Originally Posted by
jacksonianmarch
CC will be fine, IMO. I think we will start to see a decline in stuff either this yr or next, but we should also see an adjustment with his other stuff. He will still be able to reach back for the 94mph if he has to. He's been transitioning from power pitcher for 3 yrs now, so I dont think this will be a problem. Like I've said before, I am not worried about the pitching. Our pen will be fine with Robertson, Phelps and Rivera and our rotation is pretty deep once Hughes returns. It's the offense. And on that note, I need to get something off my chest.
What the ever living fuck is Cashman doing with these fucking retreads? Youkilis is a good pickup, good work. But you let Swisher and Martin walk and we get to resign Ichiro? Okay, that one isnt too bad. Grandy goes down and we get Vernon fucking Wells and we take on $13 mil in salary? Are you retarded? Tex goes down and we replace him with Lyle fucking Overbay? Great job Cashman! I just dont fucking understand his reluctance to see what his farm has. We have 2 big league ready guys in Mesa and Almonte. Do they look like future stars? No. Do they even look like future starting OFers? No they dont. But do they have tools that if they put it all together could be a useful part of our future either on the team or via trade? Fuck yeah! Almonte isnt patient, but can hit, he can run, and he can field. Mesa is patient, can hit the ball a mile, can run like the wind and play elite defense, he just doesnt make contact, really he misses the ball 1/3 of his ABs. But those guys could give us what Wells will give us. I can place a line on Wells before he gets DFA'd when Grandy returns. I'm going .240/.320/.380 with no steals and miserable D. He sounds like a WINNAH!!
Then we get to Overbay. I could go out there and give you what Overbay's gonna give us. He might not hit .200 out of 1b. PHENOMENAL! Why the FUCK isnt Youkilis at 1B??? He isnt a good 3b and is an elite defender at 1b. We HAD David Adams before we DFA'd him for Overbay. I guarantee he would have had a better line than loser Lyle. We also have Corban Joseph, who is a better player than Lyle the Lackey. And then there is Ronnier Mustelier, who hit the fucking cover off the ball in ST, who is recovering from a bone bruise from a week ago. He should be ready in a few days. If he isnt starting at 3b with Youk at 1b and Overbay on the scrap heap, I'm gonna go thermo-nuclear.
Our pitching has the gusto to hold us through this, but we cannot be fucking around with the lineup like we have been. We cannot continue to house shit ass players and run them on the field knowing that the guy sitting in Section A Row 3 Seat 109 can give you just as much, if not more. Let the kids play. We need some fire, we need some energy and we need to see what we've got before the big prospects land here later in the yr