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Brentz still on fire... .381/.439/.679 with 8 HR in 32 games
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Ranaudo got fisted last night.
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Not true: Lester got pulled after 7 IP/1 ER after 93 pitches - he threw 108 the game before that. Lackey got pulled after 6 IP/1 ER after 93 pitches - he threw 91 the game before that. How is Hill no good for the next few nights? He got the first two guys he faced out, then Francona replaces him with Aceves to face the corpse of Juan Rivera. Aceves promptly goes HBP, BB, BB, Lineout to end the inning. Aceves threw in the prior night also. Letting Hill try to finish the inning was the right thing to do there. It feels an awful lot like you are generalizing the excuses, and these generalizations just don't hold up to the actual chain of events. Francona has been awful at game management this year. Awful. There's no way around that.
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I don't see any merit in the defense of Francona that points out other reasons for the team's lack of success. There are always many contributing factors. Francona is, without question, one of the big ones.
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Awesome, just awesome.
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What were his specific contributions there, though? It wasn't like he was making brilliant moves to get them those championships. He had the horses, and the talent won on the field. I'll admit, he's a good post-season manager, because he actually starts to manage the game. In the regular season, however, he does a good deal of harm by undermanaging the team in clear spots that require management (the 7-run rule) and then out of the blue overmanaging at odd times (pulling Hill when he's effective to play platoon matchups). Time for a change, IMO.
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5/11, Toronto, 9-3 (L) Good: Gonzo & Papi's mango salsa, Youk/Crawford/Drew had good games Meh: Ellsbury - smoked a couple of balls that were stopped by nice defensive plays Bad: The rest of the lineup Ugly: Quasimodo, with an assist to the enabler (Francona)
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He's not the only reason, but he's one of them. More importantly, he's the easiest to replace.
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I said firing Francona was a good idea ten days ago, anyone disagree now?
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John Lackey, property of John Macdonald. And, Macdonald is a pretty Lackey hitter.
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Oh no, we Lackey again! [/rob schneider]
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How many pitches until Davis is on 3B?
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Lackey out for the 6th? Hale needs to wake Francona.
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I just noticed that you are from Monterrey. My good friend here in San Antonio is from there.
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I could get used to this Gonzalez/Ortiz mango salsa.
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I shouldn't have ended my night of drinking with all that Taco Bell. Now I have a bad case of the Lackeys.
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I propose that "Lackey" become a multi-use, derogatory word. How you feeling today? Pretty Lackey, I was out late last night. How are things going? Lackey my life. Whatchoo gonna do 'bout it? I will Lackey you up. Etc, etc.
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They scored 859 last year, with the same roster. You are right, it's foolish of me to think they are an offense in the 850 range, and to even suggest that while they may hit for a better average, that their HR pace is unsustainable. When will I learn?
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I was on my phone during my first response, so I didn't look it up to verify this. Now that I can look it up, this actually isn't even true. He sucked on opening day. Since then, he's given up a run in 0-0 game on a BB/SB/Sac Bunt/Squeeze, he's given up a unearned run in a 4-4 game, and the HR last night. That's 2 ER in 18 innings. I'm sorry (no I'm not), but expecting anything more than that is just unrealistic.
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I fail to see how anything that didn't happen today excuses Lester from his performance today.