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  1. ORS
    Crispy!
  2. ORS
    I take it all back, Alex. Well, everything except the statue stuff, you're still slow.
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  4. ORS
    Cora is having the game of his life.
  5. ORS
    5.2 WARP. Defense and baserunning count. He had a rough 2.5 month stretch, but he started pulling out of it in August. Given his track record in the minors, I'd say he's due further opportunity before we pass judgement, a la Pedroia. Oh, and here's the part where the bully puts the game out of reach. Seen this far too often. LOL, Huff with a SB. See.
  6. ORS
    Again with the 24" wide plate. Every baseball ump should get shitcanned. They are incompetent.
  7. ORS
    It appears the mentioning of the reverse lock only served to piss it off. Quick, somebody sacrafice a live animal in homage to the reverse lock.
  8. ORS
    Crunch, we dumped him heading into '06, not '05. The pitchers on the staff at that time were a completely recovered Schilling, Beckett, Clement (who had not been diagnosed with shoulder problems yet), Wells, Wakefield, with Lester in AAA.
  9. ORS
    Papelbon and Pedroia? I think a lesson was learned that season. Going into the season the Sox had what appeared to be good depth at SP and none on the bench in the OF. They traded what they had for what they needed. Unfortunately, that depth relied on a couple of pitchers that went down with injuries, and they were forced to give the innings that would have gone to Arroyo to AAAA drek. Through the benefit of hindsight, the WMP project was a bad one. Although, the same hindsight reveals that team wasn't making the playoffs with the rash of injuries they suffered in August, even if Arroyo had been here. Move on to '07, and I don't think we missed Bronson Arroyo too much, nor did we this year.
  10. ORS
    Reports are that he will start the season as a RP next year as well. This being due to him pitching less than 100 IP (likely) when the season ends. This has me scratching my head. It's like they won't allow themselves to lose his services with the team for a couple of months to do what's really best for his transition / development into a starter. He should start the year in EST on a regular throw schedule to build stamina and strength, throw a handful of starts in the minors, and then start for the big club from June 1 on. Instead, they are going start him in the BP then expect him to magically alter his workload mid-season, something that resulted in injury this year, to become a starter. This is woefully shortsighted. I rarely celebrate injury, and I'll feel bad for Tubby if he gets hurt next year, but I may also cackle at this stupid FO for pushing the same button while expecting a different result.
  11. ORS
    I think a discussion could be had there, although I find the LAA to be good in every facet of the game. Starting pitching, bull pen, running the bases, defense, and hitting; it's all good for the LAA. The Sox BP still leaves something to be desired, although I will admit it has been much improved in the 2nd half, and while they have a couple of guys that run well, they aren't as good on the basepaths as the LAA. On top of all that, although I didn't make it clear, I was referring to teams the Sox could actually face.
  12. ORS
    Twins lose. CWS are down 9-3 through 8. Rays losing to the Yankees 7-2 in the 8th. More nights like tonight, please.
  13. ORS
    What happened in the '04 series against the Angels has little bearing on the games that will occur in this October. Yes, we've swept them the the last 2 times we faced them in the playoffs. We also won the season series against them each year. We are 1-8 against them this year. The reason I really don't want to face them at their house in a 5 game series isn't our season record, but the fact that they are the most balanced team in the AL, IMO. If we are to face them, I'd rather it be in a longer series.
  14. ORS
    The Yankees are very, very, very unlikely to make the playoffs. Barring catastrophe, after tonight they will be 7 back with 24 to play. If the Sox play .500 ball, they have to go 20-4 to have a better record or 19-5 to tie. I don't see that out of a team that will start Ponson, Rasner, Pavano in 3 of the rotation spots. Here's why you should care if Tampa wins or loses the division. If the AL East runner up is the WC, then that team will travel to LA to face the Angels. I'd much rather deal with the winner of the Central at home, and then play the winner of the TB / LAA series in a 7 game series.
  15. ORS
    There's our cleanup hitter.
  16. ORS
    What's up with Lester tonight? Walking a guy like Salazar is close to inexcusable.
  17. ORS
    Haha, you never touched the plate you big faced freak.
  18. ORS
    Go Yankees!
  19. ORS
    This is coming from a guy who values prospects much more than Gom, although certainly not as much as Jacko, but Gom makes a really good point there. The relative failure in the draft is striking. Cashman has been the GM since when, 1998? Nothing from the draft has come out of that system and made it in the bigs, not even guys they traded away, since then. The most successful players have been Wang, Cano, Navarro, Juan Rivera, and Melky.....all IFA signees. That's pretty bad. I never really thought he should be fired, but I never gave it much thought either. Now I hope he stays.
  20. ORS
    They can still hit. If Moose gets his "vet" strikezone and they catch a good start from the rest, they can handle Tampa easily. Tampa has been absurdly good in 1 run games. They are 26-15. Last year's wire to wire Sox, with the best BP in the AL, usually what it takes for a very good 1-run game record, were 22-28. This is what I've seen lately when following the scoreboard too. They only score 2, it's OK the pitcher only gives up 1. They give up 9, it's OK the offense scores 10. At some point, they'll win 10-1 and lose 9-2.
  21. ORS
    Yesterday in RI, 66-48 pitches-strikes, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K. If they were to gain some cushion in the WC race, should the team start considering a 6-man rotation to keep the arms fresh in October?
  22. ORS
    My pick of Quentin wasn't who I thought "deserves" it, but rather who will win it. Yes, Pedroia may win the batting title, but Quentin will trump that with the HR title while still hitting for decent average, which is something the writers, who get the votes, have historically favored, as well as an edge in RBI, another big stat for them. All things considered, the case for Pedroia is strong. [table]Player|WARP1|VORP|WinShares Pedroia|8.1|50.8|18 Quentin|7.6|49.5|24 Youkilis|7.6|49.5|24 Morneau|7.7|47.3|27[/table] Win Shares are not position dependent, thus Pedroia does trail there as his "triple crown" stats don't compare to the others. Win Shares are competent predictor of MVP winners. I think Dustin will fall short, pun intended, but when you consider position, he should be in the discussion.
  23. ORS
    Insanity. Carlos Quentin (if his team makes the postseason). Now, for Sox MVP, I say Pedroia. He is quickly becomming the heart and soul of this team, and his play has been exceptional.
  24. ORS
    I give it about 2-3 weeks before teams stop kicking the ball to Stiller at Clemson. That kid is lightning.
  25. ORS
    Good. Whatever they did to him to give us the '08 version of CB needed to be discarded. Let him finish the year in the minors. If he dominates the rest of the year, maybe give him another MLB shot if they have a playoff spot locked up.
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