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[bryant]

J. Papelbon: 4 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 Ks, 0.00 ERA. Nice little series for the kid.

The Red Sox were flawed, they made the playoffs anyway, and they didn't do well. Next year ought to be pretty good. It is not necessary to bring back Damon; he'll be 33 and may well have peaked over the last four years. Thanks for the title, Johnny!

The question for the off-season: who's the ace? Schilling isn't coming back as his old self, Clement isn't an ace, and so on. Not a lot of great pitching on the free agent market. Burnett? I don't think so. Morris or Mulder? Hm. Or maybe they'll finally make the Manny trade.

But I like having a lot of strong pitching coming up from the minors, and I'm not too worried about the rest of the team. Next year ought to be good.

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[telepresence.livejournal.com]

I'm glad most of the fans have been sensible enough to not jump all over Graffanino.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I think Schilling will be back stronger, but he's also pushing 40. Morris doesn't have the ace nature anymore, but Mulder does. If Johnny's gone, they won't need to do the Manny trade, i think.