Carl Crawford to the Red Sox 7yrs/$142 million

**boeing power** · 12-09-10, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by ZetaPsi808

red sox would have been better off getting pitching. any good starter will shut down crawford in the ALCS or world series. guy is not that good of a hitter

anyone else wanna punch ZETApsi808 in the face ? not cuz of anything he said , just cuz he got one of those faces

**rdo37** · 12-09-10, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by boeing power

anyone else wanna punch ZETApsi808 in the face ? not cuz of anything he said , just cuz he got one of those faces

lmao, it is one of THOSE faces...

Anyways, good for the red sox. The game is shifting more towards speed guys, low scoring games. Good pick-up.

**smitch124** · 12-09-10, 04:38 AM

He better send Werth a nice Xmas card every year of that contract.

**Grits n' Gravy** · 12-09-10, 04:50 AM

Wow! Wonder if he plays LF or CF in Fenway. Theo making big moves. Now time to piece together a bullpen. Damn strong lineup if guys are healthy.

**Ace_of_Spades** · 12-09-10, 05:12 AM

Crawford is going to tear up Fenway. He'll get awesome numbers.

**azn624** · 12-09-10, 05:56 AM

Redsox offense looking really good now. Ellsbury, crawford, gonzalez, youk, pedroia, big papi, drew, salty, and whoever their ss is

**jjgold** · 12-09-10, 06:07 AM

Boston now favs over Yanks regardless of Lee

**Squirrel** · 12-09-10, 06:25 AM

Great signing this is regardless of cost....for the next 2/3 years anyway, as someone said earlier on wait until the back end of that contract when he's lost his speed and is hitting .220 with 5 homers, that'll be worth the money!!!

**Irish Lumberjack** · 12-09-10, 07:13 AM

Red sox are going after it this year!

**BestPlay2day** · 12-09-10, 07:30 AM

Red Sox hitting with Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford is looking a lot better for 2011. Huge loss for the Rays.

**Fishhead** · 12-09-10, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by Andy117

That's a ton of money for a pure speed guy.
http://www.nesn.com/2010/12/report-c...h-red-sox.html

Check out his HR's and 3B's

Check out his defense

**JVP3122** · 12-09-10, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by Fishhead

Check out his HR's and 3B's

Check out his defense

His triples and defense are both products of his speed. The guy is just south of 30. The Sox are rewarding him with the length of this contract in the hopes for a good four years out of him.

**JVP3122** · 12-09-10, 08:18 AM

Red Sox fans can now never complain about the Yankees trying to buy a World Series. They've lost that right. The unfortunate thing is that while the Red Sox are doing everything they can to be like the Yankees, but they're not doing what can really help them. They need more pitching, as their team ERA was in the bottom third of all of baseball. After Lester and probably Buchholz they don't really have anybody reliable. Hence, they're doing everything they can to be like the Yankees.

**cadillac pete** · 12-09-10, 08:45 AM

Love the signing....still need a right handed back somewhere to balance out the line up and some bullpen help. Particuarly, a lefty.

**Ace_of_Spades** · 12-09-10, 08:48 AM

You can't have everything and if you do, prepare to pay billions. I would have preferred Boston go for Lee and stayed away from Crawford cos the lineup without Crawford is devastating and adding Lee would have made the Red Sox a well rounded tough ass team to beat.

**Ace_of_Spades** · 12-09-10, 08:49 AM

Aren't Boston looking to trade Scutaro now and promote Lowrie?

**benjy** · 12-09-10, 08:50 AM

I pity the rest of the AL East. So much cash being spent in BOS & NY.

**Ace_of_Spades** · 12-09-10, 08:52 AM

And the Angels should sign Lee now. They should have a lot to spend, at least i thought they did.

**JVP3122** · 12-09-10, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by Ace_of_Spades

And the Angels should sign Lee now. They should have a lot to spend, at least i thought they did.

But with Crawford gone you can now expect the Yanks to be willing to go far and away above any other dollar offer for Lee.

**Fishhead** · 12-09-10, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by JVP3122

His triples and defense are both products of his speed. The guy is just south of 30. The Sox are rewarding him with the length of this contract in the hopes for a good four years out of him.

CRAWFORD is a great, great player.............

Of course his triples and defense and stolen bases are a result of his speed............

CRAWFORD and ELLSBURY in LF/CF may be the fastest duo at those two positions in the history of the game.

**shock11** · 12-09-10, 09:07 AM

wow the red sox are gonna to be tough to beat next year

**Forenman** · 12-09-10, 09:12 AM

Boston takes a huge step with that signing...yankees/red sox games are going to be even better this year

**JVP3122** · 12-09-10, 09:13 AM

Originally posted by Fishhead

CRAWFORD is a great, great player.............

Of course his triples and defense and stolen bases are a result of his speed............

CRAWFORD and ELLSBURY in LF/CF may be the fastest duo at those two positions in the history of the game.

So I'll reiterate what Andy117 wrote: It's a ton of money for a pure speed guy.

I'm confused as to why adding two bats automatically makes the Red Sox the best team in baseball. The bats aren't going to do anything to help the bullpen hold a lead.

**scarp** · 12-09-10, 09:22 AM

very surprised yanks didn't get him... and im glad

**mike1814** · 12-09-10, 09:25 AM

can't believe the Yanks didn't overpay this much. thought they would be good for more

**Bluehorseshoe** · 12-09-10, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by Fishhead

CRAWFORD is a great, great player............. Of course his triples and defense and stolen bases are a result of his speed............ CRAWFORD and ELLSBURY in LF/CF may be the fastest duo at those two positions in the history of the game.

There's rumors swirling they're trying to move Ellsbury. Crawford is a nice plug in if you can get pitching for Ells.

**Vegas_bond** · 12-09-10, 10:22 AM

Rsox are doing what the Yankees have always done: trying to buy championships.

**Junkyard Dog** · 12-09-10, 10:28 AM

damn bos making moves, while the yanks hold their cocks

**JVP3122** · 12-09-10, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by Junkyard Dog

damn bos making moves, while the yanks hold their cocks

Really? They've made two moves, one of which the Yankees couldn't have cared less about. These two signings now gets the Red Sox on the same plane as the Yankees in hitting. They needed to play catch up, not the other way around.

**illfuuptn** · 12-09-10, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by JVP3122

Really? They've made two moves, one of which the Yankees couldn't have cared less about. These two signings now gets the Red Sox on the same plane as the Yankees in hitting. They needed to play catch up, not the other way around.

LOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
And in what way is your offense better than ours? We have 1 crawford's bat is better than all 3 of your outfielders combined. The only infield positions where we don't completely crush you are 2B(where we're tied) and C where we suck dick. Both bullpens suck and our SP is way better.

**NicksPicks** · 12-09-10, 03:07 PM

Friggin Yanks and Sox..the Jays would be in the playoffs every year if we could buy our teams like that. Altleast MLB should have you in seperate divisions.

**Landscaper** · 12-09-10, 03:11 PM

Once Yanks sign Lee their pitching will be dominate

**NicksPicks** · 12-09-10, 03:13 PM

I thing I love the Yankees for is taking AJ Burnett off our hands.

**NicksPicks** · 12-09-10, 03:13 PM

Tampa is being gutted like a fish.

**StraitShooter** · 12-09-10, 03:20 PM

why dont everyone hate on him like Lebron?..cause the Heat are gona kick eevryone`s ass thats why

ridiculous amount of money..insane..no one worth this much in a team sport..baseball is ultimate team sport thats why asians kick the usa`s ass in the world contest