Who's Your Firstbasemen

[CrespoBlows]

Let's see what RSN thinks

[sarasoxfan]

doug all the way.

[Gertie]

Millar just pisses me off. Sure, he may have come up with a few clutch hits, but he's always trying to be the center of attention. And he sucks at defense.

[Radgeta]

Doug Mientkiewicz was on my favorite team (the Twins) and while he was their he developed into my favorite player.

[ahhchon]

dougie all the way. millar isn't as bad defensively as everyone says he is, he made some great plays in the playoffs. dougie is just amazing defensively.

 

as for hitting. dougie had a rough year. i think he'll be fine at fenway. especially with the monster.

 

john

[Zenny]

Mientkiewicz, if he plays like he did in 2003. If he hits like '04, then Kentucky Fried Kevin. (For the record, I voted Mientkiewicz.)

[schillingouttheks]

doug because given the hitters ballpark that fenway is, i could see MKZ hitting about .260 with 20-25 HRs...

 

not to mention his glove is much better than millars.

 

and there are 3 votes for kevin and they havent posted yet...PLEASE TELL WHY U VOTED FOR HIM!!!

[YanksHater213]

there are about 408387230987 threads about this already...

 

Anyways, I choose Doug. His defense is about 500 times better than Millars. He can hit .300 and hit around 20 homers if he starts a whole season. I think that both are good players, and both would be fine for our team, but I think its time for a change and to get Doug in there every night

[elsrbueno]

Originally posted by YanksHater213@Nov 12 2004, 05:09 AM

there are about 408387230987 threads about this already...

 

Anyways, I choose Doug. His defense is about 500 times better than Millars. He can hit .300 and hit around 20 homers if he starts a whole season. I think that both are good players, and both would be fine for our team, but I think its time for a change and to get Doug in there every night

I agree that there's too many threads about this subject already. Anyway, as I said in the other threads.... Mientkiewicz is my first baseman. I really think with his bat control (he WAS a .300 hitter for Minnesota before 2004) he could just pepper balls off of the Monster and have tons of doubles. Not to mention hitting .300, and being an awesome defensive first baseman.

[CrespoBlows]

Why not Millar, I'm just curious? Didn't Millar hit .296 with 15 HR's after the allstar break. Millar is vital for team chemistry, everyone in the clubhouse loves him. He has a high on base percentage, and when he's hot he's really raking.

[mosox]

Millar can be a very good hitter at Fenway and when he's in a groove can pile up RBI's. But over the course of a season it has to be ManK. And with pitching and defense being the priorities, ManK has to be the choice for Theo.

[elsrbueno]

Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Nov 12 2004, 09:03 AM

Why not Millar, I'm just curious? Didn't Millar hit .296 with 15 HR's after the allstar break. Millar is vital for team chemistry, everyone in the clubhouse loves him. He has a high on base percentage, and when he's hot he's really raking.

Good question.

 

I just think that Millar's nothing special. YES, he's a good clubhouse guy, and YES, when he's hot, he's HOT, but when he's cold..... he's an almost automatic out.

 

It's my preference obviously (and some people feel differently, I understand that) but I prefer consistency, and defense. I believe that Mientkiewicz can help this team playing everyday MORE than Millar can with his defense, and decent offensive statistics.

 

My prediction from an everyday Mientkiewicz:

 

.290, 15HR, 70 RBI.

 

From what we've seen, an everyday Millar is:

 

.285, 20 HR, 80 RBI.

 

So, is Mientkiewicz's defensive advantage over Millar worth 5 HR and 10 RBI? In my mind, yes it is.

[RedSox24]

Im gonna have to go with millar on this one, I think that we should keep what we had going and only use MKZ in the 7th for his defense and maybe 1 at bat. But i think the team NEEDS Millar just because everyone loves him. The team did this good this year mostly because of how well the worked together and i think Millar was the center of that.

[RedSoxRooter]

If we lose Tek, then it's Millar all the way for me.

 

BTW: Rumor from the Boston Herald is to look out for the possibility of Troy Glaus entering the picture. If the Sox pick him up, the article says they could move Mueller to 2b or shift Gloss to 1b and try and move Millar and Mientkiewicz.

 

 

"With Bill Mueller [stats, news] signed for an affordable $2.5 million this season, the Red Sox would have to either move Mueller from the hot corner to second base or else deal him. Either one would be an acceptable alternative in order to have Glaus, a good third baseman on the field and, especially, in the lineup.

 

He would slip quite nicely in the No. 5 spot of the batting order, after right-handed No. 3 man Manny Ramirez [stats, news] and lefty cleanup hitter David Ortiz [stats, news]. Glaus has excellent pull power with a golf-shot type swing that generates plenty of fly balls that clear the left field wall without much problem. In 41 at-bats at Fenway Park over the last three years, Glaus has hit .366 with a pair of home runs.

 

His agent, Mike Nicotera, refused to say whether or not he has talked with the Red Sox, but he made it clear that Glaus is open to becoming a Red Sox.

 

``Certainly I would say with regards to the criteria that are important to him, Boston fulfills those criteria,'' Nicotera said.

 

Glaus would also be willing to play first base if the situation were right, if the Red Sox found a way to move both Kevin Millar [stats, news] and Doug Mientkiewicz [stats, news].

 

``He would prefer third base, but if a situation comes up where all other things considered he is content and they wanted him to play first base, he is not going to shut the door,'' Nicotera said. "

[RedSox24]

I've heard that too and i like it a lot, Glaus is an amazing player unless of course he gets injured, but i would love to see Glaus on the red sox

[elsrbueno]

I like the idea of Glaus, because aren't Bellhorn AND Reese free agents?

 

I'd rather see him at third, with Mueller moving to second. I still like Mientkiewicz enough to give him an everyday job with Glaus in the fold (at third).

 

Glaus also is VERY good in the clutch. He hit well against the Red Sox in ALDS this year and of course helped Anaheim win it all in 2002.

 

The only question is his health, but if he got hurt Mueller could go back to third and play there every day.

 

This is a good idea, but the Red Sox would have to get VERY creative moving BOTH Mientkiewicz and Millar to put Glaus at first....

[RedSoxRooter]

I think we have an option on Bellhorn for '05. *think*

 

I've also read in Chicago papers that the Cubs "need a guy like Millar" in the clubhouse much like the Sox did to break their curse.... At least that's what the writers are saying - not sure about the club.

[elsrbueno]

Originally posted by RedSoxRooter@Nov 12 2004, 11:49 AM

I think we have an option on Bellhorn for '05. *think*

 

I've also read in Chicago papers that the Cubs "need a guy like Millar" in the clubhouse much like the Sox did to break their curse.... At least that's what the writers are saying - not sure about the club.

I think the reason why the Red Sox won the World Series over St. Louis was PITCHING.

 

Millar's a good clubhouse guy (exept when he opens his mouth when he shouldn't), but Chicago's got Derek Lee, so where would he play in Chicago?

 

A replacement for Alou in left perhaps?

[yankeessuck013]

i voted minky but i had trouble picking because millar is so important to the team chemistry and is the heart of the clubhouse

[Zenny]

In regards to Bellhorn, he's still arbitration eligible. I believe this is his last year for arbo.

 

In regards to Glaus, you don't build around injury-prone players. The Yankees and Angels learned that the hard way this season. He's going to make too much just to get hurt playing 3B. Him playing 1B is an intruiging option, because he shoulder will take less wear and tear with fewer throws across the diamond, but still, there's a lot of risk there.

[RedSox24]

Originally posted by Zenny@Nov 13 2004, 09:40 AM

In regards to Bellhorn, he's still arbitration eligible. I believe this is his last year for arbo.

 

In regards to Glaus, you don't build around injury-prone players. The Yankees and Angels learned that the hard way this season. He's going to make too much just to get hurt playing 3B. Him playing 1B is an intruiging option, because he shoulder will take less wear and tear with fewer throws across the diamond, but still, there's a lot of risk there.

Where is the risk, theres a little but i really dont see ALOT of risk.

[Zenny]

Originally posted by RedSox24@Nov 13 2004, 01:11 PM

Where is the risk, theres a little but i really dont see ALOT of risk.

Spending $8-10 million dollars a year for the next three years on the guy who plays 50-75 games a year is not a smart proposition, no matter how good he may be when he steps onto the field. Glaus has been steadily declining since 2000. Not a positive trend.

[RedSox24]

but im saying trying him out at First Base where he will take a lot less wear and tear

[CrespoBlows]

Wasn't he leading the ML in HR's before he got hurt? I'd love to see Glaus at Fenway, but if were going to spend 8-10 million on Glaus, I'd rather see us spend that money on Beltre instead.

[yeszir]

Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Nov 13 2004, 01:13 PM

Wasn't he leading the ML in HR's before he got hurt? I'd love to see Glaus at Fenway, but if were going to spend 8-10 million on Glaus, I'd rather see us spend that money on Beltre instead.

Key words: before he got hurt. It seems like we're always using that clause when it comes to Glaus. I don't think he's worth the risk.

[Gertie]

Glaus is like a ming vase: looks great, but is really fragile and really expensive. I don't doubt that, if he could stay healthy, he'd be worth every penny, but I'm not sure he'll manage to stay ont eh roster for a whole season.

[Zenny]

Originally posted by Gertie@Nov 13 2004, 03:21 PM

Glaus is like a ming vase: looks great, but is really fragile and really expensive. I don't doubt that, if he could stay healthy, he'd be worth every penny, but I'm not sure he'll manage to stay ont eh roster for a whole season.

Bingo.

[soxonfox]

doug def. he is way better with the leather and can swing the lumber alright. millar is way to risky

[elsrbueno]

Originally posted by Gertie@Nov 13 2004, 02:21 PM

Glaus is like a ming vase: looks great, but is really fragile and really expensive. I don't doubt that, if he could stay healthy, he'd be worth every penny, but I'm not sure he'll manage to stay ont eh roster for a whole season.

Maybe I'm reaching for straws here, but since he can play first, third, and obviously DH, couldn't the Sox come up with a healthy mix of those positions to KEEP him healthy, and swinging the bat?

 

He's got scary power.

[CrespoBlows]

I'd go with Millar, just because of his homerun threat, and his clubhouse chemistry. Anyone see that handshake Millar and Manny do? What the f*** is that?! It's funny to watch though.