Is Big Papi back?

[Dipre]

ya freethinka

 

I'd go with:

 

Pedroia

Youkilis

Drew

Bay

Ortiz

Teixeira, oops, I mean Lowell. Dojji, how can you live with being wrong all the time?

Varitek

Ellsbury

Green

 

Youk needs to hit 3rd on this team, otherwise i like your line-up.

[CrespoBlows]

 

 

Ellsbury will never have a really high OBP. At least not until he loses a step or two. He's too dangerous to put on for free. Pitchers tend to come right at him. Thus making it hard to walk, and hard to keep a higher OBP%.

 

No, it's because he can't hit those pitches right down the middle. Except for bloop singles, and infield hits.

 

Sounds like Juan Pierre.

[Cocos Disciples]

^ Agreed on the Juan Pierre comp, unfortunately. Make your pick.

[Dipre]

No, it's because he can't hit those pitches on the inside part of the plate. Except for bloop singles, and infield hits.

 

Sounds like Juan Pierre.

 

Fixed it for you.

 

If there ever comes a day when Ellsbury can turn on the inside fastball the way Johnny Damon does, that'll be the day he begins his path to perennial All-Star.

[CrespoBlows]

^ Agreed on the Juan Pierre comp' date=' unfortunately. Make your pick.[/quote']

 

I PM'd it to Kilo last night.

[Cocos Disciples]

Oh okay. Didn't mean to be pushy.

[CrespoBlows]

Fixed it for you.

 

If there ever comes a day when Ellsbury can turn on the inside fastball the way Johnny Damon does, that'll be the day he begins his path to perennial All-Star.

 

Yeah, but Ellsbury has never flashed power potential like Johnny Damon did.

 

Ellsbury is what he is. He plays outstanding defense, will OPS around .700 - .750, and steal some bases. A passable starter, but overrated. He'd fetch something nice in return.

[Cocos Disciples]

Didn't Thumper say Ellsbury would hit 500 HRs? It must be true, he's in AAA.

 

EDIT: Didn't find it, but I stumbled upon some more gems:

 

Any good minor league prospects Theo is looking at? Or is he gonna try the FA field?

 

Jacoby Ellsbury will be manning CF next year if the world is right.

 

You say you're a Sox fan and you don't follow Ellsbury?

 

Wow. Wow.

 

I really don't follow into the minor leagues that much. Not even our AAA down here. Just something I never really did.

 

A few months later...

This kid is amazing. I think he's got what it takes to make 3,000+ hits before his career is over with.

And finally:

 

Javier Lopez is God.

[TheKilo]

^lol

[TedWilliams101]

Either:

 

Ellsbury

Pedrioa

Youk

Bay

Drew

Ortiz

Lowell

Tek

Green/Lugo

 

or

 

Pedroia

Drew

Youk

Bay

Ortiz

Lowell

Tek

Green/Lugo

Ellsbury

[BoSox21]

i like the second one

[Dipre]

Either:

 

Ellsbury

Pedrioa

Youk

Bay

Drew

Ortiz

Lowell

Tek

Green/Suck

 

or

 

Pedroia

Drew

Youk

Bay

Ortiz

Lowell

Tek

Green/Suck

Ellsbury

 

Fixed them both for you.

[BoSox21]

dont worry, Lugo will be DFAed in a week or two

[bosoxgirl34]

i think it is safe to say he is definitely on he was back to atleast being useful again...i would love the old papi back fully but he will never be what he use to

[BSN07]

Ellsbury flashed some power last night and in Philly. He has some HR potential. Give him some time to fill out and grow into his body. 500HR is hilarious. But in his prime I could see him being a 15-20HR threat.

[Dojji]

I couldn't. Sporadic HR's do more harm than good if they make a light hitter think he's a power hitter. he should be hitting it on a line and going gap to gap. Any HR's need to be a happy accident of happening to line the ball that far.

[Dipre]

I couldn't. Sporadic HR's do more harm than good if they make a light hitter think he's a power hitter. he should be hitting it on a line and going gap to gap. Any HR's need to be a happy accident of happening to line the ball that far.

 

He shoud be hitting it on the ground.

 

The only type of pitches he should try to give any sort of loft are pitches high in the strike zone.

 

Otherwise, beat it into the ground and run like there's someone chasing you who wants to cut your balls off.

[BSN07]

He shoud be hitting it on the ground.

 

The only type of pitches he should try to give any sort of loft are pitches high in the strike zone.

 

Otherwise, beat it into the ground and run like there's someone chasing you who wants to cut your balls off.

 

He does for the most part. And I think he will continue to do so until he speed falters a bit. Whether it be from him gaining weight/muscle or just losing a step. That's when I could see him start to try and hit for more power instead of trying to beat everything out.

[Mr Crunchy]

hes at .340 with 4hrs in June I believe.

Ever since Opie Callahan told the city of Boston he should be released Ortiz has come on strong.

Is he out of the slump for good or is he just hot now and destined to cool off?

The yanks and fins pitching helps many guys who are slumping.

[Dipre]

hes at .340 with 4hrs in June I believe.

Ever since Opie Callahan told the city of Boston he should be released Ortiz has come on strong.

Is he out of the slump for good or is he just hot now and destined to cool off?

The yanks and fins pitching helps many guys who are slumping.

 

The Yanks part is true, he's been hammering them all year.

[Lived2seeit]

He shoud be hitting it on the ground.

 

absolutely, just remember...

 

"...with your speed, you're supposed to lay one down and beat it out. Everytime I see you pop one up, you owe me 20 push-ups..." -Lou Brown

 

 

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_sportsstuff/images/2008/04/24/mlhayes2combo_4.jpg

[Dojji]

i just found that movie cut up in bite-size pieces on Youtube.

 

Original movie was great, the sequel sucked (they absoltely MURDERED my two favorite characters in ML2).

[Lived2seeit]

oh the 2nd one was fantastic....compared to the 3rd one!!!....friggin' awful

[Dojji]

There was a third one? I've honestly never even heard of it before.

 

Was always hoping they'd do a 15 years later sorta sequel, as the stars' careers were winding down and they had to make way for the next wave and half of them were gone to other teams. maybe even one of the old stalwarts wound up on a team they were trying to chase or something. The one source of drama they never tapped was seeing an old friend in the playoffs and having it be all war. Or maybe having to deal with a Chuck Finley type owner who was constantly muddling things up and trying to stick his hand in where it wasn't needed.

[BoSox21]

wasnt it called Back to the Minors or something?

[Dojji]

Oh lordy... tell me they didn't. Half of the impact of the Major League movies came from the fact that they were depicting a lifestyle that 75% of the male population dreams about living. Minor league baseball isn't even a poor man's shadow of that.

 

I mean, it's bad enough to commit absolute character murder on Roger Dorn, but you're shooting your own foot making a movie called "Major League" and having it not be about MLB.

[Lived2seeit]

Oh they did, and it was baaad....

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YntY1kyKo4o/ScfNdWcqfuI/AAAAAAAAHOQ/-TBsptKbwtA/s320/back+to+the+minors.jpg

[Dojji]

Idiotic. No wonder there isn't a fourth movie.