Shea Hillenbrand hopes to return to play with the Red Sox one day

[seabeachfred]

Schill, chew on this one. I think it is very possible that with guys like Youkalis, Lowell, Loretta, Nixon, and Pena, we might have some guys have good years average wise, and maybe even with the RBI's (which is what really counts), and hit a lot less homers than last year. I don't think we are the power hitting team that some others are but we can hit for average and drive in the runs to give us as good a hitting offense as most other teams in baseball.

[guapo34]

He didn't say anything negative before he was traded. Rumors were going around in spring training that he might get traded. We had a surplus of players that played his positions and needed pitching. For weeks all he talked about was how much he liked it here and didn't want to leave. Then we traded him and all of sudden he hates the city of Boston and is glad to be gone. He hates the administration and doesn't think they knew what they were doing. He compares himself to Jeff Bagwell leading to the great Rob Neyer quote that went something like, "Bagwell was 21 and had a pretty good shot of becoming a great player. Shea Hillenbrand is 28 with a pretty good shot of becoming 29."

 

Other things I didn't like about Shea, he would always start out well in April in May then fall apart the rest of the season. He has no concept of the strike zone and will swing at pitches way out of the strike zone. He's not better than Lowell or Youkilis, and J.T Snow and Choi have a chance to contribute more. So no, i don't think bringing him back would be a good idea.

[seabeachfred]

Guapo, you said it all and for the most part most people would tend to agree with you. I think Shea could help us, though. Where I totally disagree with you is your take on Snow and Choi. Snow's best days are behind him and we will get little if any hitting from him this year. Defense? Yes!! Hitting? Not very much. As for Hee Seop Choi, I have watched this guy for the better part of two seasons and he is for the birds. He cannot hit decent pitching, strikes out a ton, is a fielder with absolutely no range at all, and is a pretty dumb player who makes all sorts of mental mistakes in the field and on the bases. If the Red Sox bring up this three time loser (Cubs-Marlins-Dodgers) they will regret it deeply.

[SCM33]

Guapo, you said it all and for the most part most people would tend to agree with you. I think Shea could help us, though. Where I totally disagree with you is your take on Snow and Choi. Snow's best days are behind him and we will get little if any hitting from him this year. Defense? Yes!! Hitting? Not very much. As for Hee Seop Choi, I have watched this guy for the better part of two seasons and he is for the birds. He cannot hit decent pitching, strikes out a ton, is a fielder with absolutely no range at all, and is a pretty dumb player who makes all sorts of mental mistakes in the field and on the bases. If the Red Sox bring up this three time loser (Cubs-Marlins-Dodgers) they will regret it deeply.

 

Hillenbrand also makes a helluva lot more than Choi and Snow and would bitch and moan sitting on the bench behind Mikey two bases and the Greek God. Plus, all three are right handed, and Shea doesnt play as good of defense as either of them. Not gunna happen.

[seabeachfred]

SCM, I give credit to Shea for saying he would like to play again for the Red Sox. OK, I am biased but who the hell wouldn't want to play for the Red Sox, play in the best baseball venue around, for the best fans, in the best baseball city around? OK, you say Damon, but here's a prediction. He will one day say he misses the Red Sox just as Shea does. You are right in one thing. Right now we are better off with Mike and Youk but what happens next year or the next? I didn't like the way Shea left but I think he was hurt and reacted like a jerk. You should have seen my on the golf course today. I can emphatize with Shea. Sometimes we would all be better just to keep our damn mouths shut.

[TheKilo]

SCM, I give credit to Shea for saying he would like to play again for the Red Sox. OK, I am biased but who the hell wouldn't want to play for the Red Sox, play in the best baseball venue around, for the best fans, in the best baseball city around? OK, you say Damon, but here's a prediction. He will one day say he misses the Red Sox just as Shea does. You are right in one thing. Right now we are better off with Mike and Youk but what happens next year or the next? I didn't like the way Shea left but I think he was hurt and reacted like a jerk. You should have seen my on the golf course today. I can emphatize with Shea. Sometimes we would all be better just to keep our damn mouths shut.

 

 

I understand where you're coming from, but I don't really think Shea will ever be a Red Sox again.

[seabeachfred]

Kilo, if someone wants to bet you on that, then take it. I don't think he will see the inside of a Red Sox uniform either, but at the same time I hope I don't see any more pickups like Hee Seop Choi. He seems to fascinate the Red Sox brass but you can dress up a pig to look like a race horse but still the pig is a pig. Choi must never never never be a part of the Red Sox starting lineup because they like three other teams will regret that decision.

[TheKilo]

Kilo, if someone wants to bet you on that, then take it. I don't think he will see the inside of a Red Sox uniform either, but at the same time I hope I don't see any more pickups like Hee Seop Choi. He seems to fascinate the Red Sox brass but you can dress up a pig to look like a race horse but still the pig is a pig. Choi must never never never be a part of the Red Sox starting lineup because they like three other teams will regret that decision.

 

 

I'd like to see what Choi can do for myself before thinking that. I've seen what Shea can do with regular PT, I haven't for Choi.

[seabeachfred]

Kilo, fine you wait to see for yourself. I've have seen for myself and I want to see this guy no more. I can run off the times the guy struck out with the bases loaded, left a couple of runners in scoring position, made a critical error in the field or threw to the wrong base. Cubs, Marlins and most Dodger fans seen enough of this guy to last a lifetime. Your turn will come, though not for too long a spell I hope.

[Yano]

I still wear his sox jersey around, and dont plan on stopping any time soon

[seabeachfred]

Yano, I hope you are talking about Hillenbrand's jersey and not Choi's. If you were talking about Hee Seop Choi's uni, take my advice and either burn it or wear it when you go to a comedy club.