In my opinion the deepest team in the AL and maybe the league. I love the way they have planned for the future and managed their team. Got rid of the idiots, not that I don't love them for '04 but the future wasn't with them.

Corky. You have Schilling, Ramirez, Ortiz and Varitek. That's it! There isn't a team there beyond them, just a bunch of sad sack, AAA hobos who don't deserve the privilage of playing on The Blue Jays

-there is Don Jasani's description of the Red Sox. Take a look at this:

MiLB.com "Top 50 prospects"

Rank Age

-Jon Lester 18 22
-Jonathan Papelbon 23 25
-Craig Hansen 44 22

Funny I didn't see any Blue Jay guys in the top 50.

The Sox also got Coco Crisp after the departure of Damon. Now Coco is 26 and the Sox will have him till 2010 after Career highs in almost every category last year for Cleveland. Damon had a great year but hes 32. The Bronx Bombers will pay Damon $52 million over the next four seasons, while Crisp will be paid $18.25 million by the Sox over the same period.
Seems smart to me.

Have to mention Youkilis is playing well, Adam Stern looked nice on his call up, Wily Mo Pena is frustrating but there is potential and you know that if you have seen him. Dustin Pedroia another nice prospect, could be called up at the end of the year. Trot Nixon is has the highest BA AVG on the team. Now who am I forgetting?.....Oh JOSH BECKETT 26 years old World Series MVP and looking pretty nice so far...knock on wood. -take it easy

Next to the players name is his Rank and Age sorry for the mistake

I hate John Henry. He's a two faced bastard who only drove my team even more into the ground. He doesn't have money down here but all of a sudden can spend $150 million on the Red Sox? I call bullshiat.

Well where exactly are you from?

Wow, thanks for making me laugh.

How did I make you laugh? It must have been a nervous one I guess...?

Nervous? No...

well who do you think is the deepest?

Nice win tonight, good cleveland team

oh yes my red sox win again tonight!!! imo the skipper needs to go. win or lose i luv the sox. will they play the big game in october? yeah baby and the yanks will be a no show

why do you feel that way about Tito?

he keeps kurt in for 130 pitches .whats that? imo he makes some very bad pitching changes he puts mike t in at bad times doesnt use tim w right.yeah he won a ws but i dont think he is the future of the sox. all that said i still luv my red sox

Riiiiiiiiiiiight, keep telling yourself that

Hey Irishmen explain why you think the sox won't do well this year.

how the yanks doing this year so far? not so well. and they can have damon, hes not hitting so well either. over paid fools imo. all kidding aside i would like to see the sox and yanks go at it in play offs. my olderst son is a huge yank fan and me and my youngest son luv the sox. makes for great game days at our house. damn i luve baseball

They don't have the lineup. Sure they've got the pitching, I'll give them that. They've got a better 1-2 punch in Schilling & Beckett than the Yanks do in Johnson & Mussina. However, you've gotta worry about the exact same things we do, which is can they remain healthy? I think from top to bottom, the Yanks just have a better team and will put it together this year. Boston's had a pretty hot, but it's not where you start, it's where you finish.

The Yanks are 10-8 while Boston's 13-7 (they're only 2 games behind). Wow, I guess since Boston has a better record after 20 games, we should just give them the trophy and call it a season Forget the other 142 games, they're worthless at this point

The Red Sox are still shit, and T.W.L. the U.S.S. liberty disaster was much worse than the U.S.S. Cole tragedy. They're both tragedies, but then again you don't exactly go to Harvard U. or anything!

The Red Sox pennant chances this season...?Now that's just a shame!

Don Jasani in case you didn't know this is a sports thread. Leave your political shit for other threads we don't care about it here. JJ I kinda disagree with you but i'm biased. I just can't believe you saying that we have pitching and thats it. Like its not the most important thing in getting into the playoffs and going deep. You should know right since 2000 you have been to the playoffs 5 times been to the world series twice and NOTHING.
We do have Ortiz and Manny which are the best 1-2 combo in baseball, to go along with Beckett and Curt as the best 1-2 starters in baseball. Were looking amazing and you know it. -take it easy

OK, Don Jasani and TonyWillLive. Don't say you haven't been warned. You each earned a two-day vacation from the boards for your repeated bullshit.

I suggest you use this vacation as a time to reflect on how you've responded to each other (badly) and as a time on how to use the "Report Post" feature in case you feel there has been an inappropriate post made.

You'll be able to start posting again on Friday, April 28th around noon, if you like.

it's been a long time since I was here. Why exactly did TonyWillLive get cut off? Seems to me Don Jasani is the one who needed to be punished

The Red Sox definitley have a better chance at a pennant all around than the Blue Jays do, I'll tell ya that.
Toronto should worry about making the playoffs and advancing before winning a pennant anytime soon.

Tough outing for Beckett but he'll bounce back.

What a homer. Schilling-Beckett the best 1-2 in baseball? Of the last few postseasons maybe!

The Red Sox have been to the World Series 5 times in 88 years and have only won one. What a ratio! 0-5 (with 4 the previous decade) vs. 5 appearances and a win in 88 years?

Remember kiddies, Homerism = Bad.

so what do numbers have to do with Schilling and Beckett and who in your mind is a better 1,2

Ohh baby! I know its early but seeing Ortiz hit homers like that brings me back to '04. Nice win by the Sox tonight, good pitching from Wake to hold that lineup to 3 runs. Mirabelli looked nice behind the plate. Not bad at all for a team w/o ITS leadoff hitter. Can't wait to see ya back Coco.

ORTIZ IS THE MAN!!! gonna be a good year year for sox

Mirabelli's such a bum. Sure he can catch Wakefield but people are holding up signs and cheering for him like he's a f*cking MVP candidate or something

oh irishman u so jealous lol.all kidding aside the yanks had a so so night. the can and will do better, i wish them luck!