NoPepper
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Having suffered through the 2ed half of 1978, I cannot agree with you more.
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A friend in work sent me this link. I haven't checked all of 'em out yet, but the few I looked at were pretty good. http://www.broadstreetbully.com/
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I like the thought of this a lot.
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Even though Manny, Nixon, Tek etc. are gettting up after Papi? I agree, they are a moneyball team. In fact, "taking what the shift gives you" by tapping to the hole left in the shift (bunt, check swing whatever) gets another man on base for that dinger you refer to. Like the stolen base yesterday, NOBODY will expect Papi to just tap the ball to the hole. After a few of these, you will not see the shift anymore me thinks.
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I agree. He'll need the practice for the World Series. This would let other people rest or at least not play defense when they are the DH
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In a few interviews I saw on TV, Ted Williams regretted not hitting the other way more often. I wish other players would learn a little from the "Splendid Splinter"
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Dare I say .... BUNT. OK, that's an extreme. But not hitting for power in this situation is my point. Since the shift is on, I'm suggesting simply tapping the ball towards (in Ortiz's case) e.g. 3rd base. To simplify, since the defense is blatant, so the hitter should be too. I bet just a few of these at bats will put the infield back where it belongs, especially if Manny takes advantage of the extra men on base and adds to his RBI total. That said, assuming that by some magic Ortiz could always execute, the reason for the thread is to see if people here even think just taking one base in this situation is the right thing to do in general, but specifically in Ortiz's case.
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Perhaps this is all just an attempt to get everyone in the clubhouse to think as a TEAM again. If Curt is willing to go to the 'pen (and after saying on the air (WEEI?) that he wouldn't), maybe the rest would stop crying and just do what the team needs done to win. Anyway, I'm only suggesting a possible motive (and given what happened with Payton, one that isn't working).
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Does anyone else feel that players like Ortiz, that have the infield shift to one side, should simply take a base by tapping the ball away from the shift? I'm curious as to how others feel in genreal, but especially with Ortiz given the rest of the Sox line up. Think of it as an intentional walk. Yes one could argue that you are taking the bat out of his hands, but hell, even a .400 hitter makes 6 outs out of 10. I say take the base. For one thing, doing this enough will result in no more shift. With Manny, Trot etc. following in the order, I say just get on base.
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Hi Everyone, I've been looking for a forum to have some fun in, second guess moves and sound off on when a bad call is made. Yelling at the TV just does't cut it. Besides, I tend to miss what RemDawg says. This place looks like it was a good fit. I'm a long time Sox fan. Bleachers were 50 cents when Dad would take me to twi-night double headers. (I'm just thankful that they won it all in his lifetime!) I grew up just a few miles from Fenway. I'm hoping that, like the Pats, we can make going to the big show a habit vs. a once evey few generation thing. I'm looking forward to joining in vs. just viewing now!