a700hitter

Some people love to cling to losing arguments when the real answer is staring them in the face. As a former litigator, I settled the weak cases and tried the strong ones.

maybe he caught the "Poops" from Pedroia. I hear that it is going around. Maybe he belongs to a religion that will not let him work until after Sundown on a Monday in August. These are possibilities of things we were not privy to.

maybe they would have, but I would be less upset, because they are not as important as Wright.

He wanted him to shorten his lead by a step. It is a game of inches. He was trying to win the game.

i would rather send Kimbrel out with a 2 run lead and Leon catching than Holiday with a 1 run lead.

He has never demonstrated any ability to think strategically beyond the current matchup.

The game was on the line. Blanton is trying to win. I disagree completely that it was a low move-- not in a 1 run game.

Agree to disagree.

What are the stats on how many times a catcher is forced to leave a game in the late innings of a game do to injury-- probably statistically insignificant, and it is my position that there were at least a couple of hitters on our bench who are clearly superior to Holiday as a hitter.

Leon or any bullpen pitcher.

He didn't have a big lead. Blanton went after him, because he saw a clueless guy on the bases.

it was the emotion of the game thread, but you are right.

i disagree.

You go with the clearly better offensive player in that situation. Are you saying that is Holiday? If so, I would disagree strongly. But if that is your choice, we will have to agree to disagree. I think Holiday is the worst offensive player on the roster, unless he PH Wright.

If there is a bench clearing brawl, the one guy I want to see get punched in the face would be Showalter. I would play that over and over and over.

i am pretty sure that a base runner like Dave Roberts had a better technique for diving back to a base that didn't involve a face plant and almost separating your shoulder. I am sorry, but that was inexperience on display. And there were other options, so it is on Farrell. Kimmi, you are a good read, but in this case you are defending the stupid and indefensible.

What is it good for?

I am saying that he should put up the clearly superior offensive player in that situation. Would that be Holiday?

How many ABs? Are these late inning ABs?

There's no trap door under that jacket?

I picked up on the sarcasm.

Bedard was a broken relic on his way out, and he injured his knee the day before we acquired him. Poms is 27 years old and hopefully on the way up.

Lackey needed surgery, but didn't want to invoke the minimum salary additional year clause of his contract. Wake was a fossill. Buch was long lost to the DL.

No, it doesn't contradict itself. I called the RISP with 2 out #'s a sss, not his entire body of work. BTW what are the #'s for RISP with less than 2 outs in late inning situations?

Hey MVP, our relationship has really evolved. Now, people think you are my Knight in shining armor. LOL!! Max, neither MVP nor I need each other to come to our defense. I have a low opinion regarding the intellect and competency of major league managers. Deal with it and move on. If you want to worship them, that is fine with me. But I don't think Mr. Farrell needs you defending his obviously stupid low percentage moves. When making an argument, you should get straight the facts that you use as the premise for your argument. Otherwise, you risk invalidating your entire argument. I have never advocated that umpires should be replaced for calling balls and strikes. In fact, I am on record as being against the current use of replay which I believe has gotten to a level of ridiculous hair splitting that just wastes time. SO go back and rethink your whole argument of what you think I think about all of this stuff, because you clearly don't have a handle on it at all. I other words, let's discuss baseball and not me or any other poster. I already told you to buzz off with this s***. This is just stupid s***. Take a deep breath and let your brain regain control. It was a low percentage move letting Holiday bat, not surmise.