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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    You just can't predict baseball, but this was a fun game.
  2. a700hitter
    I thought I saw that old wounded horse last season. Hopefully, the horse collapses this season.
  3. a700hitter
    If any accountability is given to Theo it is as part of the Theo/Luchhino regime. I posted earlier that our current success had to be attributed to the Cherington/Luchinno regime. I am sure that made many posters gag.
  4. a700hitter
    That's too bad. I last went there last April. Remy's had a good and varied menu the first year. It was very affordable too. My son thought that they would not be able to keep their prices at that level. I guess he was right. The second year the menu became very limited and not very good, but they still have an enormous selection of beer and lots of big TVs.
  5. a700hitter
    I agree with most of your assessment. However, NY always seems to find a way, and they are staying in the thick of the race. Getting Jeter and Grandy back will be huge boosts for them. As for Toronto, they are burying themselves in a deep hole. Now, Dickey is getting an MRI on the back of his shoulder. If a losing attitude takes hold, they could have problems.
  6. a700hitter
    I like that Ben stood up and took responsibility. How much he was to blame is debatable. Now, that he is in charge, he is making some savy decisions, but I think we both agree that the Daniel Bard experiment sits at his doorstep.
  7. a700hitter
    There's really good southern style barbeque place on Boylston. I forgot the name. Everything is tasty and tender. The portions are so big that you can clog all of your coronary arteries in one sitting. If you order the basket of biscuits, which are really great, just ask for a doggie bag for your dinner.
  8. a700hitter
    Israel, I am also hoping that you lose.
  9. a700hitter
    You are not an enforcer type. I think Fred was tongue in cheek about that, but you are a fair and level-headed arbiter. ^ Did you think you would ever read that in one of my posts? There is hope for lasting world peace.
  10. a700hitter
    He was very steady in the field for a good portion of 2007 and he had a good post season in my recollection. The rest was a train wreck.
  11. a700hitter
    So the success now is attributed to the Cherrington/Luchhino regime?
  12. a700hitter
    It did happen on Ben's watch. It is interesting to see how people jump to his defense and hold him faultless while he mans up and takes responsibility without blaming his predecessor. If he is not at fault, I guess Theo takes the hit for 2012. Is that your opinion? I have flip flopped on nothing.
  13. a700hitter
    Okay, so you hold Epstein responsible for the worst season in almost 50 years and last place in 2012? I'm okay with that. Somebody had to be responsible. It makes sense in light of the team's good start. Ben seemingly has righted the Red Sox ship to a big extent. They look to be going in the right direction, while Theo appears headed for last place and second 100+ loss season with the Cubbies.
  14. a700hitter
    Not quite sure what point you are trying to make.
  15. a700hitter
    I do like that Ben takes a lot more accountability for 2012 than people here want to give him. A lot of people want to make Epstein Ben's George Bush. Ben is getting his chance to prove his worth this season freed up from Epstein's fiscal strangulation of the team. Either way, someone messed up the team royally. If people don't want to hold Ben accountable, that is fine, but then it had to be Epstein's fault. Someone has to be accountable. Someone made the terrible decisions.
  16. a700hitter
    It happened on his watch whether he gets mulligans or not.
  17. a700hitter
    Please elaborate. I don't know what you are saying here or what you are answering.
  18. a700hitter
    So, you are rationalizing that a series of bad decisions left ben with no better choice? Did anyone have responsibility for the series of bad decisions leaving Ben in that predicament?
  19. a700hitter
    But last place and the worst record since 1965 happened on Ben's watch.
  20. a700hitter
    And those were the whole universe of options? Check the transaction list for that off season. Lot's of other pitchers changed teams. Bottom line is that it was Cherington's choice to give Bard a chance to start. He had no gun to his head and his balls were not in a vice. He made a very poor decision. You are making lots of excuses and rationalizations.
  21. a700hitter
    You and Doji are wrong. Did we need another starter? Yes. Did it have to be Bard? Absolutely, not. That was Cherrington's call. Surely there were other options than a guy who had zero success as a starter beyond college and who became a headcase and almost a lost cause trying to start in the lower minors. Cherrington is the GM. People don't compete to be a starter on some sign up sheet or just because they want to.
  22. a700hitter
    You are changing the facts. No one disputes that Bard lobbied to start. So did Aceves. Cherington made the decision to let them compete for a job in ST. Aceves had the inside line on the job until the end of ST when Bailey got a boo boo and Aceves was asked to close. Dems the facts.
  23. a700hitter
    I think your recollection is correct.
  24. a700hitter
    One of the only things that Bobby V was right about was that Bard was not a starter. There was no backing from the FO to pull the plug on the experiment. Ben Cherries was certainly complicit in the disastrous experiment. Bobby V let the kid take his turn, and when he imploded, he left him on the mound to completely embarrass himself and end the experiment. The kid was too stupid to be embarrassed by his performance. He thought he just needed a few adjustments before his next start. He was clueless, and he probably still is clueless.
  25. a700hitter
    I sense a hostage exchange in the works.
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