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  1. ORS
    Oh s***, the all-star kiss of death from Dojji (for the bat). Ryan, please don't go all Lars Anderson on us.
  2. ORS
    Where do I state this is your position? I've put no words in your mouth. In fact, here is your direct quote... And then I state.... This is a correct interpretation of what you've said. I disagree with it.
  3. ORS
    I agree he should hit 2nd while Youkilis is out. He shouldn't when Youk returns until it becomes very evident that he's a better hitter than Youkilis. BTW, you can throw out hypothetical psycho-babble all day, but I don't have to buy it. If he starts hitting whatever/whatever/whatever, I'm confident that he'll continue to hit whatever/whatever/whatever no matter where he hits in the lineup. If his whatever/whatever/whatever looks like it will be better than a current 1-5 hitter's whatever/whatever/whatever, with a high degree of confidence, then I'm all for promoting him in the lineup. Simple enough?
  4. ORS
    BS. You expanded your commentary to add that you thought he should continue to hit 2nd if the psychological pixie dust worked and he performed better in the interim until Youkilis got back. I was correct to take your general comment as something that applied to a fully healthy roster, as the expansion of your point has you directly calling for his promotion in the lineup when it is fully healthy.
  5. ORS
    Because I don't think where a player hits in the order effects confidence to the level you do. It's as simple as that.
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    Pedroia and Crawford are both career #2 hitters prior to this year. Pedroia is a better offensive player than Crawford. Pedroia should hit 2nd. Easy as that. I'm not saying Crawford wouldn't feel better about hitting 2nd/3rd/4th....I'm saying....at the top of his game, he's not better than current options at those spots. Is it that hard to understand?
  9. ORS
    Please follow the discussion in context. The current thread of the discussion is about the merits of hitting Crawford 2nd vs anywhere else based on psychological factors.....meaning, it is a general discussion that would apply to a fully healthy Sox roster.
  10. ORS
    VRRRROOOOOMMMMM! Know what that was? That was the sound of his point going right over your head.
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    It's not siginifantly better if you look at their pitching components, which tends to correlate better to actual pitching talent (and projections of future performance). I'd prefer the Giants rotation too, but the Braves aren't as bad as you are making it out to be, and they are superior in the other facets of the game, ie bullpen and offense.
  13. ORS
    In the order that I went to them.... Memorial Park (before Camden) Camden Yards Coors Field Tropicana Park Fenway Park Minute Maid Park I hope to get up to Arlington next year to catch a Rangers/Sox game. And the next time I'm in DC (dad lives there and it's the home office of the company I work for) during the summer, I'll catch Nats game.
  14. ORS
    Dude, he started an internet "club", enough said, right?
  15. ORS
    But, what does Tito want? Inquiring minds want to know.
  16. ORS
    That's the beauty of the timing I mentioned. They can wait to see it again, to see if he can do it two years in a row, before committing.
  17. ORS
    Players find their power stroke. It happens. You act like this is some bizarre occurence. It happened with Youkilis, it happens with plenty of others. They grow into their bodies, they adjust their swings, etc. Did you read the article about his change in approach this year? Apparently, he had this power stroke in previous years, it was his natural swing the coaching staff thought, and it showed up for batting practice. In games, though, he flatten out his swing and use was he was taught during his baseball upbringing so he could use his speed to get on. The coaching staff has been trying to get him to use his batting practice swing in games for quite some time. Sometimes an adjustment like that takes time. Furthermore, he's still a star, with his speed making his baserunning and fielding so valuable, even if he isn't a perennial 30+ HR player. The thought all along by the baseball development people was that he'd be a 20+ guy with all those other tools. I'm perfectly fine holding on to that.
  18. ORS
    Every good young pitcher turns 25 at some point....very few of them (ie, close to none of them) turn into Pedro Martinez. I don't think it's a "much greater" chance. I'd say more of a chance, but I'm pretty confident that the development to Jacoby's game is legit. Also, how do you reconcile your concern about escalating cost for Ellsbury with the fact that Hernandez is going to cost $68M over the next 5 years? Is it because you think he's a sure fire bet to be worth that and Ellsbury is destined for some sort of regression? If so, you must be very pessimistic about Ellsbury's future.
  19. ORS
    Yeah, I'd trade him for Pedro in his prime. Unfortunately, Pedro in his prime has only come around twice in the history of baseball (him and Koufax). There is no Pedro in his prime available right now (probably not for the foreseeable future either).
  20. ORS
    One problem with, that's a 162 game projection. Starting catchers never catch that many games. Project for like 120-130 to make it realistic.
  21. ORS
    Not in August it didn't. Everyone goes on waivers in August. If they put him on irrevocable waivers in the offseason, like they did with Manny prior to the attempted ARod trade, that will tell you something.
  22. ORS
    Josh Beckett and John Lackey both had that same look a couple/few years ago, prior to the Red Sox acquiring them. AJ Burnett, Mark Prior, Scott Kazmir, etc, etc, etc..... Only a handful of these guys turn into CC Sabathia, Roy Halladay, et al. I think the turnover rate with SP is higher than the chances that Ellsbury is a fluke.
  23. ORS
    This. There's actually something very positive in the timing, if you ask me. With arb years left, they've got control of him at a reasonable price where they can see if this year is just a "sell high" year, or if he has indeed turned the corner and become one of the game's elite. Given the volatile nature of staring pitching - that so few of them remain elite for long periods of time - I think the safer bet is to see what Ellsbury does in his follow-up campaign.
  24. ORS
    Baring catastrophic injury issues, both the Sox and Yankees are making the playoffs. It is what it is. You seem upset by the game results today. Accept it and enjoy reduced stress.
  25. ORS
    The grandmother I was closest to died from Alzheimers, and I laughed at the jokes. Since we are having fun, I feel it necessary to share this. In poor taste? Yes. Funny? Absolutely. http://www.mileanhour.com/files/2011/8/imageswhat-earthquake.jpg
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