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  1. a700hitter
    LOL!! I am, and I don't find the term "Homer" to be derogatory and don't use it in that manner.
  2. a700hitter
    I think this is a very plausible scenario. I think it is just as plausible the ER breaks out this season. And I think Porcello's performance will continue to be very inconsistent and will end up having another mediocre year. He is a solid #4 and nothing more.
  3. a700hitter
    Did you scroll down to the adjective? adj "stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded"
  4. a700hitter
    Wrong again, s*** for Brains. If you want to criticize me, try being right some of the time. Douche. Edit-- This is not @ you MVP-- just to be clear.
  5. a700hitter
    A definition of "traditionalist": https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/traditionalist
  6. a700hitter
    The difference between Sandoval or Holt at 3B was not even close to the difference in cost. The money would have been better spent upgrading the train wreck of a pitching staff after Ben had dismantled the 2014 staff. It was as clear as could be, and the misguided priority played out in real time with another awful season.
  7. a700hitter
    You must be kidding. I couldn't have been more clear in this thread about my position being that speed disrupts defense. If you didn't disagree with this, then you have been making a completely irrelevant argument.
  8. a700hitter
    They needed pitching more. I think Sandoval made them only marginally better on paper than installing Holt at 3B. Not getting a top pitcher for 2015 was misguided.
  9. a700hitter
    I don't think homer is a derogatory term. A homer is defined as "someone who shows blind loyalty to a team or organization, typically ignoring any shortcomings or faults they have." There is nothing wrong with rooting for your home team. It is less derogatory than the definition of "traditionalist" which is defined as "someone who is stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded."
  10. a700hitter
    Ok, homer.
  11. a700hitter
    The issue was about disrupting the defense, not about helping the guy at the plate, so don't keep trying to steer the argument to that narrow issue. Speed causes errors, misplays and encourages hitters to move the runner along by making productive outs (thus hurting the batter's stats while helping their team). Speed disrupts defense in many ways, and disruption to the defense is not good for the defense.
  12. a700hitter
    This doesn't take into account the times that he was on base and didn't attempt to steal. His speed was still disruptive in those situations by taking extra bases, forcing bad throws, making the defense play out of position, breaking up DPs. The stats in your post are incomplete and inconclusive. Sorry, Bells. I am not going to let you up off the mat on this one, because you are making an absurd argument.
  13. a700hitter
    Come up with something compelling and comprehensive and I will pay attention. Batting average is not comprehensive. Hitters batting behind fast runners will often be looking to make productive outs. The argument that disrupting defense is good for the defense is absurd. You are being ridiculous.
  14. a700hitter
    Crawford was also one of the most durable players in the game when we got him. That ended with a thud too. Crawford was a thoroughbred before he left Tampa. Doughnut boy was already in decline when he hit the !market. And I don't see him bouncing back, although I can see him bouncing.
  15. a700hitter
    Speed disrupts defense. It is that simple. There are no metrics that would establish the contrary. I am not talking about batting averages with speedy runners on base. That is not what I am asserting. Speed disrupts defenses and that is not a good thing for the defense.
  16. a700hitter
    I'm done with this topic. Don't bother buying a stopwatch when you get a scouting position. imo speed is more important now that Home Run and power production is down after the steroid era.
  17. a700hitter
    Doug, and all those years you carried a stopwatch that you didn't need. Also, it must have been an enigma that our slow-footed Red Sox teams got beat by teams with speed. We should have been a dynasty in the 1970's.
  18. a700hitter
    The disrupted pitcher and defense outweighs any disruption to the batter. This is an absurd notion that disruption to the defense is good for the defense. Beyond what the batter may or may not do, there are rushed throws, fielders taking their eye off the ball, the base runner taking an extra base, staying out of a DP etc. Are there reliable stats to cover all of that? This is too ridiculous for me to debate. Speed on the bases is not an advantage for the defense. Just call me a traditionalist on this one and let it be.
  19. a700hitter
    Taking the position that speed that disrupts defense gives the defense an advantage is absurd.
  20. a700hitter
    So, you can go either way on this? You can be convinced that speed on the bases is an advantage for the defense? Hmmm, and all these years I gave Theo credit for getting Dave Roberts and Francona credit for pinch running him for Millar. Who knew?
  21. a700hitter
    I don't think the disruption is equal to pitcher, defense and hitter. Disruption to the defense is not a good thing to the defense. It forces errors, makes players play out of position etc. Speed is a valuable weapon. Are you taking the position that disruption to a defense caused by speed is a positive or neutral for the defense? That is just silly.
  22. a700hitter
    I disagree that the bigger need after 2014 was offense. While our pitching was okay in 2014, it was only because we had Lester, Lackey, and Peavy in the first half of that season. The staff got completely dismantled at the trading deadline. Our starting pitching was decimated going into the off season after 2014. Pitching was the top priority and it was insufficiently addressed. We could have plopped Holt at 3B and pursued pitching. Instead, BC pursued and overpaid a human doughnut to play 3B. Then he signed another IFer for big bucks and played him out of position. His priorities were ridiculously misplaced.
  23. a700hitter
    And you lean toward being a homer and there is nothing wrong with that, but you don't like that label.
  24. a700hitter
    I don't think that they are the same issue at all. I think that is a real stretch. Are you saying that disrupting the defense is a benefit to the defense? That is laughable.
  25. a700hitter
    How many times do I need to state it? i have no strong opinion on this, so I don't care what the study would conclude. I just don't think it was an adequate study to provide definitive proof either way. Do you want to keep going in a circle here?
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