Possibly, according to ESPN.
I'm highly skeptical, and it seems some officials are too, but nonetheless it's being discussed, apparently.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...rs-sources-say
Possibly, according to ESPN.
I'm highly skeptical, and it seems some officials are too, but nonetheless it's being discussed, apparently.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...rs-sources-say
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Apparently somebody just claimed Beckett off waivers, possibly the Dodgers. I'd say there's a bigger chance he moves than Gonzalez.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
That someone is apparently again the DodgersOriginally Posted by Tom Servo
https://twitter.com/Sean_McAdam/stat...01353278984192
Sean McAdam
@Sean_McAdam
Confirmed: It is indeed the Dodgers who have also claimed Beckett. #RedSoxTalk
This has to be prearranged that they get Gonzalez if they take Beckett, too, right? Why would anyone claim Beckett otherwise? Heck, why would they think it was necessary even if it was arranged, who did they think would take the risk of claiming Beckett and getting stuck with him just to block them?
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
I smell a conspiracy...maybe. It does seem suspicious to me that Kelly Shoppack who sent the text criticizing Valentine, and Bob McClure who is rumored to have leaked the story to the press were both sent away recently. Now, Gonzalez, who was also involved, is placed on waivers. Hmmm...
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It's amazing that a team with all these financial woes are suddenly so able to go take anyone and everyone. This is Texas all over again.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
There are reports floating around that Gonzalez, Beckett and others to the Dodgers is serious. Maybe just rumors on Twitter, etc.
I love this rumor. As it stands, the story is...
Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford
For
James Loney.
What. The. Hell.
They're supposedly trying to get them to take Punto, too. I doubt that's a deal breaker, though.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...it-sources-say
Last edited by blumj; 08-24-2012 at 05:47 PM.
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
Beckett in the kitchen with the candlestick. Oh I thought we were playing Clue.
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That's around $265M cleared off the books between now and 2017. AGon is the only player the BoSox will miss, and 1B are pretty easy to find.
Really, really smart move by the BoSox if they can pull it off.
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I heard the Dodgers were offering the Red Sox Dave Revering.
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
Beckett has 10-5 rights and can refuse the trade.
Last edited by AmarilloRed; 08-24-2012 at 06:35 PM.
Are the Dodgers out of their mind? I don't care how much money they have to spend, spend it wisely. Crawford is banged up and aging, and I'm sure will continue his decline in quick order in Dodger Stadium and in the NL West in general. Gonzalez is good, but Beckett appears to be done, has a bad back, etc. I don't get this. At. All. If the Red Sox can do this, it'd be a great move for them.
I don't see any way Bud Selig and MLB would approve that trade. Yet, I don't see any way and they probably will if it goes down. There's no way they could justify that as being in the best interests of the sport, though.
Last edited by Brutus; 08-24-2012 at 06:52 PM.
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