SB Nation User Blog: SoxAcumen

Jake Peavy Available?

SoxAcumen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:40:38 -0000

Just to get us through the 2 dead days, speculation thread.

Supposedly, Jake Peavy can be gotten for the right price. I like this guy, he has guts, great stuff and is under contract for a 4 more years.

My question to everyone at OTM....

Would you approve of the Sox putting a package together with Buchholz + Bowden + a few more prospects to get Peavy?

Understand that I believe Lowrie, Lester, Masterson and Ellsbury are on the "Do not even Ask" list.

IMO Peavy is one of the few guys in MLB that I would dump the farm to get. He is a young Roy Halladay and I believe would fit into the Red Sox clubhouse very nicely.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

Poll

Should the Red Sox package Clay Buchholz + Bowden + prospects together and trade for San Diego Padre ace Jake Peavy?

Yes, Jake Peavy is a former Cy Young winner and trading for him would make the 09 rotation the best in baseball history

17 votes

No, Clay Buchholz has Cy Young potential and the Red Sox can just get a CC Sabathia, Ben Sheets or even Yu Darvish through FA and keep the farm system as one of the top 5 in baseball

14 votes

31 votes | Poll has closed

Faith in Dice-K

SoxAcumen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:09:17 -0000

I know that my last post was a little controversal but that was written to piss off the Halo fans who still believe we have some kind of rivalry with them. Duke v. North Carolina, Cowboy v. Redskins, Celtic v. Lakers, these are rivalries. There is no rivalry if you lose all the time.

Friday's game is a huge game for the Halos, but its bigger for Dice-K. Often Sox fans, myself included, forget that Dice pitches for 2 nations, the Red Sox Nation and Japan and the game on Friday is Dice-K's chance to show his homeland that he is still the big game pitcher they loved back in Japan.

As I said in my earlier post, this game of Friday sets up perfectly for Dice-K: he is on the road where he does better, the pressure is off (thanks to Lester and Bay), the Angels will be jumping out of their shoes to get something started so Dice-k can lull them to sleep with his style of pitching, Ervin Santana now has every Angel fan praying not to get swept again and Santana has no playoff experience whatsoever. Plus everyone in Japan has kind of gravitated to Yu Darvish as the best Japanese pitcher, and almost forgotten about Dice-K.

So, no more trash talking from me, all positive vibes for Dice-K, bc I believe Dice has another WBC type performance in him and I personally believe Friday everyone finally understands why $100 million was a steal for this guy.

P.S. Have I mentioned that the Angels dreams are pinned to Ervin Santana and Joe Saunders? LOL well a little trash talking never hurt anyone.

Dear Angel Fan...

SoxAcumen — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:17:01 -0000

Everything is set up for you guys to win this series:

Homefield

Pitching staff set up exactly how you guys want.

Vlady now has protection.

Torri Hunter is playing one of your eight outfield postions.

Mike Lowell is probably not gonna play much.

Josh Beckett is not starting game one and is not healthy.

JD Drew is not 100%.

Manny is gone.

No Curt Schilling this year.

A night game so that all your fans will be able to go to the game and not take time off work.

Your choice of what type of series you want.

Los Angeles cares more about the Dodgers than you guys (hell LA cares more about the Clippers than the Halos), so no pressure.

K-Rod is pitching for $$$$$.

Tex is hitting for $$$$$.

Scott Shields is pitching for his new closer job next year.

Your team had about a month to rest since there isnt one respectable team in your division.

I hear John Travolta cannot get an acting gig so the one celeb brave enough to admit he is a Halo fan will be in attendence.

Tim Salmon will probably throw out the first pitch so you guys can get that "special" feeling before the game.

When you lose the ALDS, what will your excuse be this year?

Man v. Bear

SoxAcumen — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:50:48 -0000

Ive been helping my little bro out with his kids while my sister in law and bro are dealing with their newborn (1 week old today). So me and my two nieces spend the time when we are watching TV switching between Sesame Street and ESPN.

On ESPN first take, they have a debate going on: Could a NFL return specialist like D. Hester out run/beat a bear if he started at one end zone and the bear was at the 50 yard line in a race to the opposite end zone?

Everyone seems to think that Hester would win this bc of his quickness and speed. ESPN had the top North American Bear Specialist on and he stated that bears are much faster than the fastest man 24 mph v. 35-40 mph and that bears are even quicker than a man bc they run on 4 paws v. 2 legs.

Everyone seems to think these points are irrelevant to the argument. Am I the only person who thinks Hester is going to get caught and eaten within 20 yards?

LOL, here is how I see this going down....Hester starts off, gets some serious speed, heads for the bear and tries to juke him. Bear smacks Hester with a paw, Hester is dead....=)

Anyone? Who are you taking if you have to bet your life savings? Hester or the Bear?

My vote-> Bear

Poll

Who wins the race between D. Hester and Bear?

D. Hester

4 votes

Bear

15 votes

19 votes | Poll has closed

Beating the Sox is Easy as Halo Fan

SoxAcumen — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:13:03 -0000

The Definitive Guide on How to Beat the Red Sox

See, nobody has ever spent the time to really breakdown how to beat the Sox, plus I am sure most of the Baseball people do not live across from Fenway which gives a unique perspective of a guy who lives in Boston and watches the Red Sox.

The pure hatred for Red Sox Nation by Halo fan is starting to get obsurd.

The highlights:

The Red Sox win bc other teams let them. Jacoby is overrated and will be a bust. Okajima is a terrible pitcher that hitters have made better by swinging at all his bad pitches. Our bullpen is terrible. The author's 4th point is some ridculous analysis of how to play D. Pedroia. The author believes he can get in the box v. Okajima and get a walk in 4 pitches. I am betting on Okie striking him out in 3.

Halo fan is going crazy. This is starting to get embarrassing.

Fantasy Baseball 101

SoxAcumen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:19:20 -0000

Hey everyone,

This year I was thinking of trying out Fantasy Baseball. I have some experience with Fantasy leagues in Football, Bball and Baseball from my law school day, but have not played for a long time.

What I am asking...are their any vets from OTM who can help me find an online Fantasy Baseball site that is solid and maybe some advice bc after googling I was overwhelmed.

Things I would like - A keeper league, both leagues, and preferably some level of gambling and friendly trash talking.

Things I do not want - A bunch of nerds who horde their players and never make trades during the season bc they wimps.

Any suggestions?

If this was talked about before, my apologies.

Appreciate the help.

SoxAcumen.

OTM on MSNBC

SoxAcumen — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:06:12 -0000

Working this morning, at work we keep the TVs on all the time, its the entertainment industry.

Some new items about Clinton/Obama, blah, blah, blah.

Then some blond woman comes on and references Overthemonster.com while talking about the Mitchell report.

Nice work Randy, Allen, SoxD. way to get some national pub for the site.