toneloc24 said:As a Yankee fan, we'll miss Pedro. He certainly spiced up the rivalry.
Schilling is talented, but he's not Pedro. Schilling's success has only come as a sidekick to someone else, Randy Johnson then Pedro. He's never successfully anchored down a staff. Pedro, on the other hand, has done it everywhere.
Even though I'm not a fan, the Yankees/BoSux rivalry needed Pedro, something Theo Epstein couldn't see.
Larry said:Theo Epstien dosen't care so much about the rivalry as he does about winning. Now that he has a winning team, he wants to build a dynasty. Signing Varitek was much more important than signing Pedro. They offered Pedro what they though he was worth. Pedro took a better offer. Baseball is a buisness nowadays, plain and simple. There is no loyalty on either side anymore.
Larry
Larry said:I do think signing Wells is a mistake. I do not know what went on behind the scenes with Pedro. Obviously, the Sox would be a better team with him.
I don't see how the Sox could get rid of Epstein anytime soon. He brought them their first title in 86 years. Dumping crybaby Nomar midseason like he did was ballsy and brilliant.
Yanks have really improved their pitching staff.
Larry
toneloc24 said:Behind the scenes???
Larry said:Yes, behind the scenes. As a fan, I am only privy to so much. Apparently Pedro was a malcontent. He would come to practice late, etc. He wanted special treatment. This is what the media reported. Like I said, behind the scenes. As a fan, I get ALL my info through media. I do not know what goes on behind the scenes.
You are also assuming Pedro WANTED to stay in Boston. I read one newspaper article that clamied Pedro wanted out of Boston because he couldn't stand the fact that Schilling was the ace of the staff instead of him. I read another article that claimed that Scilling and Pedro just did not get along. Unless you are directly affiliated with the Red Sox organization and have inside information, you do not know what goes on behind the scenes. Our thoughts on the cause of his departure are merely speculatory.
Larry
Tonedeaf24 is a manure spreader of biblical sporting proportions. Don't fall for it.Larry said:I do think signing Wells is a mistake. I do not know what went on behind the scenes with Pedro. Obviously, the Sox would be a better team with him.
I don't see how the Sox could get rid of Epstein anytime soon. He brought them their first title in 86 years. Dumping crybaby Nomar midseason like he did was ballsy and brilliant.
Yanks have really improved their pitching staff. Larry
Cleef said:Tonedeaf24 is a manure spreader of biblical sporting proportions. Don't fall for it.
The only fool bigger than the know-it-all is the fool that argues with him.
Schilling was Pedro's sidekick eh? You maroon!
toneloc24 said:Knew I'd draw Cleef out. And you know I'm not a Pedro fan.
So now, Pedro's a baby??? Why again is he being disrespected? You guys forget so quickly. Just in the prior postseason, with NO support, who got the BoSox to Game 7 versus the Yankees? Who tried to pitch, even when he had nothing left, at the most critical stage of that postseason? And he's a baby?
I'm not gonna argue anymore for Pedro. He is 5 years younger than Schilling. He has more Cy Young awards. His stats in Boston should be respected, much more so than Johnny-Come-Schilling.
When Schilling was the "ace" of his own staffs, in Philly and in Baltimore, what exactly did he do? He had 1 good season. Then in Arizona, as the #2 starter to Randy Johnson, he put up numbers. Same in Boston. I wish I could be making this stuff up. Here's the side-by-side.
Here's Schilling's stats: http://bigleaguers.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/4267
Here's Pedro's: http://bigleaguers.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/4875
Man to man, Pedro kills him. So again, why is Pedro being so disrespected? Behind the scenes, my ***. Boston's honeymoon will wear off around the end of May.
BTW, what exactly is a "maroon"?
The Sox got 3 or 4 pitchers for loose change that can be moved easily if they fail. Combined, they equate over a season to achieve what Lowe and Pedro did.Celt202 said:The Red Sox willingly let Pedro slip away. The Red Sox obviously thought Pedro's best years are behind him and that he doesn't have four good years left in him. If they are wrong as they were with Clemens they will regret it. If they are right then watch what happens to Pedro. He had a great store of good will in Boston with the fans and the press. If he fails the New York press and fans will eat him alive. I think Pedro's skills are declining but his determination and pride are as strong as ever.
Cleef said:Where some of you come up with Saaaaaaaaawx MGMT dropping the ball on this is beyond me. When he decided to go to the Mets, I'd bet my left arm that management let out a huge sigh of relief?as did all his teammates.