Red Sox Offense – Bold Moves

[bostopz]

One Achilles heel has been all the soft contact most of our hitters have made this season. Aside from Betts who hits in miserable luck and maybe one or two others we haven't even hit the ball hard consistently. Personally I think we have until the end of the month to get our s*** together, otherwise we are looking down a deep cavern---and someone in the organization is going to have to fall on their sword.

 

I don't buy this "Betts has hit into hard luck" stuff. His hits the opposite way are soft flyballs.

 

He's a young kid - he needs time. But this stuff he has been unlucky - I say no way. He hits pop ups to rf. He can't quite handle outside pitches yet.

[bostopz]

Kimmi debunked this idea with statistics while you were gone. I remember because I said something similar.

 

The absence of XBH has been noticeable and has hurt to be sure. But balls are coming off the bat with very good velocity as the stats prove.

 

Which tells you that is a useless stat and means nothing.

[User Name]

I bet you don't even understand what the statistic is supposed to explain.

[User Name]

I don't buy this "Betts has hit into hard luck" stuff. His hits the opposite way are soft flyballs.

 

He's a young kid - he needs time. But this stuff he has been unlucky - I say no way. He hits pop ups to rf. He can't quite handle outside pitches yet.

 

This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what has actually happened with Betts this year. Betts' problem with flyballs can't be applied to a single area of the strike zone. He's just not making enough hard contact with balls hit in the air in general. He's also barely made contact with pitches away this year, suggesting you're pretty much making that up.

 

Also, he's been unlucky. No ifs or buts about it. However, that can't be a crutch to justify his lack of ability to put loft into balls he should be hitting hard in the air and end up into an OF's glove.

[bostopz]

I bet you don't even understand what the statistic is supposed to explain.

 

I bet you pretend you are some kind of expert. Keep living in your own dream world buddy.

[bostopz]

This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what has actually happened with Betts this year. Betts' problem with flyballs can't be applied to a single area of the strike zone. He's just not making enough hard contact with balls hit in the air in general. He's also barely made contact with pitches away this year, suggesting you're pretty much making that up.

 

Also, he's been unlucky. No ifs or buts about it. However, that can't be a crutch to justify his lack of ability to put loft into balls he should be hitting hard in the air and end up into an OF's glove.

 

Your belief is full of crap. You pretend like you know you know what you're talking about but just throw out more crap. I see it. Remy sees it and you keep making up things as you go along. Keep living in the your own fantasy world buddy.

 

he isn't hitting the ball hard. They are pop flys.

 

Laughable the excuses someone like you throws out there. Totally laughable.

[User Name]

I get it.. You don't understand what you're reading. But not liking something or in your case, not understanding it, doesn't make it any less true. The numbers are there for all to see. Good luck arguing the obvious there buddy.

[bostopz]

I get it.. You don't understand what you're reading. But not liking something or in your case, not understanding it, doesn't make it any less true. The numbers are there for all to see. Good luck arguing the obvious there buddy.

 

No I get it just fine. You don't watch the games - otherwise you'd have heard Remy speak of Betts problems (but of couse you had to personally start with the insults) since early in the season. What you need to do is watch a few games before spouting off your mouth. Just looking at stats isn't the way to my friend.

 

Can always tell about posters like you. You're so transparent. Someone doesn't agree with you - then you throw out insults. If you actually watched some baseball you would have heard Remy say it bout Betts - instead you choose to insult me that I made it up blah blah blah. More crap from people like you - unreal. Watch a game buddy, okay then come back and talk.

[a700hitter]

And the cancer reappears.

[SoxnCycles]

And the cancer reappears.

 

And some just can't keep their large proboscis out of it.

[User Name]

The irony of it is, that he's actively trying to pick fights with me. I know he's butthurt that fred got banned, but he had it coming. Now get off my nuts.

[Kimmi]

I don't buy this "Betts has hit into hard luck" stuff. His hits the opposite way are soft flyballs.

 

He's a young kid - he needs time. But this stuff he has been unlucky - I say no way. He hits pop ups to rf. He can't quite handle outside pitches yet.

 

He may not be making hard contact with ball to right field, but he has smoked some balls that have unfortunately found a defender's glove. He has been unlucky, and as much as I love my stats, I don't need them to tell me that that's the case.

[Kimmi]

And some just can't keep their large proboscis out of it.

 

Proboscis - good word!

[SoxnCycles]

Proboscis - good word!

 

My favorite definition:

" (in some worms) an extensible tubular sucking organ."

[Kimmi]

My favorite definition:

" (in some worms) an extensible tubular sucking organ."

 

LOL

 

I was not familiar with that definition, but I like it!

[VA Sox Fan]

And the cancer reappears.

 

I didn't think permanently banned people could reappear.

Edited June 7, 2015 by VA Sox Fan

[bostopz]

The irony of it is, that he's actively trying to pick fights with me. I know he's butthurt that fred got banned, but he had it coming. Now get off my nuts.

 

This is so lauaghable. I'm the oen that relied to another poster who said Betts ahs been unlucky and I scoffed at the stat someone tied to use. Theyweren't directed at you. It's ntoall about you, you know?

 

so oyu came back at me - insulting me. Now you say this? Please just stopit.

 

You accuse em of making things up about Betts - yet even last night in 6th inning quote from Jerry Remy in last night's game as Betts is up at the palte:

 

"We see right-handers with Betts trying to keep the ball away."

 

Remy has brought up several times this year that Betts can't handle the pitch away.

[bostopz]

He may not be making hard contact with ball to right field, but he has smoked some balls that have unfortunately found a defender's glove. He has been unlucky, and as much as I love my stats, I don't need them to tell me that that's the case.

 

Sure he has smoked "some balls." Others have blooped in as well.

 

As much as I don't have stats- I believe Jerry Remy is right. He hasn't been any more unlucky than anyone else.

[bostopz]

For any of you that think I'm full of it a troll an idiot etc - no problem - you don't have to read my posts and the threads I create. You want to keep wasting your time - either way noskin off my back.

 

So shoot me-

 

I think on this thread I created some interesting points of topic.

I enjoy debates.

I think username went over the line and insulted me so I replied in kind.

I have no problem with htose that disagree with me- but if you are going to insult - expect a return.

And bottomline is- if you don't like what I'm saying / don't like my opinion don't like me personally or think I'm an idiot why bother to post to me or on thereads I create?

Other than username who has insulted me and I think he insults others- is there anyone else I've insulted that has disagreed with my opinion?

He said I came after him-- look at the order of posts on this thread. He came after me. I'm supposed to take his insults?

I enjoy talking the game.

[SoxnCycles]

This is so lauaghable. I'm the oen that relied to another poster who said Betts ahs been unlucky and I scoffed at the stat someone tied to use. Theyweren't directed at you. It's ntoall about you, you know?

 

so oyu came back at me - insulting me. Now you say this? Please just stopit.

 

You accuse em of making things up about Betts - yet even last night in 6th inning quote from Jerry Remy in last night's game as Betts is up at the palte:

 

"We see right-handers with Betts trying to keep the ball away."

 

Remy has brought up several times this year that Betts can't handle the pitch away.

 

Um... it ain't all about you either.

UN? wasn't referring to you.

[iortiz]

And the cancer reappears.

 

Seems like the same old guy picked another fight and a new guy bully. This guy just can't stay civil.

 

Hey Bostopz, do not engage with this guy, it isn't worth.

[User Name]

I didn't think permanently banned people could reappear.

 

This is why I like you.

 

I see the Three Stooges have reformed pretty quickly.

[VA Sox Fan]

This is why I like you.

 

I see the Three Stooges have reformed pretty quickly.

 

That didn't take long.

[SoxnCycles]

That didn't take long.

 

Never did care for Shemp. LOL

[VA Sox Fan]

Never did care for Shemp. LOL

 

Me either.

[Spudboy]

Or Curly Joe.

[cp176]

Spud - Come on. You have been one of the guys who talks baseball. All this other ******** is sickening. You also talk some real music!

[a700hitter]

Hmm. All this nastiness. I thought the problem had been cured. Lol!

[Spudboy]

Spud - Come on. You have been one of the guys who talks baseball. All this other ******** is sickening. You also talk some real music!

 

I was just commenting on the Three Stooges. I did like All of then other than Curly Joe.

 

I was not looking to become mired in this fight. Although now I see posting my preference did just that.

[User Name]

Spud, no one liked Curly Joe. The fact that you made your distaste for him known in no way involves you in petty squabbles.