Comments on: Potential and Injuries: Grady Sizemore’s Career Requiem

By: GwinnettDad

GwinnettDad — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:11:17 +0000

Just one more chapter of futility and disappointment from Cleveland, Ohio, a city on the longest overall losing streak in the history of sports.

By: gman1962

gman1962 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:22:22 +0000

we need to make some moves other wise its going to be another sad, boring summer of indians losses.. how about swisher, upton, gincarlo stanton. lets trade perez and get somebody who wants to be here and fil some infield gaps- 3rd base and first base. Napoli would have looked good here. pestano is ready to take over the closer’s role. move choo and get some ready for the big show pitching arms. francona, i hope you are being agressive with the front office to try and get you some talent.no 5 year plan needed here, with a few good moves, we could win now.

By: Cadfael

Cadfael — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:03:27 +0000

Good to see we’re willing to toss around some dollars for once though, I guess.

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:45:09 +0000

I’m glad Victorino didn’t sign with the Indians, not for that price. OMG. Besides, we have enough #2 hitters. We need an RBI man.

By: Chris Burnham

Chris Burnham — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:58:30 +0000

Tribe offered Victorino four years, $44 million. WOW. Too much. But an A for effort! (Ironic how we’ve turned this into a Victorino conversation in a Sizemore column. LOL)

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/276112170830422016

By: Chris Burnham

Chris Burnham — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:53:24 +0000

What Steph said.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:45:27 +0000

What baffles me when I look at the Boston perspective, why would you trade all of those bloated contracts last year, just to sign more bloated contracts?

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:24:43 +0000

Wow, and I thought the Pagan deal was terrible. For a team that supposedly prides itself on its commitment to metrics and analysis, signing Victorino at essentially any price, much less that one, makes zero sense.

By: Leo O'Neill

Leo O'Neill — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:02:09 +0000

Can definitely see outfield coming from in-club rather than free agency. Carrera, Neal, Canzler and maybe Fedroff will probably get a few chances. As you say the money has got crazy. Even the likes of Hairston might be beyond us.

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:53:50 +0000

The race horses with the skinniest legs are the fastest and win the most races, until a leg breaks under the strain being put on it. Then you have to shoot the horse. It’s sad, but that’s the way it is. Elite talent rarely lasts long. As for Victorino, the money these free agents are getting is ridiculous. Victorino hit .250 last year and slugged .380, and he’s getting 13M a year? No way. Let Boston have him.