Zenny
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No, he's all over the place. I watched him pitch in Portland (on NESN). Sometimes, the thing would be over the hitter's head and didn't have the traditional downward movement. Other times, it would be in the dirt before the plate. He has no control over that thing.
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f***.
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As always, I agree with you 100%.
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Does anyone else have this sinking feeling that D-Lowe is going to get rocked?
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I did the AB/K (1st #) and PA/BB (2nd #) for Shopp by month too: April- 2.95, 13.4 May- 2.76, 12.43 June- 2.89, 5.3 July- 3.78, 35 We want the first number to get bigger and the second number to get smaller. Again, take the July numbers with a grain of salt, it was only 34 AB's.
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You have to be kidding me. The Champions add the one element (a running game) they did not have the past two championships and the Jets have a shot? Bill Belichick is still the smartest man in football.
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OK, so I scrolled through the game logs on http://www.sportsnetwork.com and I created a database of Shoppach's AB's, H's and TB's from every game this season. I split them by month and got his BA/SLG% for each one. I didn't do OBP, because that's not a category anyone is worried about and calculating it is a pain in the ass and I'm not that motivated. April- .210/.371 May- .238/.413 June- .269/.436 July- .235/.500 You know how everyone is waiting for him to hit in the .260-.280 range? It's coming and was already here in June. Don't fret, folks. As far as the July numbers, it's just a small sample size at this point (34 AB's) and the team mostly played the very good Richmond Braves' pitching staff. That will be up in time.
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Guys, don't freak about Manny. He's not in there because he gave his spot to Ortiz. Also, first-timers in the contest rarely win, so I'd doubt if Ortiz pulls away with this one.
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Giambi is not going to participate in the HR Derby. If all goes well, maybe Ortiz will start the All-Star Game!
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Mirabelli will not be this team's starting catcher, ever. It will be Varitek to round out the year, then they will shake his hand, thank him for the years of service and let him walk off to some other dopey team to pay him $10 million dollars a year while we collect the draft picks. Varitek has two homeruns since the end of May; one came at Coors Field (we all know about that place) and the other was the luckiest homer I've ever seen (it would've been a foul ball in any other ballpark, even Tek thought it was foul). That's not a slump, that's a decline. Slumps do not last two months like that without at least something going right. I won't even bring up his sub-.700 road OPS. Next season, they'll greet Shoppach with open arms and give him every opportunity to step up and make a name for himself and I think he'll flourish. He's going to have his share of strikeouts, but he's going to be lacing balls off and over the Monster for years to come.
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He doesn't want to move away from his family. He wants to spend time with his kids, see them play ball and take them to school. He can't do that 2,000 miles away. That's the whole reason he came out of retirement.
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You're new so I'll fill you in as well. Theo buys into the Billy Beane theory of catchers declining over 31% from ages 31 to 32. Varitek is 32 now and we are seeing that decline this season. I have noticed that his bat speed is much slower and I am no scout. So if I notice it, I'm positive Theo has noticed it. Spending $7-10 million per season on him, like Varitek is requesting, is not smart business. He will not produce seasons like his 2003 and even then he was not worth the money he's asking. Shoppach is the solution to that problem. I understand you want to trade for RJ, and I'd love him here too, but he doesn't want to be here. Even if he did, the Sox have enough other talented prospects and youngsters that the Sox do not have to part with next season's starting catcher.
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Pokey was safe at 1st and that pitch to Bellhorn was ball four. Ortiz should be up right now with the bases juiced or potentially in a tie game.
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Poor game for Shoppach who went 0-4 with 2 K's in the PawSox loss. They are now 1-7 against the Richmond Braves this season and cannot seem to score at all against that pitching staff. At least the AAA All-Star Break is coming up so they can rest, regroup and hopefully play better. Shoppach's Complete 1st Half Stats: 72 G, 254 AB's, .240/.328/.441/.769; .36 (31/86) BB/K ratio; 61 H, 15 2B, 12 HR, 112 TB This way, we will have a reference point to see how he does in the second half of the season.
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What's up with Foulke? Recently, it seems like every time that he has come in he gives up a run or two. Not good, I don't like it.
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Hey, people are finally beginning to realize that Pokey sucks! Yay!
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Article on Shoppach from the July 2004 edition of Boston Baseball:
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Shopp got the day off for the most part, but came in as a defensive replacement in the ninth and flew out to LF in his extra-innings AB. Season Line: Season Line: .244/.332/.448/.780; .37 (31/84) BB/K ratio; 15 2B, 12 HR, 42 RBI, 39 R
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The NL is going to demolish the AL.
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Well, that makes me look like a complete idiot (see two posts up). I still think he is going to suck there, so I'll be 1/2 right.
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You can't demote him, he would still suck. He just has to work through it. It's a touchy situation with knucklers. Zink has a big-league quality knuckleball, it's just that he cannot control it 75% of the time, resulting in the ridiculous amount of walks. If something clicked for him, he could step into a big league rotation tomorrow. Until then, he just has to fight through it and take it one level per year.
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No prob, I like to keep you folks updated everyday so you know what's going on without having to look it up.
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I'm convinced, the PawSox cannot hit anymore. Another poor offensive outing from that team and a 1-4, RBI, K night for Shoppach. Richmond has absolutely owned Pawtucket recently. Season Line: .245/.333/.450/.783; .37 (31/84) BB/K ratio; 15 2B, 12 HR, 42 RBI, 39 R
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Yeah, Zink's pitching like s*** for Portland.
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Yeah, but did you hear him subtley bashing Lowe after the game in Atlanta? It was awesome.