it'd be nice to see them win the 1st World Series of the NEXT decade (technically). 3 Titles in 7 years would suit me just fine.

see i guess i disagree with the idea that '10 ends the first decade. a decade is 10 years long. '00 was a year! '00 - '09 is in fact 10 years. go ahead get those fingers goin. 10 years. so while i see what you're saying Gerry, i can only quibble on something that should otherwise be meaningless or insignificant in disagreeing with you there. regardless, it would in fact be nice to see the Sox win it all again in 2010.

Hinske isn't a bad choice here at all. I might have been partial to perhaps electing speed off the bench in this spot. Dave Roberts would have been my choice to help give the bench a bit more versatility. Kapler has some speed, Roberts' base stealing prowess is more valuable. Despite Roberts' time with the team being short-lived; his impact is well documented and his role that postseason in my mind grants him a place as one of the better bench players this past decade. Surely this is debatable as I'm not trying to suggest that Hinske is a poor choice here. This has been a great series of blogs Evan, and I look forward to seeing the completed list for review in its entirety.

This is the only Johnny Damon I know, the long haired Jesus look alike. everytime i see him cleanshaven in pinstripes, it turns my stomach. this is a difficult topic to sort through as so many emotions are conjured up as soon as you mention his name.

i'd love nothing more than to see Pap revisit his splitter. that pitch can be so effective, and with how it looks so similar to his fastball, the element of deception would be there. i certainly hope these "tweaks" you speak of aren't just code for doing things the way he used to. i'm for using legs to preserve the shoulder also, that's a big reason why i'm not so high on Bowden.

couldn't have said it better Gerry

surely, one can only wish... wish in one hand right?

i say no other forum because after a couple days on any given post, no one really checks that post so comments on beltre in the beltre's signing post like the one above would go unnoticed/unanswered.

i'm a big Anthony Rizzo fan, he is the only reason i can stomach Lars' struggles. between Rizzo and Exposito, i think we have 2 guys in the system who can be good pieces if they are allowed to develop properly. Lars may be the victim of the Boston pressure cooker ALREADY, having never so much as played a game for Boston. lots of expecations, lots of people are going to be saying what Bill in FLA are saying about Lars being at the end of his rope this year.

random thought... you think the steroid subterfuge will once again rear its ugly head again this season with any current or newly acquired Sox? felt like amazing timing when it all came out about Papi. can't help but wonder about Beltre's 48HR season with the Dodgers and wonder if his name is on that list, and whether or not his name magically gets "leaked" at the most opportune time. *sorry to go completely off topic with that, just didn't have any other forum to get that out there*