10/16 SOX @ Astros ALCS Game 2 4:20PM

[Bellhorn04]

Genius? I think that word along with 'great' are overused and misused. Cora, imho, is an excellent manager, better than most, but genius?

There is a contemporary of mine who I feel comfortable calling a 'genius.' That would be Brian Wilson, singer/songwriter formerly of the Beach Boys.

 

Brian was also a pretty good closer, with 172 career saves.

 

But seriously, that was a good post.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Brian was also a pretty good closer, with 172 career saves.

 

But seriously, that was a good post.

 

I knew someone would mention 'the other' Brian Wilson. That's why I defined his profession.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Schwarber

Kike

Devers

Bogey

Dugo

JD

Renfroe

Plawecki

Arroyo

 

Now this is a hell of a lot better line-up than I'd ever seen on DRAGNET.

[moonslav59]

Schwarber

Kike

Devers

Bogey

Dugo

JD

Renfroe

Plawecki

Arroyo

 

Now this is a hell of a lot better line-up than I'd ever seen on DRAGNET.

 

And, Kike might get up with a man on base!

[moonslav59]

Genius? I think that word along with 'great' are overused and misused too often. Cora, imho, is an excellent manager, better than most, but genius?

There is a contemporary of mine who I feel comfortable calling a 'genius.' That would be Brian Wilson, singer/songwriter formerly of The Beach Boys.

 

Maybe "genius" has different meanings to each of us.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Maybe "genius" has different meanings to each of us.

 

When it comes to baseball, I'd have no problem calling Charlie Finley a genius.

[moonslav59]

When it comes to baseball, I'd have no problem calling Charlie Finley a genius.

 

So, like one genius per half decade?

[Bellhorn04]

Maybe "genius" has different meanings to each of us.

 

I have to agree with SPLINTER that it's a word that gets used too liberally.

 

I'm not sure I even want Cora to be a genius. I just want him to be super-competent, which I think he is.

[Old Red]

Maybe "genius" has different meanings to each of us.

 

The hoodie with the Pats, and the cigar with the Celtics aren’t, and weren’t genius, and Cora certainly aren’t in their category. To overused a word.

[Bellhorn04]

When it comes to baseball, I'd have no problem calling Charlie Finley a genius.

 

I think of Charlie as one of those 'fine line between genius and insanity' guys.

[Tedballgame]

I predict the Sox will win tonight if they can score more runs than Houston.

[Bellhorn04]

The hoodie with the Pats, and the cigar with the Celtics aren’t, and weren’t genius, and Cora certainly aren’t in their category. To overused a word.

 

Cora doesn't have a Tom Brady or a Bill Russell to lead the team year in and year out LOL

[moonslav59]

I have to agree with SPLINTER that it's a word that gets used too liberally.

 

I'm not sure I even want Cora to be a genius. I just want him to be super-competent, which I think he is.

 

Maybe others use the word, too much, but I think the word fits with Red Auerbach, Theo and Cora, but it's early on Cora, admitted.

[Bellhorn04]

I predict the Sox will win tonight if they can score more runs than Houston.

 

You won't get much of a betting line on that prediction though.

[moonslav59]

Cora doesn't have a Tom Brady or a Bill Russell to lead the team year in and year out LOL

 

Who acquired Bill, and Bird, and ... (and I'm not even a Celtics fan)

[Bellhorn04]

Who acquired Bill, and Bird, and ... (and I'm not even a Celtics fan)

 

Very smart, maybe even brilliant. Maybe brilliant is a better word than genius. Genius is more about creativity, ergo Brian Wilson.

[d-money]

They have to come out and desperate and try and get a lead.

[moonslav59]

Very smart, maybe even brilliant. Maybe brilliant is a better word than genius. Genius is more about creativity, ergo Brian Wilson.

 

That's your interpretation, but even with that criteria, Red was ground-breaking in some ways, and the creativity was on display when he drafted Bird as a Junior and blew up the whole system.

[moonslav59]

I'm feeling really good about our match-ups, today.

 

Let's go to Boston 1-1.

 

See you all after the game. I'm out.

 

[Old Red]

Very smart, maybe even brilliant. Maybe brilliant is a better word than genius. Genius is more about creativity, ergo Brian Wilson.

 

Well said.

[YastrzemskI]

Let’s tie this up and head to Fenway with some momentum. GO SoX!

[Tedballgame]

Great start. Two bagger.

[Tedballgame]

What a lucky catch.

[Maxbialystock]

Not a very good at bat by Kike. He swung at 2 pitches out of the zone, but he almost got lucky on the pop to short center.

[Maxbialystock]

Devers follows suit. Swing at anything. Took three balls, great. Finally gets the walk on the same pitch he swung at on the first pitch. Edited October 16, 2021 by Maxbialystock

[Tedballgame]

Devers needs to come through here.

[OH FOY]

Raffy need you brother.

[OH FOY]

Work Raffy Work

[Tedballgame]

Nice AB by Raffy.

[OH FOY]

3 Run Dinger right here.