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  1. a700hitter
    And then there is your fretting over the hypothetical fretting of other fans. You really are very busy with worry.
  2. a700hitter
    Most pitchers would have shut it down in May of 2004 as that is when he injured the sheath for his tendon. From May on, he was pitching by taking a shot of Lanacaine before the game to numb his foot and as the season went on he was getting additional shots during the game. His sheathing really blew apart in game 1 against the Angels. There was no way that he should have pitched after that. Pitching through the 2004 season cost him 2015 and it arguably could have accelerated the deterioration of his shoulder that ended his career. His contributions cannot be understated. He was the final big piece who was acquired to put us over the top -- and he delivered despite that his body betrayed him. I remember that commercial where he was hitchhiking and he says that he is headed to Boston to help end an 86 year old curse. He certainly did.
  3. a700hitter
    Except that he was still money in the post season and the World Series.
  4. a700hitter
    Ortiz played in better lineups? Edgar at one point was in the same lineup with Griffey, ARod and Buhner among others. That was some lineup.
  5. a700hitter
    I think that you might be letting your personal dislike for him color your opinion. It was an amazing performance in every respect. I have seen a lot of dramatic a performances in sports over 50 years, and I can't remember a single time when an athlete underwent an experimental surgical procedure to allow him to perform and then performing dominantly on that sports biggest stage. I don't think any other athlete would consent to that as it could endanger his career. It pretty much cost him the next season.
  6. a700hitter
    September 2011 was on Theo imo. It was pretty clear going into that month that the starting pitching was in a shambles. Although we needed to win very few games that month to make the playoffs, I warned people that the team was spiraling down the drain without some pitching reinforcement. Still, with just one or two breaks we make the playoffs. Those breaks never came. In the last week of the season, he desperately tried to trade for Bruce Chen and Chris Capuano.
  7. a700hitter
    So can Red Sox fans.
  8. a700hitter
    Iwould argue that Ortiz has accomplished significantly more as a DH than Edgar, but even if they are equal statistically as hitters, Papi is hugely significant in the history of one of the games premier franchises. Edgar does not have the same significance to Seattle. Imo, it is not even close.
  9. a700hitter
    Schill won 2 Pedey won 2. The first one was the hardest and Schill played a key role and made a dramatic impact on that first run.
  10. a700hitter
    David Ortiz is a hitting God!
  11. a700hitter
    You are quoting me out of context. I don't think Farrell should be fired. When things are going right, he has demonstrated a knack of staying out of the way and letting good things happen. He did that in 2013. He has a problem when there is a bumpy road. In rose circumstances, he has demonstrated a lack of ability to right a sinking ship
  12. a700hitter
    It was stupid. Do you think he works on his bunting? How many bunts has he lais down in the last 3 years? He doesn't bunt. You don't go to something that you never do and don't work on in a big spot. It would be like Gregerson throwing a screwball for the first time in that situation.
  13. a700hitter
    Can't fault Hanley on that.
  14. a700hitter
    It was a ton of fun scoring all those runs, but playoff bound teams need to win games where they only score 3 or 4 runs.
  15. a700hitter
    Today's ballplayers do not know how to play fly balls and popups in Day Games.
  16. a700hitter
    And yet another Buch Bomb -- this one a Grand Slam. Ugh!! Trading him was the no-brainer.
  17. a700hitter
    Clearly not too early.
  18. a700hitter
    Good Clay is dead.
  19. a700hitter
    Delayed game thread. We are leading 2-1. Shaw is always in the middle of good things.
  20. a700hitter
    Let the offensive deluge begin!! Buch will need the runs, because he stinks.
  21. a700hitter
    Another Buch Bomb by Correia
  22. a700hitter
    We know. You are consumed fretting over roster crunch.
  23. a700hitter
    When things turn bad, he is helpless to turn things around and is more likely to make things worse. Right now, they can't justify upgrading at manager.
  24. a700hitter
    Drew was an excellent fielder. He got excellent jumps on balls and took great routes to balls. If you really want to appreciate OF play you have to sit in behind the OFers. In Spring Training one year I sat in RF behind Drew. Jay Bruce was the oppositions RFer. Bruce at that time had a good reputation as a fielder, but he didn't compare to Drew. His routes to the ball were not as direct and his jumps were much slower than Drews. I still don't know what their defensive metrics were that year, but there was no question in my mind who was the better RFer at that time.
  25. a700hitter
    His value will start to decline as he plays LF in the minors. His value is at catcher. He needs to catch. He should be catching full time in AAA to build his value and then trade him.
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