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Youk Of The Nation

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My grandfather just had a stroke and he's a Sox fan. Deal.

 

I am sorry to hear that and wish him and you the best, as I'm sure all of us do, but there is no reason to snap at Brennan about it. He was simply mentioning why he was rooting for the Reds.

 

Everyone needs to stop responding to everyone else as if each opinion is an attack on the very foundation of their existence. Relax. The Sox are terrible, yes, but there is no need to let your frustration with the Sox leak into every aspect of your posting.

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The fight for the 2nd WC spot is like the Syrian Civil War.

 

Hey Pedey, nice hit! Next time hit it over the wall. 14-13.

 

Last week of the season @ Baltimore and @ NYY.

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I am sorry to hear that and wish him and you the best, as I'm sure all of us do, but there is no reason to snap at Brennan about it. He was simply mentioning why he was rooting for the Reds.

 

Everyone needs to stop responding to everyone else as if each opinion is an attack on the very foundation of their existence. Relax. The Sox are terrible, yes, but there is no need to let your frustration with the Sox leak into every aspect of your posting.

 

That last part was sarcasm.

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I repeat and realize I am leaving myself wide open on this one...but given equal length of time as Red Sox players, Ross will get more meaningful hits than Agons.....by a country mile. Give Agons an opportunity to pad his stats and he is all in...give him an opportunity to win a game and he has one hand covering his balls and one holding his ass....got no more hands left for the bat.
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I repeat and realize I am leaving myself wide open on this one...but given equal length of time as Red Sox players, Ross will get more meaningful hits than Agons.....by a country mile. Give Agons an opportunity to pad his stats and he is all in...give him an opportunity to win a game and he has one hand covering his balls and one holding his ass....got no more hands left for the bat.

 

An argument based, I am certain, on strong statistical evidence and historical data.

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The Seattle Mariners have a better record...

 

The MARINERS!

 

But we can do better than that, come on KC, Toronto, and Minnesota!

 

KC's next. If I was smart, I would say sweep. Call me optimistic with Lester, Beckett, and Cook. I think they have a chance though.

As for the Mariners, take away King Felix and they're tied with the Astros.

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KC's next. If I was smart, I would say sweep. Call me optimistic with Lester, Beckett, and Cook. I think they have a chance though.

As for the Mariners, take away King Felix and they're tied with the Astros.

 

Misery loves company. I doubt this team could beat the Astros.

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Man I hear ya' 13. I am not a V guy but these guys almost defy managing...even for a guy they want managing...never mind a guy they are trying to kick down the road like a tin can.

 

He has a relief pitcher he can't use against the Yanks or any team the Yanks trade Tex to.

He has a guy on the mend that MUST bat 2nd or I don't know, I guess the top of his head blows off.

He has two guys at the top including the aforementioned must bat 2nd guy that are almost carbon copies of each other and a total waste of speed assets

He has a SS that can't play SS, a catcher that can't catch and up until a few days ago a pitching coach that would not talk to him under any circumstances

He has no starters and a gassed pen that he can't keep alive no matter what he does

His best ballplayer hates his guts since V replaced his buddy although I would take my worst enemy in the foxhole with me before any one of these nitwits, any time, any day.

He has bosses that cut the knees out from under him the very first chance they had

He has guys that defy cooperating to form a cohesive offensive effort preferring to play it their way, each and every one of them....they literally field nine offensive strategies every night....a unique approach if I ever saw one

 

I could go on and on

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That opening on NESN's Red Sox final ought to look a lot different come next season.

 

They've been showing those same players for essentially the last 3 seasons.

 

That alone should be a sign that this group has been together for too long.

 

Profound change is in dire need for this organization.

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So here are the clutch hitting stats for Agons and Ross. Mind you Ross is a very limited player in many ways. Yet when the chips are down, he bests Agons. I think if these two players do play similar stretches in Sox uniforms, Ross will get more meaningful hits than AGons...will have more meaningful at bats, will be more effective and will win more games for us while Agons is holding his nuts and grabbing his ass.

 

I picked Ross for this comparison because by rights these two players should not be on the same planet with regard to clutch hitting.

 

While I have OPS and HR listed below the other stats line up much the same way for tie game, within 1 run and 2 run situations. Clearly these are situations where more hits and more runs very likely have meaning relative to the outcome of the game.

Some of the stats get scrunched but the HR's for Ross are 5, 9 and 13, For AGons, 3,6 and9.

OPS for Ross: 816, 872, 869. OPS for Agons: 731, 736, 777

 

 

Ross clutch batting stats this year:

OPS HR

tie game 816 5

w/1 run 872 9

w/2 run 869 13

 

Agons clutch batting stats this year

OPS HR

tie game 731 3

w/1 run 736 6

w/2 runs 777 9

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A couple thoughts on last night's game:

1. If the Angels find a way to make the playoffs and win the WS, the Sox should get WS shares

2. New stat for the Sox: come back loses (last night is what one looks like)

3. When is the last time the Sox won at home, I'm starting to forget the lyrics to Dirty Water

When do pitchers and catchers report?

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I've been reading this thread:

 

http://www.talksox.com/forum/game-thread-forum/1241-october-20th-new-york-alcs-game-7-a-8.html

 

I wasn't here then (obviously), but I remember being attached to the TV/Radio that entire series. Everyone was so excited, winning the ALCS Game 7 was better than the WS IMO. I barely even watched the WS, it just felt that nothing could compare to what we had just witnessed.

 

Can we ever be as excited about this team as we were then?

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