Blogger Roundtable: A look at the second half of the season

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 Blogger Roundtable: A look at the second half of the season
Editor's note: Every so often, it's worth calling in some qualified reinforcements in order to make sure things are assessed from enough angles. On such occasions, Red Sox Monster has been known to hold a Blogger Roundtable, a meeting of... [link]

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Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/17
Published 7/17/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Since it was a slow sports day, Dan Lamothe of Red Sox Monster asked myself and a few other Red Sox bloggers to be part of a roundtable discussion. You can check out my answers and everyone else’s by clicking the pause button on your remote. ...

Red Sox Monster Round Table
Published 7/17/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Bottomline) at The Bottom Line: A Boston Red Sox Blog
... Ortiz and Ramirez have always been lethal as the three-four combo, and Mike Lowell is born for the five-hole. So All-Star Game MVP J.D. Drew hit's sixth, you ask? That's right, and congratulations for your mastery of math. With the way the guys in front of him tend to hit, that'll still give J.D. plenty of RBI opportunities, and in that situation he's more of an insurance policy, which is what the team really needs him for anyway. See more from the Red Sox Monster Round Table at The Red Sox Monster blog . Digg! ...

Second Half Thoughts
Published 7/17/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
Dan at Red Sox Monster invited me to take part in Blogger Roundtable: A look at the second half of the season. What I said: The Rays are the bigger threat. ... The Yankees ... have too many holes to scare any rational Red Sox fan. ... I still believe the bullpen guys can do the job. ... Risking a prospect or two at the deadline for bullpen help seems nearly pointless. ... [I]t would be nice if the top of the order re-learned how to take a walk. ... Ortiz will be back at #3, with Drew dropping back to 5th.The other three ...

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