, Gio, Cease, Lopez, Star to Be Determined for No. 5 (Lopez may not be good nuff for this rotation). Relievers: Bummer and the rest stars to be determined. BTW the results of the poll here encourage greg. Looks like Jose wins big in terms of the poll. I wish some of the pro-Jose people would speak up more. The results of the poll questions are in great support of my idol, Jose Abreu. GO SOX!

Why is this thread even open? Isn't Jose being discussed all over the place on the board? Ron you wake up every day and think about getting rid of Jose every hour every day? Man you have Jose on the mind. Glad to see the poll is runaway to keep Jose. Ron hates Jose more than I did Rios and a few other guys I can't remember now. I remember despising a few when we actually were contenders.

Not sure why smart Sox fans think there's even a small chance we'd trade Bummer. Only way would be if Coop tells Hahn he's a bust waiting to happen. Otherwise, it'd be like trading one of our young, controllable lineup guys. Sox are one thing, cheap, and it "looks like" this guy could contribute for a while while making pennies.

Why the snark? What has Jose ever done to anger the fans? Is it his recent outburst? He spoke the truth. Back in the day when a player made the all star team, Sox fans rallied behind them big time.