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Dice-K didn't make it through 5 in the ALCS.

Chollie Eckman

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What's funny is, he could have actually made a sound argument if he had argued that because Dice-K didn't come throuhg in the post-season (which is a huge reason Boston brought him in), you could argue that he was a bust this year.

Instead he chose to attack people and fan flames.

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Your blind defense of Matsuzaka really has no bounds. Face it Drungo. He was an average pitcher on a good team. That's all. Unfortunately, when someone disagrees with you you come at them tooth and nail. Since you won't let it die neither will I. Thus, Chollie strikes another blow to the infalability of Drungo. What's wrong with questioning a players ability who hadn't thrown a pitch in the majors, but was anointed by the national media(and defended by you no less)Cy Young winner, league MVP, and first ballot Hall of Famer? Remember that?

The vehement defense of this free agent signing(and only this free agent signing I might add) by a select few is quite curious. Why is that? Is it indeed a fact that there are closet Red Sox fans among us?

Say it ain't so!!!!!!!!!

He was better than average, he was 6.5 wins over replacement, and on the free agent market that's worth upwards of $13M a year.

You seem to be the only person who thinks the world had anointed Matsuzaka the next Walter Johnson and Sandy Koufax all rolled up into one. I seem to remember a pretty good debate this spring as to whether he was a 3.00-ish ERA pitcher, or more like a league average pitcher. Or maybe like most good pitchers (see Mike Mussina) a 3.00 ERA guy sometimes, a 4.00 sometimes, and worse than that once in a while.

My defense of the signing largely is a criticism of the Orioles' refusal to scout the Pacific Rim and/or do anything that's the least bit cutting-edge or risky. They'll talk a lot about not blowing the bank on an untested pitcher, but they have no problem spending large amounts of money on very tested, very mediocre players.

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I don't get how if you don't think Dice-K wasn't the worst signing in the history of baseball, you're a closet Red Sox fan... :confused:

Being an Orioles fan means you can't say anything complimentary, or even objective, about the Red Sox or Yankees. You have to exaggerate their faults and flaws to make the Orioles seem less inept. For example, if you say that the Sox were smart in trading for Mike Lowell you're part of an evil cabal. Pretty simple, really. :rolleyes:

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Here let me ask the group. How many of you got a certain glee by hearing the primordial screams from the Boston fans after every single run-scoring hit in extra innings Saturday night?

I surely did. BTW, my glee was extended last night when Lofton hit that homer and then Dice-K didn't make it out of the 5th.

I also have some despair seeing die hard O's fans defending that signing with every fiber of their being.

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Being an Orioles fan means you can't say anything complimentary, or even objective, about the Red Sox or Yankees. You have to exaggerate their faults and flaws to make the Orioles seem less inept. For example, if you say that the Sox were smart in trading for Mike Lowell you're part of an evil cabal. Pretty simple, really. :rolleyes:

The umpires hold secret meetings before all Yankee games to figure out how to screw the other team.

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