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yes, he is fine as a 4/5 starter, but he is currently our #2. He is not a #2. -
Pardon me for adding emphasis. To anyone who thinks otherwise, I will restate it for the upteenth time. It is the pitching, stupid!!
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Don't use their own words against them. That is considered mocking and bad form unless they are engaging in that behavior in addition to putting words in your mouth. This was a team that was obviously in trouble when it cam out of the gates. Anyone who couldn't see it was in denial.
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I am not familiar with the guys received in return by the A's. The Astros starting pitching has been much stronger than ours and they reinforced it with Kazmir. They need to get Springer back in the lineup and another potent bat.
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The all inclusive "2015 Predictions" thread
a700hitter replied to BSN07's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I can agree with that too! LOL! -
I never thought of it like that, but I think you are right. When he does pitch, half the time he is an ace and the other half is dud.
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In other words, you are getting off the TalkSox beat it to death merry go round. LOL!!
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But he does go on the DL every year around June or July, so you need a contingency plan, because you don't know when he will make it back.
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From your prior post it was clear that 3 months was not enough. How many months is enough?
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In an article about Buch's visit to Dr. Andrews was the following quote: I guess that you really reduce wear and tear on your arm by pitching only half seasons. In addition to the platelet-rich plasma injection, Buch will be placed in bubble wrap until he begins rehabbing at which time only is right arm will be freed from the bubble wrap.
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How many months are needed to determine that a mistake has been made?
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If other writers start joining the chorus that will be an indication to me that the FO has put out the word. That is the modus operandi. Immediately before and after they part ways with someone he gets savaged in the press. I don't think it is a coincidence.
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Save the $13 million for the half year and get a full season pitcher.
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I'd put Holt at Third, and I'd get a real outfielder to take Hanley's spot. That shouldn't be that difficult.
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The backup plan would be a minor leaguer who you would hope could step in and claim a spot or a rehabiing veteran who you hope would be healthy and ready at the time Buch goes down in June or July. You are not going to sign or trade for a fully healthy starter and stick him in the pen waiting for Buch to go down. It is really hard to have a good reliable backup plan for losing one of your better starters during the season.
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Panda and Hanley are a couple of slugs. Whether or not they put up their career numbers doesn't mean that they will be a good fit or help the team dynamic.
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You can have guys like Panda and Hanley on a winning team, but when you have a bad team, their nonchalant attitude is the wrong attitiude. Panda is busy tweeting on the toilet during a game, and Hanley, frankly couldn't give off a strong "I don't give a s*** vibe." The other night he went to the ground to catch the third out of the inning and he looked like he was just going to lay there and take a nap.
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but the team is not transitioning out of last place fast enough. Two years in a row and 3 out of the last 4.
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Is the actual rotation the worst in the last 10 Y?
a700hitter replied to iortiz's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
you can be a funny wise-ass. And you manage to do it in a nice way. That's 2 compliments from me in 2 days. You should probably disavow me like I am Trump, because people that I like are targets here for the dark satanic forces. Lol! -
Hopefully, McCullers, the Astros very hard throwing youngster thinks our lineup is set up like bowling pins for him toow down after watching the last 2 games and he gets a little sloppy. Maybe he leaves a couple of hard ones in the center of the plate for the middle of the order and they crush it. As for Miley, is he due for a good one or a stinker. I can't remember. You know if you take out his stinkers he is really a very good pitcher. If it only worked like that.
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Because every team needs a good short season pitcher.
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Is the actual rotation the worst in the last 10 Y?
a700hitter replied to iortiz's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
This should be the thread of the year. It was maligned as a trolling effort and a lot of posters went pretty hard at iortiz for starting the thread, but now it is obvious that this was an issue that merited serious discussion from day 1. Iortiz had the foresight to see what was coming. His attackers were the trolls. -
He is defeated. He is on his way to finishing last 3 out of 4 seasons. No GM has done that since before Yawkey bought the team.
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From Lauber's in today's Herald:
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Is the actual rotation the worst in the last 10 Y?
a700hitter replied to iortiz's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Until recently, I would have waited until the offseason to clean house in the FO. I have changed my mind. This organization is in such disarray that they should start the process immediately. Clean house of the current collection of clueless bastards and start assembling a new team immediately so that they can start familiarizing themselves with the organization and its needs before the season ends. Hopefully, this would allow them to develop a good strategy that could be put in place as soon as the offseason starts. It would allow them to hit the ground running. There is no reason to wait. Giving Cherrington the job was a terrible mistake. He is the common denominator to the 3 last place teams. We can no longer blame Theo's spending or Bobby V or Larry L. Ben is the reason. He has to go.
