What a Difference Big Papi Would Make in that Clubhuse---as Manager!

[Bellhorn04]

I endorse any post that has the phrase 'fair as f***' in it.

[a700hitter]

I endorse any post that has the phrase 'fair as f***' in it.

Spud can turn a phrase with the best of them.

[jad]

Nah.

 

I thought you old guys don't like safe spaces?

 

Hey! Stop trashing old people! (Except maybe when we go off on the "I've forgotten more about baseball than all you whippersnappers will ever ..." I'm not really sure that knowing more about a sport than anyone else is necessarily a virtue.)

[bosoxmal]

Hey! Stop trashing old people! (Except maybe when we go off on the "I've forgotten more about baseball than all you whippersnappers will ever ..." I'm not really sure that knowing more about a sport than anyone else is necessarily a virtue.)

You're right. I knew a lot about 7 card, no limit, stud poker, but it sure as well was never a virtue!

[Emp9]

I have my doubts that former superstars of MLB, HOFers and not yet HOFers coming from a generation of ball players that actually got paid real money would want to put up with the daily grind of being manager.

[Spudboy]

I endorse any post that has the phrase 'fair as f***' in it.

 

Spud can turn a phrase with the best of them.

 

lol

 

Hence my old tittle as the nicest person on the internet and The Saint of Talksox.

 

 

Hahahahahahahahahaha!11!11!

[Spudboy]

You're right. I knew a lot about 7 card, no limit, stud poker, but it sure as well was never a virtue!

 

I used be really good at Slap Jack and Fish.

 

Lot of good that did me!!!

[Bellhorn04]

I don't think I would ever wish the job of Red Sox manager on Papi.

[Kimmi]

Papi said the best player he ever saw play was JD Drew. I find that interesting, to say the least.

[Kimmi]

Yes, delete away! You won't have to compete with someone who has seen more, and knows more, about baseball than you ever will

 

(Make that, "put up with"!

 

Bosoxmal, there was no disrespect meant towards you and this was certainly not a ploy to get you to stop posting. You are a very good poster and contributor to the site. I just don't see the need to start a new thread about every thought that comes into one's head. That is all. Carry on.

[Jasonbay44]

Papi said the best player he ever saw play was JD Drew. I find that interesting, to say the least.

 

I loved me some JD Drew and for a while, me and UN? were some of his only supporters on here, but yeah, that is a bit of an absurd statement.. You would think he would say it was the guy hitting after him (or before him) most his career, Manny Ramirez.

[Spudboy]

I loved me some JD Drew and for a while, me and UN? were some of his only supporters on here, but yeah, that is a bit of an absurd statement.. You would think he would say it was the guy hitting after him (or before him) most his career, Manny Ramirez.

 

I bet you remember me receiving a lot of s*** for calling Drew Nancy.

[Bellhorn04]

Drew was a very talented all-around player. High OBP, plenty of power, excellent outfielder and a very good baserunner.

[Jasonbay44]

I bet you remember me receiving a lot of s*** for calling Drew Nancy.

 

A lot of people referred to him as Nancy, and he was also a "huge pussy" according to most people here lol. I liked Drew though, always have, always will. His really only bad year was 2011.

[SoxHop]

A lot of people referred to him as Nancy, and he was also a "huge pussy" according to most people here lol. I liked Drew though, always have, always will. His really only bad year was 2011.

 

People didn't like him because he didn't pump his fist after a hit.............. Drew mas major solid....

[Jasonbay44]

People didn't like him because he didn't pump his fist after a hit.............. Drew mas major solid....

 

He did that one time..

[SoxHop]

He did that one time..

 

ahahahah!!!!!

[Bellhorn04]

Now check out this cartoon about Drew's reaction to Ellsbury stealing home.

 

[jad]

You're right. I knew a lot about 7 card, no limit, stud poker, but it sure as well was never a virtue!

 

Ha! With me, it was the intricacies of cheap beer and the ways of obtaining it.

[mvp 78]

Drew was fine until that last year when he straight up sucked. I only really got on him in 2011.

[a700hitter]

Drew was the prototype for a baseball player. He did everything very well. I remember how impressed I was with him when I saw him in Ft. Myers in 2007. His fielding was underrated because he made it look effortless. He got a better jump on balls than any RF that I have seen except maybe Dewey. Every time that balls were hit in the RCF gap, he would be there by time the camera tracked the ball. When the ball went down the line into the corner, he would be there too. Yes, part of it was positioning, but a bigger part was the type of jump he got on the ball. When Jay Bruce came up for the Reds, I went to the RF deck seats in Ft. Myers to watch the game. It was a great perspective to appreciate the jump that OFers get on balls. The difference between Bruce and Drew was huge. Drew got so much a better jump on balls than Bruce. Drew's baseball skills were at the top of the charts across the board.

 

The problem with Drew was that if he sneezed you knew that you would be playing without him for 2-3 weeks.

[Slasher9]

Mal fought in WWII. he can start whatever the f*** thread he wants to start. every-god-damn day if he wants to.....

[Maxbialystock]

Papi said the best player he ever saw play was JD Drew. I find that interesting, to say the least.

 

I love it because it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Ortiz doesn't know jack. JD Drew the best? In his five years with the Sox he was never rated better than 3d in MLB in RF. Last year Mookie Betts--you know, Ortiz's teammate-- was not only ranked #1 among all MLB rightfielders, it was by a huge margin.

 

I agree JD Drew was a five tool player--hitting, hitting with power, running the bases, fielding, and throwing--and might even have had a slight edge in fielding. But Mookie has the better arm--more accurate, quicker release, stronger--runs the bases twice as well, really does hit with power, and hits for average. More than that, he plays every day and is the right guy to have at the plate when you need some runs. In five years with the Sox, 2007-11, Drew never drove in more than 68 runs. In his entire career he never drove in more than 100 runs. Last year Mookie drove in 113.

[bosoxmal]

Thank you!

I endorse this post.

Thank you!

[mvp 78]

I love it because it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Ortiz doesn't know jack. JD Drew the best? In his five years with the Sox he was never rated better than 3d in MLB in RF. Last year Mookie Betts--you know, Ortiz's teammate-- was not only ranked #1 among all MLB rightfielders, it was by a huge margin.

 

I agree JD Drew was a five tool player--hitting, hitting with power, running the bases, fielding, and throwing--and might even have had a slight edge in fielding. But Mookie has the better arm--more accurate, quicker release, stronger--runs the bases twice as well, really does hit with power, and hits for average. More than that, he plays every day and is the right guy to have at the plate when you need some runs. In five years with the Sox, 2007-11, Drew never drove in more than 68 runs. In his entire career he never drove in more than 100 runs. Last year Mookie drove in 113.

 

It would make him a bad GM, not a bad coach.

[bosoxmal]

The irony is, I don't even remember starting a similar thread! And I certainly see your point!

Bosoxmal, there was no disrespect meant towards you and this was certainly not a ploy to get you to stop posting. You are a very good poster and contributor to the site. I just don't see the need to start a new thread about every thought that comes into one's head. That is all. Carry on.

[bosoxmal]

Bosoxmal, there was no disrespect meant towards you and this was certainly not a ploy to get you to stop posting. You are a very good poster and contributor to the site. I just don't see the need to start a new thread about every thought that comes into one's head. That is all. Carry on.

 

Ironically, I don't even remember the other post! And I know what you're saying! Thanks!

[mvp 78]

Ok, I get it.

 

Bosoxmal, you're off the hook.

[Bellhorn04]

I love it because it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Ortiz doesn't know jack. JD Drew the best? In his five years with the Sox he was never rated better than 3d in MLB in RF. Last year Mookie Betts--you know, Ortiz's teammate-- was not only ranked #1 among all MLB rightfielders, it was by a huge margin.

 

I agree JD Drew was a five tool player--hitting, hitting with power, running the bases, fielding, and throwing--and might even have had a slight edge in fielding. But Mookie has the better arm--more accurate, quicker release, stronger--runs the bases twice as well, really does hit with power, and hits for average. More than that, he plays every day and is the right guy to have at the plate when you need some runs. In five years with the Sox, 2007-11, Drew never drove in more than 68 runs. In his entire career he never drove in more than 100 runs. Last year Mookie drove in 113.

 

First of all I'd like to see the exact quote from Ortiz...

[Kimmi]

First of all I'd like to see the exact quote from Ortiz...

 

Papi: My Story, a book co-written by David Ortiz and Michael Holley, has continued to create headlines as of late. While the now retired Boston Red Sox slugger has seemingly ruled out a return to baseball, the heralded designated hitter just can’t remove himself from the limelight.

 

His latest comments stem from an interesting quote regarding his former teammate, J.D. Drew. Specifically, “Big Papi” responded with quite the surprising response when asked, “Who was the best player [you] ever saw?”

 

“When J.D. wanted to play, he was the best player I’ve ever seen,” said Ortiz, via Jack Dickey of Sports Illustrated. “No b.s. Listen, I said, when he wanted to play, he was the best. … Some days I wanted to kill him … he would come out of the game because his left nut was hurting. It made no sense sometimes, but that’s how he was.”