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  1. a700hitter
    One of the discussions on NESNs pre-game show is the huge miss not getting Nelson Cruz 2 years in a row. Supposedly, Ortiz recommended getting him both times and Cruz wanted to come to Boston. Our FO never even kicked the tires either year. Not even a phone call. In 2014 we went with the Grady Sizemore experience and Cruz took a 1 year contract with the Orioles. In 2015, we gave multi-year deal to Hanley to change positions and Cruz went to Seattle to continue leading the league in HRs. The fact that NESN is airing this as a " huge miss" is telling. I still think Cherington is gone at the end of the year.
  2. a700hitter
    That is a head shaker. I remember Orlando Cepeda hitting 4 doubles in in a game in 1973.
  3. a700hitter
    Bradley with 2 home runs and 3 doubles. In 1 game, he out- produced his performance all of last year in 500 plate appearances. Maybe he has figured it out.
  4. a700hitter
    Tanaka was very good. Yankee pitching is very underrated. Last week, even though the Jays swept them, their hitters didn't break out against the Yankees.
  5. a700hitter
    I just hope that he takes out Tanaka.
  6. a700hitter
    Just killing King Felix today-- 9 runs!
  7. a700hitter
    Bradley with a double and a home run today!
  8. a700hitter
    Tanaka k's Bautista. He looks pretty good for a guy that I thought was slated for TJ surgery by now.
  9. a700hitter
    Donaldson ties the game with a sac fly. Bautista is up with 1 out.
  10. a700hitter
    Blue Jays have the bases loaded with no one out in the 5th inning with Donaldson at the plate. The Yankees lead 1-0.
  11. a700hitter
    This pitching Matchup had the makings of a reverse lock theory game.
  12. a700hitter
    He's used to pitching in climate controlled conditions. It is pretty hot out there today.
  13. a700hitter
    Bradley taking King Felix deep to CF. He is starting to look good at the plate. He's not just looking not bad. He is seeing the ball well, exhibiting confidence, and making good contact.
  14. a700hitter
    Miley got rid of his homeless-look beard. It is the biggest improvement that the team had made in months.
  15. a700hitter
    Is there an argument going on that I should know about? Lol!
  16. a700hitter
    We also don't know if he butchered other balls that were scored as hits. I think it is safe to say that he needs to work on his defense.
  17. a700hitter
    Yes, Castillo is starting to play like the player that we hoped he would be. Hopefully, he will get even better. I have liked Shaw's live bat since Spring Training and was surprised that most people considered him a career AAA roster filler type. What do we do with Hanley? I am unconvinced that he will improve enough in LF to justify keeping his bat. I see 2 choices for him. Move him to first base before 2015 is concluded to see if he can handle it or trade him and eat a chunk of his contract. I am not in the camp thinking that he is our DH in waiting. Ortiz, our best hitter again in 2015, will be back at DH in 2016. Even if he slides next season, he is likely to get enough ABs to vest for another season. If he vests, I would think that it is more than a 50-50 chance that he returns in 2017. By 2018, Hanley will be in the last year of his contract with us. I don't see the upside of having him butcher 3 seasons in the OF to get one season of him at DH. Pack him up and ship him off. His bat isn't worth wrecking the defense and putting on his dog show act.
  18. a700hitter
    AAA trash
  19. a700hitter
    Shaw has decent power for AAA trash.
  20. a700hitter
    And the acid freak chimes in...
  21. a700hitter
    I am not defending iortiz. He can state his own case. I am making my own comment about U.N.
  22. a700hitter
    He can speak for himself on this.
  23. a700hitter
    He'll bet money on something that can't be established with certainty so he can claim victory regardless of the outcome and not pay. Betting money on what someone thinks ... ? Does Vegas have any betting lines on things like that? LOL!!
  24. a700hitter
    Unless they are rookies of the quality of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood it almost never works out.
  25. a700hitter
    He'll never bet you. No one should ever bet with you. You are too good at it! LOL!
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